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Indentured students jump as U.S. loans corrode education ticket
In the early years, the loan program let ambitious teens take on a small debt that could pay off with a lifetime of higher earnings. Now, the $1 trillion in outstanding student debt has become a drag on the economic recovery, a flashpoint in the presidential election and a threat to the egalitarian ideals of U.S. higher education. more
Brown to benefit from $127M bond sale
Brown University will use a $127.4 million bond sale to renovate downtown property after agreeing in May to almost double annual payments to the city. more
UMass freezes law school tuition
The University of Massachusetts School of Law has announced that it is freezing tuition and mandatory law school-related fees at their current levels for the next three years in order to make law school a more accessible opportunity. more
Brown, Home & Hospice Care sign new affiliation agreement
Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have signed an affiliation agreement that establishes Home & Hospice Care as the major teaching affiliate for hospice and palliative medicine for the school. more
UMass president awards $750k for faculty research
Brian Howes, professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School of Marine Science and Technology was awarded $90,000 from UMass president Robert L. Caret’s Science and Technology Initiatives Fund. more
| 6/18/12
Simmons to serve on Chrysler board
Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority owned by Fiat SpA, named Brown University President Ruth Simmons to serve on its board, and the United Auto Workers replaced its director. more
Fitch ranks RISD bonds ‘A+,’ outlook ‘stable’
Fitch Ratings – a globally recognized rating agency – has affirmed an “A+” grade to the Rhode Island School of Design’s $61 million in higher education facilities revenue refunding bonds and rated the outlook stable. more
| 6/13/12
URI students win humanitarian PSA contest
Four students from the University of Rhode Island – Ryan Pincince, Richard Kalhofer, Jill-Ann Hewins and Kelsey Finegan – won recognition for their entries in the 7th annual public service announcement contenst, PSAid. more
| 6/11/12
PC breaks ground on Ruane Center
Providence College broke ground on June 7 on its Ruane Center for the Humanities, which will be the home of its Development of Western Civilization and Liberal Arts honors programs upon completion in fall 2013. more
UMass Dartmouth board votes for 4.9% tuition hike
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Board of Trustees Committee approved a 4.9 percent tuition and fee increase for undergraduate students for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. more
| 6/6/12
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