Tag: Rhode Island School of Design
Infosys arrives full of optimism
Providence got a glimpse of a potential future recently, with the official opening of Infosys Ltd.’s Providence Design and Innovation Center.
Attended by a full...
Five Questions With Matthew Shenoda
5Q: Matthew Shenoda | Social equity and inclusion vice president, Rhode Island School of Design
1. You’ve held the inaugural position of social equity...
Even in good times, R.I. gallery owners are anxious. Would better...
On a late December afternoon, the 30,000 square feet of wall space at YJ Contemporary Fine Art displayed a spectrum of works by local...
Budget plan rankles tax-exempts
Nonprofit hospitals and universities have long made voluntary payments to local communities that recognize the cost of emergency services provided by the hosts.
These same...
Colleges’ reliance on endowments ‘never been greater’
By the end of January, analysts will come out with their annual report on the performance of endowments of U.S. colleges and universities, including...
Bartels travels unique path to becoming an architect
Kathy Bartels, a principal at LLB Architects, took a path to her chosen profession that included foreign-language study and public-relations work – not typically...
Technology at heart of R.I.’s economic growth
Technology giant Infosys Ltd.’s expected arrival in Providence brings the promise of up to 500 new jobs by 2023.
The India-based company’s partnership with Rhode...
Kleinman succeeds Sharma as RISD provost
PROVIDENCE – Kent Kleinman has been appointed provost of the Rhode Island School of Design, the Providence-based art school Thursday.
Concluding an international search, Kleinman’s...
Paxson, Bowen, Machtley remain top 3 highest-paid R.I. school chief executives...
PROVIDENCE – Each of the top three 2016 highest-paid Rhode Island private school executives were compensated more than $800,000 that year, with the highest...
Moody’s: Providence’s economic recovery led by growth in ‘Eds and Meds’
PROVIDENCE – Over the past 50 years, Providence has endured demographic shocks, including years of population loss, declining housing values and elevated crime rates.
Yet...