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CHANGE MAKER? R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, who was appointed in March 2019, has been in charge of the state’s takeover of Providence public schools. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lessons in changing leadership

EDUCATION The education sector across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts has transformed in numerous ways in recent years, ranging from new leadership taking over at...
BRYANT UNIVERSITY is requiring all students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before the fall semester. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University to require students to be vaccinated for COVID-19

SMITHFIELD – A month after Bryant University reopened its campus to 100% capacity, the university announced Wednesday that students who wish to return to...
BRYANT UNIVERSITY has received a $650,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund its STEM Scholars program. /COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant receives $650K from National Science Foundation to support STEM Scholars...

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Scholars program is getting a six-figure boost, courtesy of the National Science Foundation. The university...

Bryant University Women’s Summit highlights the ‘science of success’

SMITHFIELD – We can’t all be Olympic medal-holding swimmers like Katie Ledecky. But the perseverance and passion that fueled the world record-setting athlete’s success can...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION, with the support of the Economic Progress Institute and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, is launching a new initiative to develop recommendations on how the state can spend the federal stimulus it is expected to receive from the American Rescue Plan Act. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation launches initiative to develop recommendations for state on stimulus...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Wednesday that, with the support of the Economic Progress Institute and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council,...
BRYANT UNIVERSITY will not apply for continued funding for its Confucius Institute on campus once the institute's contract expires. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University not applying for continued funding for Confucius Institute

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University President Ross Gittell and Vice President for International Affairs Hong Yang, director of the university's Confucius Institute, jointly announced Monday...
BRYANT UNIVERSITY reaffirmed its plans to have a fully in-person campus experience in the fall. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University reaffirms plans to have fully in-person return in the...

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University announced Friday it reaffirmed its plans for students to return to campus for a fully in-person fall semester, with classes...
VERONICA MCCOMB has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Bryant University. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant names McComb dean of College of Arts and Sciences

PROVIDENCE – Bryant University has appointed Veronica McComb as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. McComb is currently dean of the College of...
Ross Gittell became president of Bryant University last July, replacing longtime university leader Ronald K. Machtley. Gittell previously served as chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Seize the moment

Ross Gittell | Bryant University president More than 4,000 institutions of higher education in the United States serve approximately 20 million students and this year...

Moody’s economist: R.I. job recovery could take 6 years

SMITHFIELD – An estimated three-year recovery to pandemic-related job losses nationally could take double the time in Rhode Island, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark...
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