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

Education 03/26/2025

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...

CHERYL VEDOE has been elected as Wheaton College's new board of trustees chairperson. / COURTESY WHEATON COLLEGE

Vedoe named Wheaton College’s new board chairperson

Education 12/06/2024

NORTON – Cheryl Vedoe, a Wheaton College alumna and board of trustees emerita, has returned to her alma mater to lead Wheaton’s board of...

DEBORAH J. GODDARD, who has more than 40 years of housing experience in the private and public sectors, has been nominated to serve as Rhode Island's housing secretary. / COURTESY R.I. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Goddard nominated for R.I. housing secretary

Government 11/21/2024

PROVIDENCE – Deborah J. Goddard, who has more than 40 years of housing experience in the private and public sectors, has been nominated to...

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...

Education 09/24/2024

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

LINDSAY WALSA, center, of CVS Health Corp., speaks with a Bryant University student during the university's Career Fair back in September. Bryant officials feel the university does more than enough to prepare students for life after graduation and does not need to implement a "job guarantee" program similar to what Curry College in Milton, Mass., is launching. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY/PAM MURRAY

Curry College will offer graduates a job guarantee. Should local colleges...

Education 06/21/2024

PROVIDENCE – Less than a year after becoming Curry College’s new president, Jay Gonzalez needed to find a way to make his Milton, Mass.-based...

BROWN UNIVERSITY was given a 5-star rating by Money Magazine in the publication's annual "The Best Colleges in America" list. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

9 local colleges named in Money Magazine’s ‘Best Colleges in America’

Education 06/18/2024

PROVIDENCE – Nine local colleges were recently noted among the top 745 higher education institutions in the U.S. by Money Magazine in the national...

WHEATON COLLEGE received a $560,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to review how race impacts health and medicine in society. / COURTESY WHEATON COLLEGE

Wheaton College awarded $560K grant to look at inequities in health...

Education 02/21/2024

NORTON – Wheaton College was recently awarded a $560,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the liberal arts college’s humanities-centered curricular pathways to...

Democrat Gabe Amo becomes R.I’s first Black candidate elected to Congress

Elections 11/07/2023

Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state's first Black candidate elected to...

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...