Governor Gina Raimondo plans to stage a summit next week to offer an update on efforts to improve the state’s economy. Raimondo said the summit –…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Where Are The Providence Pols On City Financial Woes?
Once again, an independent agency has questioned Providence city government’s financial direction. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay wonders why…
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CCRI Names New President
Rhode Island’s Council on Post-Secondary Education has appointed Meghan Hughes as president for the state community college system. Hughes will succeed…
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RI Artscape: Tastes Change, Thanksgiving Remains
This month we bring you a special, Thanksgiving Rhode Island Artscape. We take look at the art and the history of the Thanksgiving menu, and how it’s…
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Brown University President Commits $100M To Tackling Issues Of Diversity
In Rhode Island, Brown University has announced that it will use one-hundred million dollars to diversify its campus, to try to make the school more…
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Why Such Huge Racial Disparities In Health?
That’s a loaded question, but one that Brown University President Christina Paxson tried to unpack at a lecture Monday night.
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Some URI Students Say Atmosphere Calm, Amid Racial Tensions On College Campuses Nationwide
Rallies and protests have erupted on college campuses across the country following racially charged incidents at the University of Missouri. Students…
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Brown President Paxson Apologizes For Campus Police Racial Incident
A Dartmouth College student visiting Brown University for a weekend Latino Ivy League conference asserted that he was assaulted by a Brown campus police…
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PPS Opposes RI Hospital Demolition Plan For Pavilion
The Providence Preservation Society is asking Rhode Island Hospital to reconsider its plan to demolish the historic southwest pavilion on the hospital’s…
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College Students In Providence Rally In Solidarity With U. Of Missouri
A large group of Brown University students and faculty rallied Thursday to show their solidarity with college students in Missouri. Students at the…
