Tag: Johnson & Wales University
PC, JWU announce rescheduled commencement dates
PROVIDENCE – Providence College and Johnson & Wales University announced new dates to hold their respective commencement ceremonies at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center that...
With pandemic losses mounting, local colleges face biggest test
Rhode Island-based colleges are already feeling the financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the cancellation of usually profitable events and the loss of...
Flexibility crucial for continuing ed classes
COLLEGES IN THE AREA have their fingers crossed that their adult-education and certification programs will remain relatively unscathed during the coronavirus pandemic, and in...
Local colleges to collectively receive $75.8M from CARES Act
PROVIDENCE – Local colleges in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass., will be receiving much-needed federal aid from the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic...
Colleges to offer reimbursements on room and board due to COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Some Rhode Island colleges say they will issue reimbursements for students’ room and board as a result of their not being able...
While delays have hampered offshore wind, land-based turbines loom large in...
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
Local colleges addressing coronavirus threat
PROVIDENCE – As the concerns over coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, continue to grow, several local colleges are taking steps to address the matter, including...
Dining Out: JWU adds a new degree of knowledge
When did food become so complicated?
It seems like it should be just the opposite. We eat three times a day. The taking of nourishment...
Five Questions With: Laura Galligan
Laura Galligan was recently appointed dean of Johnson & Wales University’s College of Health & Wellness. She previously served as associate dean of the...
Some local colleges, universities alter or suspend China study-abroad programs due...
PROVIDENCE – In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China, multiple local colleges and universities have taken steps to suspend or alter their...