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Brown University receives $12M gift to fund 2 professorships

Education 05/04/2026

PROVIDENCE – A $12 million gift from a family foundation led by business leader and Brown University alumnus Orlando Bravo will fund two endowed...

BROWN UNIVERSITY has formed a 10-person ad hoc committee to review its admissions practices and to make recommendations on any possible changes. /AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Brown University forms ad hoc committee to review its admissions practices

Education 09/06/2023

PROVIDENCE – A new 10-person ad hoc committee has been formed at Brown University to examine the Ivy League institution's admissions practices, including reviewing...

THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION, with the support of the Economic Progress Institute and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, is launching a new initiative to develop recommendations on how the state can spend the federal stimulus it is expected to receive from the American Rescue Plan Act. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation launches initiative to develop recommendations for state on stimulus...

Coronavirus 04/07/2021

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Wednesday that, with the support of the Economic Progress Institute and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council,...

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