As the 2022-23 academic year begins at Brown and more than 3,203 new undergraduate, graduate and medical students arrive on College Hill, the University also welcomes a group of 62 dynamic new scholars and educators to the Brown faculty.
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The City will roll out a number of programs to support East Providence small businesses over the next few weeks. To help our small businesses thrive, the City will be rolling out the first of our eight programs beginning with our Storefront Improvement Program.
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that two Providence men were sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to prison at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to possessing a ghost gun and drug trafficking charges following their arrests by the Rhode Island State Police (RISP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force in 2021, where investigators also seized a large-capacity magazine.
WHAT: The University of Rhode Island will welcome 3,300 first-year students over a two-day period (Sept. 1-2) to start the 2022-23 academic year. URI will also welcome 500 transfer students
The Western Connecticut State University women’s soccer team is among those receiving votes in the 2022 United Soccer Coaches Preseason Coaches’ Poll, it was announced by the organization ahead of the new season.
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to a life sentence at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after being found guilty of committing multiple counts of child molestation against a female victim under the age of 14 from 2012 to 2018.
To celebrate and encourage the freedom to read, the University of Rhode Island’s Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies will hold a series of events during Banned Books Week, Sept. 19-23, to bring awareness to censored and challenged books.
Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined Providence City Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11), Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green, State Senator Tiara Mack (Dist. 6, Providence), State Representative Anastasia Williams (Dist. 9, Providence), Providence Public Schools Superintendent Javier Montañez, members of the Classical Alumni Association and community members to cut the ribbon on a $5 million renovation project for Classical High School.
Plymouth State University head field hockey coach Bonnie Lord, whose 263 career victories are the fourth-most across all sports in school history, announced she will retire after the 2022 season.
After 15 years of distinguished service at Brown and a successful four-decade career in higher education, Dean of Financial Aid Jim Tilton will retire at the end of the 2022 calendar year. Provost Richard M. Locke shared news of Tilton’s retirement in a Thursday, Aug. 25, message to the campus community. He said the University will miss Tilton’s deep expertise in financial aid and his unwavering commitment to supporting students and their families.
The Eastern Connecticut State University women’s volleyball team was picked to claim the 2022 Little East Conference (LEC) women’s volleyball championship, according to the 2022 LEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 12 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after being found guilty of committing multiple counts of second degree child molestation in 2019 against a female victim under the age of 14.
The John Hay Library, home to Brown University’s special collections, in partnership with Brown’s Pembroke Center, has acquired a vast set of records, writings and artwork from political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal. A journalist who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1982, Abu-Jamal’s incarceration and sentencing have stirred fierce national debates about racial injustice and the ethics of the death penalty.
Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11), Providence Cultural Equity Initiative CEO and Founder Raymond “Two Hawks” Watson, Reparations Commission Chairperson Rodney Davis, Reparations Commission member and Providence resident Wanda Brown, Congregation Beth Sholom Rabbi Barry Dolinger, 1696 Heritage Group Vice President and Providence Director of Business Development Keith Stokes, Founder and Executive Director of Higher Ground International Henrietta White-Holder, Senior Advisor to Mayor Elorza and Executive Director of the African American Ambassador Group Shawndell Burney-Speaks and community members today announced the next steps in the City of Providence’s municipal reparations process.
The Keene State College field hockey team was picked to claim the 2022 Little East Conference (LEC) championship, according to the 2022 LEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Owls, who advanced to the LEC title game for a league-record 18th time last season, totaled 134 points and secured six first-place votes. They are in search of their conference-record 15th championship, which would be their first since 2018.