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ANTIQUE CAR ORNAMENTS will be among the many crafts for sale at the Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter's ninth annual Crafting for Critters Fall Bazaar on Oct. 14 at the Airport Professional Park in Warwick. / COURTESY FRIENDS OF THE WARWICK ANIMAL SHELTER

Philanthropy Calendar, Sept. 27, 2023

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PROVIDENCE COLLEGE was ranked No. 1 for a fourth consecutive year in the Regional Universities Nort category in the U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Colleges rankings. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Brown ranked No. 9 nationally in U.S. News’ annual Best Colleges...

Education 09/18/2023

PROVIDENCE – Brown University continues to climb in the rankings as being among the best colleges and universities across the U.S., while Providence College...

HEALTHY CHAT: Clockwise from left, Lifespan CEO and President John Fernandez; Care New England CEO and President Dr. Michael Wagner; Dr. Mukesh K. Jain, of Brown University; and University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange will participate in a panel discussion on health care during the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s event Sept. 26 at the R.I. Convention Center. COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP.; PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN; COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Editor’s Choice: Chamber will hold fall economic outlook luncheon on health...

Subscriber Only 09/15/2023

EDITOR’S CHOICE Chamber will hold fall economic outlook luncheon on health care THE GREATER PROVIDENCE Chamber of Commerce will hold its fall economic outlook luncheon, titled...

ALL NINE members of the Rhode Island Fisherman’s Advisory Board have resigned in protest of the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council’s stance on offshore wind farms, but it’s under what effect it might have on the approval process. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Board quits, but CRMC tries to press on with offshore wind

Government 09/15/2023

The resignation of all nine members of the Rhode Island Fisherman’s Advisory Board in protest now threatens to gum up the federal approval process...

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY will hold a 50th Anniversary Gala for its College of Food Innovation & Technology on Sept. 29 at the university's Culinary Arts Museum in Providence. / COURTESY JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

Philanthropy Calendar, Sept. 13, 2023

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FULL CIRCLE: Wheaton College President Michaele Whelan, far right, is the third woman to lead the college since its founding by a woman in 1839. Seated with her, clockwise from far left, are students Olivia Deschenes, Sarocha Wongwatanawisut, Courtney Kass and Eleanor Cerra.  PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

College leaders positioned to meet post-pandemic challenges

Editorial and Op-Ed 09/01/2023

Since 2019, eight of the region’s 13 four-year colleges have hired new long-term leaders. And another four-year school, Rhode Island College, still has an...

UMass Dartmouth studio arts programming moving out of Star Store building

Art & Culture 08/29/2023

NEW BEDFORD – Citing that funding from the commonwealth has ceased, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will immediately move its studio arts programs out...