Tag: Tufts University
A legacy of inequality in medical education
Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative action in higher education, conservative lawmakers across the country have advanced their own...
Avian flu outbreak identified among Swansea waterfowl
SWANSEA – Seven dead birds in Swansea have tested positive for avian flu, the town announced following a cluster of deaths among 24 swans...
Pancoast appointed president of R.I. Veterinary Medical Association board
DR. SHELLY PANCOAST, who has served on the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association’s board of directors since 2021, was appointed the board’s new president...
Five Questions With: Silas Pinto
Silas Pinto | Director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for the city of Providence
1. Diversity can mean different things to different people. How would...
AN ENGINEER’S ATTITUDE: At RWU, Miaoulis revels in opportunities to solve...
(Editor’s note: This is the second installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders. You can...
Amid federal concerns over China, Bryant University has no plans to...
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University has no plans to close the university’s United States-China Confucius Institute even though U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said...
Penney poised to help when leaders feel lost
Part of Carole Ann Penney’s role as a business leadership coach is being a myth buster.
Cultural notions of achieving a successful career by a...
3 local college’s food and sustainability programs awarded $250K by regional...
PROVIDENCE - Three Rhode Island- and Bristol,County, Mass.-based projects aiming to produce more of the food eaten locally within the region have been recognized...
URI, Wheaton College among founders of Northeast higher ed. collaborative
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island and Wheaton College, as well as nine additional colleges and universities from across New England, announced they had...
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