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Redefining Higher Education: The Strategic Imperative of a Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree

For over a century, the structure of undergraduate education has remained largely unchanged—typically requiring four years and 120 credits. While academic programs and technology...
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY next fall will launch its new three-year, in person bachelor's degree program. JWU will be the first higher education institution in the U.S. to launch this initiative. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Should elective classes be eliminated from college degree requirements?

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University on Oct. 22 announced that it will launch a three-year bachelor’s degree program in four study areas next...
TAKE CHARGE: Normand Duquette, right, senior vice president of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., moderates a panel discussion on strategies for controlling external risk at Providence Business News’ 2024 Cybersecurity, AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick on Oct. 10. Panelists from left are: Peter Reid, assistant professor of information technology at Johnson & Wales University; Rick Norberg, CEO of Vertikal6 Inc.; Brian J. Lamoureux, partner at Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux & O’Gara LLC; and Kim Keever, chief information security officer and senior vice president at Cox Communications Inc.
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN tech summit ‘You can’t outsource your responsibility’ to protect customer...

In a global environment where criminal hacking has become an industry in itself, Peter Reid acknowledges that few businesses have the resources to hire...
DR. MICHAEL WAGNER, sitting at far right, CEO and preident of Care New England Health System, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Fall Health Care Summit on Thursday. Also on the panel is, from left, John Fernandez, CEO and president of Brown University Health; Sen. Pamela Lauria, who is also a nurse practitioner; R.I Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, chief medical officer for commercial products at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32 health company. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Health Care Summit: R.I.’s fragile system is now in ‘crisis’

WARWICK – Six months ago, Dr. Michael Wagner said Rhode Island’s health care was fragile. Now he says it’s in a state of crisis. Among...
LASTING MARK: ­Providence Place has changed significantly, but the urban mall has continued to play an important role in Providence over the 25 years since it opened with the promise of propelling the city's renaissance. 
PBN PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

Casting a MALL PALL: Despite uncertain future, Providence Place remains key...

Decades ago, city and state leaders eagerly jumped on a cross-country flight to secure Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom Inc. as an anchor tenant for Providence...
A REINTRODUCTION: Jeff Binczyk, director of the newly rebranded eCenter at Johnson & Wales University, talks to some students during an open house at the entrepreneurship center earlier this year. 
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R.I. universities beefing up entrepreneurial offerings

Rhode Island colleges are doubling down on their on-campus entrepreneurship centers, drawing highly motivated students who are looking for practical hands-on support as they...
EARLY START: Kenadee Houle, a sophomore at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School, serves up Korean chicken bulgogi as part of the Menu for Success food truck competition at Lincoln High School.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

BRIDGING THE GAP: Programs connect culinary workers, employers in need

Rhode Islanders love good food, and our ­reward is a regular stream of new restaurants. “It’s fantastic from an entrepreneurial standpoint but every time you...
SPECIAL DELIVERY: Feast & Fettle Inc. CEO Carlos Ventura and founder Maggie Mulvena Pearson started their East Providence-based company with the goal to help deliver as many meals to families across Rhode Island as possible. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Feast & Fettle is finding solutions through food

PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $15 MILLION to $50 MILLION: 1. Feast & Fettle Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Carlos Ventura 2023 Revenue: $25.1 million 2021 Revenue: $9.3 million Revenue...

JWU creates new professional culinary skills certificate program

PROVIDENCE – To help prepare students for careers in food production and similar professions, Johnson & Wales University recently launched its fully online, one-year...

Five Questions With: Jaiannah DeMello

Jaiannah DeMello is an associate at RE/MAX Vantage, focusing on southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, recently listing the most expensive home on the market...
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