Ray Di Pasquale, the president of the Community College of Rhode Island, and The Rhode Island Foundation President and CEO Neil D. Steinberg have been honored by the New England Board of Higher Education. more

The U.S. Department of Education said Rhode Island was one of three states to make “remarkable progress” in implementing its $75 million federal Race to the Top grant, according to the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. more

Roughly 130 Fulbright Scholar Program participants from across 60 countries will call the city of Providence home for the weekend in a move to create interaction and dialogue with local residents. more

The University of Rhode Island ranked No. 38 on FiestaFrog.com’s list of the 2013 Top 100 College Party Schools more

Included in Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s budget proposal was $500,000 earmarked for designs of a joint Rhode Island College and University of Rhode Island advanced nursing center in Providence’s Knowledge District. It follows a failed attempt to get a $65 million bond question on last fall’s ballot and comes three years after URI President David M. Dooley first floated the idea. more

Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s inclusion in his state budget for next year of $500,000 to design a new downtown Providence advanced-nursing school was done without fanfare. The provision wasn’t even included in his published budget highlights or his state-of-the-state address. more

Providence College students should be used to the earth movers and construction crews by now. more

Game designers work on the art and programming code for their game during the 2013 Global Game Jam at New England Institute of Technology. The 48-hour, game-design event was held Jan. 25-27 at 317 jam sites in 60 countries and included tens of thousands of participants. NEIT had 54 contestants, including from left, Matthew Karn, NEIT graduate, Chase Hermanson, NEIT graduate, Rhode Island School of Design senior Chris Culbertson and Allisandra Briggs, RISD senior. more

Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley was joined by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee as well as local leaders, members of the Bryant board of trustees, students, faculty and staff to kick-off the school’s 150th anniversary celebration on Friday. more

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Champlin Foundations have awarded five grants totaling $530,000 to help support hands-on learning at the University of Rhode Island. more