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Better training regime needed to fill jobs, says Workforce Board
(Updated, 4:25 p.m.) Building career pathways for the state’s high-growth industries will be a priority of the Governor’s Workforce Board from its Biennial Employment & Training Plan for fiscal years years 2014 and 2015 after the report found that there is no shortage of workers to fill positions except at the highest skilled occupational levels. more
PC honored for global education efforts
Providence College was one of eight United States higher education institutions honored by NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the U.S. Departments of State and Education for efforts in expanding global education experiences. more
Brown takes steps to be more green
Brown University has cut annual energy costs by $3 million and reduced its energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by 29.4 percent in the past five years, according to the school’s 2012 Sustainability Progress Report. more
| 11/14/12
Foreign students contributed $191M to R.I. during latest school year
During the 2011–2012 academic year, international students and their families contributed $191.2 million to the Rhode Island economy, according to a report released Monday by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. more
| 11/12/12 | 1 comment
Forbidden City replica at Bryant set for spring construction
A groundbreaking for the replica of a section of Beijing’s Forbidden City to be built at Bryant University has been set for April, according to the school. more
Four R.I. colleges make Fiske guide
Brown University, Providence College, the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Rhode Island all are featured schools in the 2013 Fiske Guide to Colleges. more
Panelists focus on the issues at Employers & Education Summit
In a frank discussion of the education and skills gap facing Rhode Island’s workforce, participants in the Providence Business News Employers & Education Summit laid out competing visions of the road to success. more
| 11/7/12 | 1 comment
Sensata lands recognition from URI
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. was the recipient of the University of Rhode Island 2012 President’s Corporate Award, the company announced Monday. more
| 11/6/12
Wing to step down as dean of medicine at Brown
Dr. Edward J. Wing, dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown University, announced today that he will step down as dean at the end of the current academic year on June 30, 2013. more
Providence named finalist in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge
Rhode Island’s capital city has been named a finalist in the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge, a competition designed to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras announced Monday. more
| 11/5/12
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