THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, along with Wheaton College out of Norton, Mass. and eight additional New England colleges and universities, joined forces earlier this week to create the New England Humanities Consortium. / COURTESY URI
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island and Wheaton College, as well as nine additional colleges and universities from across New England, announced they had formed a collaborative group known as the New England Humanities Consortium on Tuesday. The consortium will be focused on the interdisciplinary exchange and development of innovative programming that will be open…