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Shepard Fairey one of six new members on RISD board of...

Education 09/17/2019

PROVIDENCE – Well-known street artist and Rhode Island School of Design graduate Shepard Fairey is one of six newly elected members of the RISD...

THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN says the Rayon Foundation Trust to benefit the study of textiles at RISD recently matured with a value of $19.9 million.

75-year-old trust provides RISD with $19.9M gift, the school’s largest

Education 09/16/2019

PROVIDENCE – A trust started in 1944 to support textiles studies at the Rhode Island School of Design has provided RISD with a $19.9...

ARTS RESIDENCY: MacArthur fellow and Tony-nominated performer and playwright Taylor Mac, above holding the microphone, will speak, perform and participate in a panel discussion during an artist residency in Providence this month.  / COURTESY TAYLOR MAC

FirstWorks looks to expand horizons through the arts

Art & Culture 09/13/2019

Education is at the core of the longstanding partnership between Providence’s FirstWorks and the Brown Arts Initiative. The collaboration has drawn performers and artists to...

Slader reelected RISCA chair

Art & Culture 09/06/2019

ELIZABETH “LIBBY” SLADER, owner of Providence-based design firm Libby Slader Interior Design, was recently reelected as chairman of the Rhode Island State Council on...

BROWN UNIVERSITY ranked No. 7 overall on the 2020 college and university rankings conducted by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

6 local colleges and universities make top 250 in 2020 WSJ...

Education 09/05/2019

PROVIDENCE – Four Rhode Island colleges and universities and two Bristol County, Mass., institutions ranked in the top 250 schools for 2020, as determined...

A NEW RANKING on college costs places Rhode Island at the top of the list for highest average tuition among colleges and universities located in the state.

R.I.’s average college tuition ranked highest in nation

Education 08/21/2019

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's colleges and universities have the highest average in-state tuition in the nation, according to a ranking published Wednesday by website...

SEVEN RHODE ISLAND and two Massachusetts schools were on Forbes' "America's Top Colleges 2019" list.

9 local colleges among Forbes’ top 650

Education 08/16/2019

PROVIDENCE – Forbes has ranked seven Rhode Island schools and two Bristol County, Mass., schools among the best 650 four-year, degree-granting institutions in the...

Five Questions With: Elizabeth Williams

Manufacturing 08/06/2019

Gorham Manufacturing Co. is the hub of a Providence walking tour offered by the Rhode Island Historical Society and the “Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance...

RISD vice president takes research and planning job at Boston...

Education 07/26/2019

PROVIDENCE – Mara Hermano, vice president in integrated planning at Rhode Island School of Design, has been hired as vice president of institutional research...