Tag: Rhode Island College
R.I. colleges try to satisfy cybersecurity demand
When the federal government started stepping up enforcement of cybersecurity requirements for agencies and contractors, McLaughlin Research Corp. was in a bind.
The Middletown-based engineering...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, September 2020
1. R.I. added to N.Y., N.J. and Conn. travel advisory lists POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 22 After nearly a month of Rhode Island being removed...
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,...
Local colleges, College Crusade offer free dual-enrollment program for Providence seniors
PROVIDENCE – Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, the College Crusade of Rhode Island and the Providence Public School District are collaborating...
Brown ranks No. 14 nationally in U.S. News’ 2020 Best Colleges...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University remained at No. 14 of all universities across the United States in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s annual...
Online classes don’t mean smaller tuition bill
The cost of a college education is going up through COVID-19, and the bills paid by parents or students this fall will likely reflect...
Rhode Island College to permanently lay off 35 union employees
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College plans to permanently lay off 35 union employees due to the financial impact the college had as a result...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, August 2020
1. September event highlighting fight against prostate cancer goes virtual POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 16. Rhode Islanders intent on fighting against prostate cancer are hosting...
Declines in enrollment put squeeze on colleges
Megan Faucher of Pawtucket has been waiting to go to college, but the pandemic has made the wait even longer.
Faucher, a single mother 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...