Tag: John Taraborelli
RIC to issue RFP for tenant to occupy former Henry Barnard...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College on Dec. 13 received the blessing from the R.I. State Properties Committee to issue a request for proposals seeking...
Do on-campus college residency requirements limit student choice?
PROVIDENCE – Meeting new roommates, decorating one’s dorm room and making an acres-large campus one’s home for several months are all part of a...
After initial launch, RIC’s new cybersecurity institute looks to be self-funded
State leaders have agreed to set aside more than $2 million to launch the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College,...
New law: R.I. public colleges must plan for apprenticeships
A new state law requires public higher education institutions to establish ways of awarding academic credit to students who participate in registered apprenticeship programs.
“These...
Racist material found on RIC campus, college investigating matter
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College has launched an investigation into finding those responsible who put several packets containing racist and homophobic materials that were...
RIC president says endangered majors will get faculty review
PROVIDENCE – After a campus backlash to plans to remove seven underutilized majors from Rhode Island College, interim President Jack Warner now says faculty...
Enrollment ‘headwinds’ coming for local colleges
Colleges and universities in Rhode Island will need to find creative ways to draw in promising students in the face of a steep enrollment...
CCRI, R.I. College projected to see enrollment declines for fall
PROVIDENCE – Two of Rhode Island’s three state colleges have publicly disclosed that they are expecting enrollment declines for the upcoming fall, as the...