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UMass Dartmouth Police Department awarded $105K grant for crisis response training

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on March 17 announced that its police department received a $105,000 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program grant. The...

Georgetown University study ranks 2 local trade schools among best in...

PROVIDENCE – A pair of local trade schools are among the nation's top higher education institutions for 10-year return on investment, according to Georgetown...

Stonehill College to offer MBA program in fall 2025

EASTON – Students seeking a master’s in business administration degree can now consider Stonehill College as an option. The private liberal arts school on Tuesday...

7 local colleges named among best for research by ACE, Carnegie...

PROVIDENCE – Seven local colleges and universities have been named by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of...

UMass Dartmouth receives $75K from BayCoast Bank to promote educational attainment

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has received a $75,000 grant from BayCoast Bank to fund the university’s college and career awareness initiatives. Among...
PRACTICE TIME: Johnson & Wales University nursing student Cassidy Titchenell conducts an exam on fellow student Caitlin Murdock at the university’s nursing facilities in Providence. The students are part of JWU’s accelerated nursing degree program. Looking on is nursing student Elena Wertenbaker. 
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‘Second-degree’ nursing programs are in demand

Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages. In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000...

Six local colleges’ online programs among U.S. News’ best for 2025

PROVIDENCE – Six local colleges were named by U.S. News & World Report as having the best online programs in the country, according to...
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Dartmouth is launching the UMass Dartmouth Deal, a free tuition program supported by the commonwealth.

UMass Dartmouth creates free tuition program for high-need, in-state students

DARTMOUTH – Approximately 1,500 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in-state students who are in high need will likely qualify for a new free tuition program...
LEADING BY EXAMPLE: At the Community College of Rhode Island’s Lincoln campus, instructor Tom Bradley, hanging, demonstrates a rappelling technique during a safety course focused on offshore wind. Above him, closest to the railing, is another instructor, Cory White, and a student, Joseph Fitman.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Offshore wind training is picking up speed

If the global offshore wind industry is hitting some headwinds, it’s not so obvious at the Community College of Rhode Island. Although situated inland in...

UMass Dartmouth receives $460K to create volunteer corps

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth received a six-figure grant to create a new volunteer corps in honor of a former university trustee...
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