Tag: R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
New Woonsocket Education Center officially opens
WOONSOCKET – State-elected and education officials on Tuesday formally cut the ribbon on the new Woonsocket Education Center that has officially opened at 115...
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Assistant commissioner of workforce, R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
How has COVID-19 changed your industry? Many of our...
Despite no higher ed academy, Gilkey optimistic in state closing workforce...
PROVIDENCE – Optimism remains with the R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner on the state addressing workforce shortages and helping residents achieve an education despite...
Leaders lay groundwork to ‘supercharge’ training
It was a first at Rhode Island College.
At the start of the spring semester, the college started offering a fully online degree – a...
Former R.I. higher ed commissioner tapped as RIC interim president
PROVIDENCE – Jack Warner, who served as commissioner of the R.I. Board of Governors for Higher Education during Donald L. Carcieri’s tenure as governor,...
McKee, college students discuss proposed ‘higher ed academy’
CENTRAL FALLS – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday met with current and former college students along with state education and employment officials at...
Gilkey looks to launch registry to help workforce
While the state navigates the labor shortage, the R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner is seeking to widen the talent pipeline as Rhode Island...
Gov. McKee proposes state higher-ed academy to help build R.I.’s workforce
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee unveiled plans Tuesday for a "higher ed academy" that would enroll more than 1,000 Rhode Islanders during a...
R.I.’s resilient downtowns: Main Streets across the state scarred but ready...
In downtown Pawtucket, a bookstore reinvented itself by beefing up its online presence and ramping up services for fledgling authors looking to self-publish their...
PC president looks to market Friars’ brand on national level
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.)
The Rev. Kenneth...
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