Tag: Shannon Gilkey
R.I. accepting applications for new Workforce Pell Grant program
PROVIDENCE – The state is now accepting applications from eligible training providers for the new federal Workforce Pell Grant program.
The new initiative, launched on...
Junior Achievement holds career exploration fair for middle school students
PROVIDENCE – Junior Achievement of Rhode Island recently welcomed 5,600 middle school students to its JA Inspire career exploration fair.
Held from Dec. 10-12 at...
Curry College will offer graduates a job guarantee. Should local colleges...
PROVIDENCE – Less than a year after becoming Curry College’s new president, Jay Gonzalez needed to find a way to make his Milton, Mass.-based...
Five Questions With: Shannon Gilkey
Shannon Gilkey is the Rhode Island postsecondary education commissioner. He spoke with Providence Business News about the relocation to Providence of the Rhode Island...
Gilkey’s new 3-year contract extension includes annual pay raises
PROVIDENCE – Shannon Gilkey was awarded a three-year contract extension to remain as the state’s postsecondary education commissioner that runs through Jan. 31, 2027,...
R.I. postsecondary council approves Warner as RIC’s full-time president
PROVIDENCE – Jack R. Warner will stay on as Rhode Island College’s president.
In a meeting Wednesday morning, the R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education unanimously...
More Rhode Islanders are earning 4-year college degrees
You might call it a bachelor party: Rhode Island saw an almost 4% increase in bachelor’s degrees in 2022, according to new national data from a...
Class of their own: More employers partnering with local colleges
Although he had some experience working in construction, Kolby Gomes says learning the ins and outs of pipefitting was like studying a foreign language.
But...
RIDE gets $3.2M for data collection to better prepare students for...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education on Wednesday was awarded a $3.2 million federal grant to enhance data collection related to college and...
RIC cybersecurity and tech institute launches
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College's Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies officially launched on Monday with goals of boosting education, building a workforce pipeline...
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