Tag: Meghan Hughes
CCRI to lay off 45 full-time employees
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island announced late Tuesday that it is laying off 45 full-time, nonfaculty employees as a cost-cutting measure,...
CCRI awarded $4.6M in federal TRIO support services grants
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has been awarded $4.6 million in TRIO Student Support Services grants from the U.S. Department of...
CCRI to lay off 122 part-time employees
WARWICK – Community College of Rhode Island President Meghan L. Hughes wrote in a letter Aug. 21 to the college community that 122 part-time...
Health care students charging into action
David Mota puts his phone away to eliminate the temptation to touch it before he slips into a medical gown. Positioning his goggles just...
CCRI planning to return to in-person learning in the fall
WARWICK – Community College of Rhode Island announced late Friday that it intends to have in-person teaching and learning at its campuses across the...
CCRI, URI, RIC have differing views on arming campus police
PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island feels that arming campus police officers with firearms is “not necessary” to ensure safety of its...
CCRI named nation’s top 2-year college by Education Dive
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island was named the 2-Year College of the Year by the digital education news outlet Education Dive:...
New 3-year contract for CCRI staff ratified
WARWICK – A new three-year contract for the Community College of Rhode Island Faculty Association was ratified by the R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education...
Accrediting agency accepts CCRI’s fifth-year report
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has received a passing grade when it comes to its accreditation.
The New England Commission of Higher...
Raimondo: Cost of expanded tuition-free R.I. Promise program ‘a drop in...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo told lawmakers Wednesday that her proposed $5.3 million expansion of the tuition-free program Rhode Island Promise is crucial...