Tag: Rhode Island School of Design
Everybody’s Business: A partnership formed from common connection
(Editor’s note: This is the 40th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Public viewing of Independent Man ends Jan. 5
PROVIDENCE – Time is running out for people to see the Independent Man up close and personal.
The 800-pound statue that normally sits atop the...
Do on-campus college residency requirements limit student choice?
PROVIDENCE – Meeting new roommates, decorating one’s dorm room and making an acres-large campus one’s home for several months are all part of a...
Wickenden St. project raises a question of character
Does a single building have the power to alter the nature of a neighborhood?
Opponents of a proposed 75-unit apartment building on Wickenden Street in...
City opens PILOT talks with Lifespan
While Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley has celebrated the passage of the latest payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements with Providence’s four colleges and universities, uncertainties remain about...
Biocomposites supplier wins PitchRI contest
EAST GREENWICH – A Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University student-launched venture took the top prize in a pitch competition co-hosted by...
Providence City Plan Commission approves Brown University’s proposed master plan
PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Plan Commission Tuesday night approved Brown University’s proposed Institutional Master Plan.
The university updates its master plan every five years...
Brown ranked No. 9 nationally in U.S. News’ annual Best Colleges...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University continues to climb in the rankings as being among the best colleges and universities across the U.S., while Providence College...
Brown named Providence Preservation Society’s new executive director
PROVIDENCE – The former associate director of Rhode Island School of Design’s Center for Complexity will now lead the Providence Preservation Society.
The historic preservation...
Do you support Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s agreement with four...
Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Sept. 5 announced tentative agreements with Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, Johnson & Wales University and...