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PROVIDENCE – Brown University will begin offering free online, noncredit courses beginning next summer in a partnership with Coursera, Stanford University’s faculty-founded platform. The latter launched last summer and now has 32 participating domestic and international universities.
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10/8/12
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PROVIDENCE – Providence College has instituted an early-decision deadline to offer prospective students the chance to commit to the school and receive financial aid and merit awards by January of their high school senior year.
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10/8/12
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When voters head to the polls in November to decide whether the state will borrow $50 million to renovate three
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Having established a career as a consultant for Fleet Bank, Brendan McNally was hired in 2009 for his knowledge and contacts in the business community as the first director of the Rhode Island Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Until closed earlier this year, it was a collaborative effort supported primarily by Brown University, as well as the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, the R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council and the Slater Technology Fund.
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By Michael Souza |
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Graduation rates at Rhode Island colleges are better than the national average, especially for the state’s private four-year colleges, according to a study ranking 2010 graduation rates by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Brown University ranked 51st in the world on Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings.
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By PBN Staff
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The University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing has landed $3.8 million in federal funding to support the Ocean State’s nursing workforce, training and education, and research efforts.
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By PBN Staff
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U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will receive the inaugural Admiral James D. Watkins Award for dedication to the oceans and ocean science from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.
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Bryant University’s College is adding two new master’s degrees and two new undergraduate majors to its 2013 curriculum, the school announced Tuesday.
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University of Rhode Island nursing professor Mary Sullivan has been named interim dean of the College of Nursing, school officials announced on Sept. 26.
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