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RWU launches Affordable Excellence initiative
Roger Williams University has launched its Affordable Excellence initiative, which will include a tuition freeze for all undergraduate students for the 2013-2014 academic year, as part of an effort to confront the increasing tuition costs and high debt associated with attending college. more
Brown professor digs to free voices from distant past
Stephen Houston, who has been a professor of social science, anthropology and archaeology at Brown University in Providence for the last eight years, credits his “partly European” background and his parents’ love of history with developing his appreciation of all things past. more
Bryant biz school dean leaves
Michael Cooper, Dean of the College of Business at Bryant University, is leaving his post to join Kean University in Union, NJ, the university announced in an e-mail message to staff … more
| 1/30/13
Social media growing as link between students, jobs
Goodbye Rolodex, hello linked list. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

RIC lands $250K for science lab renovation
The Rhode Island College Foundation has landed a $250,000 grant from the Champlin Foundations to help support the renovation of the human anatomy laboratory in the Fogarty Life Science Building. more
| 11/29/12
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
Licensing deals helping schools boost bottom lines
Scientific advancements in local university laboratories are breaking through in the marketplace at the fastest pace since the recession. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

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 strikes IP agreement with hospital systems
Brown University’s Technology Venture Office has reached an agreement with Lifespan to provide IP management and commercialization services to the health care system and has expanded its existing relationship with the Care New England hospital network, the university announced Monday. more
| 3/25/13
Poor education hurts Latino workers
Sitting a few steps away from a black marble memorial to his friend Mickey, who was stabbed to death two years ago at age 15, Ronald Ramos looks bewildered when asked why he didn’t take the SAT, seek financial aid and apply to college after graduating from high school. more
Bloomberg News | 11/19/12
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