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New education commissioner ‘ready’ to tackle Rhode Island’s problems
Projo.com is publishing the graduation lists of Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts colleges and high schools for 2009, as provided by the schools. Submission instructions.
College material: Early taste of higher education whets appetite for success
3,500 R.I. high school students also in college
Interactive: Poll finds students anxious about finances, job prospects
R.I. high school graduation rate up to 74 percent
Charts: Compare graduation rates by school / among urban, urban ring and suburban students
EdWatch by Julia Steiny
A consultant and a former member of the Providence School Board, Julia Steiny welcomes your questions and comments. She can be reached by e-mail at juliasteiny@cox.net or c/o EdWatch, Education and Employment, Providence Journal, 75 Fountain St., Providence, R.I. 02902.
Robert L. Carothers, the University of Rhode Island's president since 1991, steps down as its 10th president June 30. Under Carothers, one of the country's longest-serving university presidents and, arguably, the most effective in URI's 117-year history, the school has made giant leaps. But his tenure hasn't always been smooth.
URI's search for a new president
David M. Dooley receives unanimous vote to be URI's next president
WARWICK -- David M. Dooley, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Montana State University, has been named the 11th president of the University of Rhode Island, the state's flagship research institution.
Candidate Dooley has boosted research at Montana St.
David M. Dooley, final candidate for URI presidency, visits Kingston campus
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