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Brown University joins lawsuit against U.S. Department of Energy

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is among nine colleges and universities across the nation, and three national education organizations that recently filed a lawsuit against...

Health and Human Services expands Title VI investigation of Brown

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has increased its investigation of Brown University over alleged violations of the federal 1964...
UP IN THE AIR: People such as Victoria McNeil, director of financial aid at the University of Rhode Island, are paying close attention to the projected $2.7 billion shortfall for the federal Pell Grant program and what it means for future aid to undergraduate students. 
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The future of Pell grants is unclear for students

The federal Pell Grant program, named after the late Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, has money problems. The Congressional Budget Office is projecting the program...
A CLOSER LOOK: More than 30 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island are the focus of a complaint filed by the conservative nonprofit Legal Insurrection Foundation alleging that the scholarships violate federal law because eligibility is partially based on race and gender. 
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URI among schools targeted in civil rights complaints

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into 35 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island after...

White House official: $510M in federal funding to Brown University to...

PROVIDENCE – The Trump administration is planning to halt $510 million in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, a White House official told...

URI being investigated by federal officials for possible civil rights violations

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is among 45 colleges across the U.S. that are now being investigated by the U.S. Department...

Should colleges lose federal funding because they allowed campus protests over...

Brown University is one of 60 colleges across the U.S. that have been put on notice by the U.S. Department of Education for possible...

Brown University on notice with U.S. education department for on-campus antisemitic...

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is one of 60 colleges across the U.S. are on notice by the U.S. Department of Education for possible Civil...
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Business needs the U.S. Department of Education to survive

President Donald Trump has been clear that he wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Trump and other critics argue that this federal...

Center for Leadership & Educational Equity awarded $9.97M federal grant

PROVIDENCE – The Center for Leadership & Educational Equity recently received a five-year grant award of $9.97 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s...
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