Posts Tagged ‘colleges’
Jack’s Angle: My letter to Harvard’s President – John J. “Jack” Partridge ’75
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer, commentary As a graduate of Harvard Law School, I recently wrote to Harvard University president Alan Garber as follows: “I am an alum of the Law school, and a frequent contributor to the school. I understand that you believe that President Trump’s threat to withhold research dollars from…
Read MoreJack’s Angle: The Horrors of it ALL – John J. “Jack” Partridge
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer and commentator When did it go so wrong? The horrors of it all; marches in defense of evil, the madness, the disappointment, and my astonishment at gullibility and ignorance of students and others. The messages from our presumed to be next generational leaders as to Israel and Hamas is downright dispiriting, as has been the responses from elite universities. Did they not watch the numerous television reports from October 7th…
Read More100% of Class of 2023 at St. Mary Academy Bay View college accepted, earn $12M in scholarships
On Monday evening, June 5, St. Mary Academy – Bay View graduated its Class of 2023 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence. Each of the 49 graduates have been accepted to college, earning more than $12 million in collective scholarships. The Class of 2023 will be pursuing higher education at 42…
Read MoreProvidence College designated a Military Friendly® School
PC Awarded Silver Rank Providence College (PC) announced today that it has earned the silver rank of a 2023-2024 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey, 530 schools earned…
Read MoreURI tells students to go home as soon as possible. But, they are fully open with no change in exams.
On Friday, students received an email from URI administration telling them to go home as soon as possible, but beginning with saying they are fully open and do not expect to shirt to remote or change exam schedule. Here is their memo: URI is fully open and we do not expect to shift our final…
Read MoreIn-state tuition at CCRI, RIC, URI, regardless of immigration status & HBCUs forgive college debt, offer reduced/no tuition, more
Governor McKee signed into law that all Rhode Island students – regardless of immigration status – can go to a state institution of higher education (RIC, URI, CCRI) at the reduced, in-state tuition rate. Students must have graduated from a Rhode Island public high school and they have to have lived in RI for 3…
Read MoreBishop Hendricken to host Largest Private College Fair in RI
Bishop Hendricken High School will host 112 colleges and universities from across the United States on campus this Friday, September 17, 2021 as part of the largest private college fair in Rhode Island. The fair, which takes place from 8:30am-10:30am in both Pepin and McNally Gymnasiums, is organized annually through the School Counseling Office at…
Read MoreHost of immunizations long-required for school children & child care workers
While getting a COVID19 vaccine is a new recommendation for school students, getting a vaccination is not unusual or new to go to school in Rhode Island – and most likely every state in the United States. Required from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Rhode Island, according to the RI Dept. of Education: Currently, students…
Read MoreYoung people – step right up – and vaccinate
At the High Schools Cranston youth will be stepping it up at Cranston East and Cranston West High Schools today as Cranston became the first announced city to engage in an all-out effort to vaccinate its high schoolers. Today the first clinic is at Cranston East High School from 9am to 3pm in the gym,…
Read MoreDon’t take it home for the holidays – New England Governors respond
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker yesterday announced they will encourage residential colleges and universities in their respective states to provide testing for all students traveling home for…
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