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Cornell joins MIT in scaling back aid even as endowments rise
Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are scaling back financial assistance to students, adding to the burden of families already coping with climbing college costs. more
RIC establishes beekeeping program
Rhode Island College has made plans to establish a beekeeping program to continue promoting sustainable living and protection of the environment. more
URI names Thompson to associate VP position
The University of Rhode Island has appointed Naomi R. Thompson, an attorney and diversity administrator at Northeastern University, as the new associate vice president of community, equity and diversity. more
Conley named first R.I. historian laureate
PROVIDENCE – Patrick T. Conley, a former Providence College professor who unsuccessfully attempted to develop Conley’s Pier along Allens Avenue in the city, has been appointed the state’s historian laureate, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis announced last week. more
8/6/12
Jump-start on college degree urged
Sometimes, time off from work can generate the best business leads and ideas. more
St. Mary’s Academy-Bay View names new president
Vittoria Pacifico-DeBenedictis was recently appointed president of St. Mary Academy-Bay View, a Catholic school for girls in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in East Providence. For the past 11 years, she has served as principal of St. Francis of Assisi School in Braintree, Mass. Pacifico-DeBenedictis holds a master’s degree in school administration from Emmanuel College and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. more
8/6/12
Startups used to train for success
It took Andrew Yang, a Brown University alumnus and self-starter, a while to get where he wanted. more
URI in push for coordinated care
Before the individual mandate is ever enforced or insurance exchanges established, the federal health care reform law that’s roiled the nation may fundamentally change the way Rhode Islanders with cognitive disabilities and Alzheimer’s disease are treated. more
Tablets finding a home in R.I. classrooms
At the Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, Jonathan M. Schoenwald, head of school, is looking forward to the September session. That’s because the school will try a new program, issuing iPads to its middle school children. The private institution already has 30 iPads available to its students, from preschool to fifth grade that were shared between the classes as part of a trial run from last year. “We’ve adopted the use of the iPad wholeheartedly. We’re starting [out with middle school this year] but that’s almost 80 students,” he said. “That’s a pretty big commitment.” more
Adult education an important part of economic solution
Around the country, and right here in Rhode Island, the voices that support adult education and workforce development as an integral part of an overall strategy to improve the national and local economy cannot be ignored. more
Guest Column: Carol Holmquist | 8/6/12
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