Tag: Rosanne Somerson
RISD facing $50M deficit; layoffs a possibility
PROVIDENCE – The COVID-19 pandemic has put Rhode Island School of Design significantly in the red as the upcoming academic year draws near.
Although President...
RISD facing $50M deficit; layoffs a possibility
PROVIDENCE – The COVID-19 pandemic has put Rhode Island School of Design significantly in the red as the upcoming academic year draws near. Although...
Bryant, JWU, RISD announce reopening plans for fall
PROVIDENCE – Not long after Roger Williams University announced its formal reopening plan for the upcoming fall, Bryant University, Johnson & Wales University and...
More local colleges moving classes online due to virus concerns
PROVIDENCE – Local colleges are continuing to adjust programming and protocols in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, and following leads of other...
RISD president Somerson receives 5-year extension
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island School of Design President Rosanne Somerson received a five-year contract extension to continue leading the arts college through June 30,...
Bryant’s Machtley, JWU’s Bowen ranked highest-compensated private-college leaders in U.S....
PROVIDENCE – A soon-to-be retired leader of a Rhode Island-based private university is ranked as the nation’s highest-compensated private-college president, while a former private...
Five Questions With: Rosanne Somerson
The Rhode Island School of Design announced earlier this month that it would use a $10 million anonymous donation – the largest ever received...
RISD using $10M anonymous gift to launch tuition-free fellowship
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design is using a $10 million anonymous gift – the school's largest ever earmarked for financial aid...
75-year-old trust provides RISD with $19.9M gift, the school’s largest
PROVIDENCE – A trust started in 1944 to support textiles studies at the Rhode Island School of Design has provided RISD with a $19.9...
RISD president receives Pell Award
ROSANNE SOMERSON, president of Rhode Island School of Design, recently received the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts from Trinity Repertory Company...
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