Tag: Learning
‘Eat, Play, Learn PVD’ returning to Providence this summer
PROVIDENCE – Free meals and educational programs will continue for Providence children and young adults this summer.
Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Monday announced the...
Secrets to your success
The truly great athletes often focus on an area where they can improve and work on it to get better in the offseason.
But there...
Nationally Recognized Highlander Institute Announces New Name
Providence, RI - Highlander Institute is retiring its name and launching a new era as Throughline Learning.
For 18 years, Throughline Learning operated in partnership...
In the future, higher ed will have fewer professors
At a large private university in Northern California, a business professor uses an avatar to lecture on a virtual stage.
Meanwhile, at a Southern university,...
Always be learning!
A U.S. Marine corporal was driving a benefits specialist from base to base to deliver lectures on life insurance, according to a story in...
Resolve to learn something new
“You learn something new every day,” or so the saying goes. But how many of us actually do?
That phrase usually is uttered when someone...
United Way names Ayana Melvan Project Manager, Educational Initiatives
The newest member of UWRI’s Community Investment team, Ayana Melvan is Senior Project Manager for Educational Initiatives and serves as the network lead for...
Avoiding academic rigor mortis
The world is changing, and with it, education. Today’s children are taught with Smart Boards instead of chalkboards, in virtual classrooms instead of one-room...
Advice to CEOs – stay humble
Keith A. Hovan | Southcoast Health System Inc. CEO and president
My career in health care management started in a busy hospital emergency department, which...