Tag: Rhode Island Promise
Massachusetts launches free community college program
PROVIDENCE – Attending community college is now free for millions of Massachusetts residents.
Gov. Maura T. Healey on Thursday launched MassReconnect, her administration’s new program...
RIC to offer Hope Scholarship this fall
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College’s new state-funded pilot scholarship program will launch this fall.
The state college announced Friday that the Hope Scholarship, first introduced...
Hughes stepping down as CCRI president on Aug. 31
WARWICK – After more than seven years at the helm, the president of the state’s community college will step away.
Meghan L. Hughes, who has...
SCHOOL DAZE: RIC searches for identity amid severe enrollment drop
Erik Christiansen didn’t know much about Rhode Island College when he agreed to take a job teaching history there in 2010.
The Maryland native quickly...
Give RIC scholarship to help lure students
A 33% decline in enrollment at Rhode Island College over the last decade should be sounding alarm bells on campus and at the Statehouse.
The...
R.I. education board chairperson to step down, takes new role with...
PROVIDENCE – The state’s education board chairperson will soon be heading to the nation’s capital to work with Rhode Island’s former governor.
In a Sept....
Foulkes vows to improve student performance across state if elected
PROVIDENCE – In a unique campaign announcement Wednesday, former CVS Health Corp. executive and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Helena B. Foulkes said, if elected, she...
McKee signs law to make R.I. Promise program permanent
WARWICK – With a few strokes of a pen, Gov. Daniel J. McKee has now made the state’s Rhode Island Promise program at the...
Five Questions With: Shannon Gilkey
Shannon Gilkey | Commissioner on postsecondary education
1. As the new higher-ed chief, what is your vision for at Rhode Island College and Community...
Will R.I. Promise last after Raimondo leaves?
Talia Thibodeau faced an uncertain future as she prepared to graduate from Cranston High School West last June.
Thibodeau, a standout basketball player, wanted to...