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Tag: Rhode Island
COVID-19
Nearly 160 Providence College Students Test Positive for COVID-19
Nearly 160 students at Providence College have tested positive for the coronavirus, a school spokesman said Monday, Boston.com reported. Student testing over the weekend confirmed 34 new cases, spokesman Steven Maurano said, adding that no students have been hospitalized. Last week, the president of Providence College, which has approximately 4,800 students, announced that the school […]
September 22, 2020
COVID-19
Providence College Apologizes After Students Gather for ‘Parade’
Providence College in Rhode Island has apologized to the community after many of its students flouted COVID-19 executive orders on Saturday by gathering on streets near campus in groups larger than five and without face masks, reported WPRI 12. “On behalf of the college, I apologize to the Elmhurst and Smith Hill communities for their […]
May 18, 2020
Latest News
ACE Convening Puts Spotlight on College Unbound
College Unbound (CU), an innovative institution located in Providence, Rhode Island, designed for low-income working adult students who want to earn their bachelor’s degrees, was the subject of a symposium convened on Wednesday by the American Council on Education (ACE).
October 2, 2019
Community Colleges
Rhode Island Joins Free Community College Movement
The national “college promise” movement took another step forward last week when Rhode Island announced that it would make two years of community college free for state residents.
August 8, 2017
Women
Rhode Island Names Postsecondary Commissioner
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s acting commissioner of postsecondary education has been approved to fill the position permanently. The Providence Journal reports that the state Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve the appointment of Brenda Dann-Messier. Dann-Messier was unanimously recommended by the Council on Postsecondary Education. She was named acting commission in April after […]
August 3, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
AAPI Role Models Matter
For today’s AAPI students, seeing educational leaders who share their background is integral to developing positive orientations toward school and self.
May 12, 2015
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