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BROWN UNIVERSITY is one of 40 private colleges and universities across the U.S., as well as national education support nonprofit College Board, are being sued in federal court over an alleged price-fixing scheme. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Class-action lawsuit claims Brown, other private schools, participated in price-fixing scheme

Education 10/09/2024

PROVIDENCE – Brown University and 39 other private colleges across the U.S. and the national education support nonprofit College Board have been accused in...

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Government 08/23/2024

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Anne Geertman | Reach Consulting LLC | Managing director WHAT DOES IT TAKE for a company to succeed and...

Retirement savings: When every dollar counts

Advice 03/15/2024

Do you know how much you are paying for your 401(k) or 403(b) plan and investments? Paying too much in fees, even just 1%...

BROWN UNIVERSITY has agreed to pay $19.5 million as part of a settlement agreement over allegations that the university and 16 other higher education institutions took part in reducing financial aid for students. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University to pay $19.5M settlement in price-fixing financial aid lawsuit

Education 01/24/2024

PROVIDENCE – Brown University has agreed to pay $19.5 million as part of a settlement in a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs allege that...

Brain researcher at URI part of international team given $8M grant

Health Services 07/09/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island researcher is part of a transatlantic team awarded a five-year, $8 million grant to the study...

A PAIR OF Brown University basketball players have filed a federal lawsuit against the Ivy League for allegedly engaging in a price-fixing agreement by not offering athletic scholarships to student athletes. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

2 Brown University basketball players sue Ivy League over no-scholarship policy

Education 03/08/2023

PROVIDENCE – Two Brown University basketball players, one former and one current, filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday accusing the eight Ivy League...

R.I. joins suit against Google over digital advertising dominance

Economic Activity 01/24/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department and eight states, including Rhode Island, filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its...

URI researchers discover way to boost immunotherapy effectiveness to fight cancer

Education 10/23/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Researchers from the University of Rhode Island and Yale University have demonstrated a new approach to fight cancer by using a...

BROWN UNIVERSITY is one of 25 colleges that filed Oct. 30 an amicus brief in U.S. District Court in California asking the court to block the federal government from implementing new rules that would restrict H-1B visa eligibility. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown joins legal brief to block new federal visa rules

Education 11/03/2020

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five colleges, including Brown University, filed an amicus brief in U.S. District Court in California on Oct. 30 asking the court to...