AUTHOR DAVID MCCULLOUGH (left) and former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy (right) will serve as the commencement speakers for Providence College and the University of Rhode Island. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Local colleges, universities announce commencement speakers

Education April 27, 2018 2:47 pm

PROVIDENCE - With graduation season just around the corner, college and universities have revealed who will be delivering the commencement speech at their ceremonies....

SHARON ANN MURPHY, a history professor at Providence College, has received an American Council of Learned Societies fellowship. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

PC professor receives American Council of Learned Societies fellowship

Education April 27, 2018 4:20 am

PROVIDENCE – Providence College history professor Sharon Ann Murphy has received multiple awards from the American Council of Learned Societies, including its fellowship, the...

BANNER EVENT: Sail Newport Executive Director Brad Read, this year’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover executive director, and Sue Maffei Plowden, race event director, stand on the porch of the Sail Newport Sailing Center with the banner for Volvo Ocean Race Newport. The city is the lone North American stopover for the 2017-18 international race.  / PBN PHOTO/ KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Will experience pay off as Newport prepares to once again host...

Government April 20, 2018 6:30 am

Martha Parker looks back fondly on the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover and the favorable impact it had on her foul-weather sailing gear...

SECURITY TEAM: Officer Lincoln Sisson and Kyra, a 6-year-old female Belgian Malinois, are part of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center homeland security team that does sweeps of the facility and guests in advance of and during events.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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Hospitality & Tourism April 20, 2018 6:00 am

The April 3 shooting at YouTube headquarters in California was yet another reminder of how gun violence can strike anywhere at any time in...

PC School of Business receives five-year accreditation renewal

Education April 20, 2018 12:10 am

PROVIDENCE – A five-year accreditation extension was awarded to Providence College’s School of Business April 17 by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of...

ON TUESDAY, Providence College announced its School of Business had received a five-year accreditation extension from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Dean Sylvia Maxfield said part of the credit was due to the facilities available in the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies (pictured). / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

PC School of Business receives five-year accreditation renewal

Education April 17, 2018 10:38 am

PROVIDENCE - A five-year accreditation extension has been awarded to Providence College's School of Business Tuesday by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of...

TODD M. OLSZEWSKI, assistant professor of health policy at Providence College, won the Stanley Jackson Prize for the best paper in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Olszewski wins Stanley Jackson Prize

Education March 30, 2018 4:30 am

PROVIDENCE – The 13th annual Stanley Jackson Prize for the best paper in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences was...

Brown, URI, RIC, PC, UMass Dartmouth graduate programs ranked among best...

Education March 23, 2018 12:15 am

PROVIDENCE – Graduate programs at Brown University, University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, Providence College and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth were recognized...

ON WEDNESDAY, SmartAsset reported Brown University retained its top ranking among Rhode Island colleges and universities as the school with the best value. / COURTESY SMARTASSET

SmartAsset finds Brown retains best value among R.I. schools

Economic Activity March 21, 2018 10:57 am

PROVIDENCE – In a fourth consecutive year, Brown University was named the Best Value College among Rhode Island-based higher education institutions by SmartAsset in...

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT released its 2019 Best Graduate Schools ranking on Tuesday. The report included favorable listings for Brown University, Rhode Island College, University of Rhode Island and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. / COURTESY U.S. NEWS

Brown, URI, RIC, PC, UMass Dartmouth graduate programs ranked among best...

Education March 20, 2018 5:30 am

PROVIDENCE – Graduate programs at five local higher education institutions were recognized among the top in the nation per the 2019 U.S. News &...

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Local colleges, universities announce commencement speakers

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PC School of Business receives five-year accreditation renewal

PC School of Business receives five-year accreditation renewal

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Brown, URI, RIC, PC, UMass Dartmouth graduate programs ranked among best...

SmartAsset finds Brown retains best value among R.I. schools

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