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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...
BROWN UNIVERSITY was ranked No. 13 in the National Universities category in the U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Colleges rankings. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown, Providence College still among U.S. News’ best colleges despite slight...

PROVIDENCE – Both Brown University and Providence College saw their respective rankings slightly decrease this year, but they and other local colleges remain among...

UMass Dartmouth students complete offshore wind training program

DARTMOUTH – A cohort of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth students have completed offshore wind training offered under a publicly funded workforce training initiative, the...

UMass Dartmouth and Southcoast Health launch partnership to advance nursing education

DARTMOUTH – Sixteen Southcoast Health nurses with associate degrees finished orientation this month for a new program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College...
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Dartmouth received $8 million in funding from the commonwealth to develop blue economy initiatives.

UMass Dartmouth receives $8M in state funds for blue economy initiatives

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has secured $8 million in funding from the commonwealth to support the university’s blue economy core research...
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