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Graduation time

05/26/2009

’09 Brown University grads the picture of optimism
PROVIDENCE –– In events steeped in tradition, Brown University on Sunday presented 2,115 diplomas in lecture halls, tents, churches and other venues across its campus.

05/24/2009

Roger Williams University awards degrees to 1,026
BRISTOL — Each spring, on college campuses everywhere, graduates in caps and gowns listen as keynote speakers preach that the world they are about to enter is a much more complicated place than the one they are leaving.

Johnson & Wales awards 6,203 degrees Saturday
Johnson & Wales University awards 6,203 degrees Saturday, in addition to 806 already awarded.

05/23/2009

The world is a classroom for Brown medical student from North Providence
Brown medical student Mark Brady, of North Providence, has worked in a Cambodian hospital and hiked the Appalachian Trail.

The world is a classroom for Brown medical student from North Providence
Brown medical student Mark Brady, of North Providence, has worked in a Cambodian hospital and hiked the Appalachian Trail.

05/24/2009

Graduates of Minn. college tell tales of job-search woes
Just 19.7 percent of 2009 grads nationwide who applied for a job have found one so far.

05/22/2009

RWU to award 1,200 degrees at two ceremonies
The university will hold two commencements: Friday’s ceremony involving 173 law degrees, Saturday’s for the other 1,026 graduates.

05/20/2009

Johnson & Wales awarding 7,000 diplomas
PROVIDENCE — Johnson & Wales University will hold three commencement ceremonies this week for the more than 7,000 students receiving degrees at its Providence campus.

05/19/2009

29 graduate from St. Joseph School of Nursing
Iveta Estrella is singled out at commencement for numerous achievements while a student.

29 graduate from St. Joseph School of Nursing
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As the St. Joseph School of Nursing commencement wore on, Iveta Estrella heard her name over and over.

05/18/2009

URI, PC, Salve Regina award diplomas
Speakers urge graduates not to be cowed by the challenges of the bleak economy.

05/17/2009

Graduates face costly college loans as family income and student aid fade
Behind the pomp and circumstance of college graduations this season is a pile of debt.

RIC gives diplomas to 1,221 at commencement
PROVIDENCE — Sabine Stolle-Dobrott clutched a bouquet and a balloon as she strode across the Rhode Island College campus Saturday morning, her husband and two young daughters in tow.

Sox CEO Lucchino tells Bryant grads to take risks
SMITHFIELD — Boston Red Sox president and chief executive officer Larry Lucchino urged graduates of Bryant University Saturday to trust themselves and not allow mistakes to undermine their faith in themselves.

College Planning Center offers ways to keep college costs under control
The process should start early on, when students are juniors in high school, and include an emphasis on affordability, the center’s manager says.

RIC gives diplomas to 1,221 at commencement
PROVIDENCE — Sabine Stolle-Dobrott clutched a bouquet and a balloon as she strode across the Rhode Island College campus Saturday morning, her husband and two young daughters in tow.

05/16/2009

CCRI graduates 1,500 at Knight campus
WARWICK –– The drummer gave the cue. The two bagpipers followed.

RIPTA offers free rides to URI graduation
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — You can get a free ride to the University of Rhode Island’s undergraduate graduation Sunday, courtesy of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.

NOAA administrator to give keynote at URI graduate ceremony
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — William J. Brennan, the former undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will address more than 650 students Saturday at the University of Rhode Island’s graduate commencement.

187 receive advanced degrees at Bryant University
Bryant University awarded advanced degrees to 187 people on Thursday, including a doctor, nurses and hospital administrators who have earned a specialized MBA degree, the university has announced.

College graduation schedule for R.I.
Graduations to come

CCRI graduates 1,500 at Knight campus
WARWICK –– The drummer gave the cue. The two bagpipers followed.

05/17/2009

College Planning Center offers ways to keep college costs under control
The process should start early on, when students are juniors in high school, and include an emphasis on affordability, the center’s manager says.

Graduates face costly college loans as family income and student aid fade
Behind the pomp and circumstance of college graduations this season is a pile of debt.

05/15/2009

College graduation season descending on R.I.
If you see streams of out-of-state cars around Rhode Island this weekend, it's a sure sign that the college graduation season is upon us.

05/04/2009

Flutie stresses positive attitude to NEIT graduates
Former Patriots and Boston College standout Doug Flutie urges graduates to have confidence in their career choices to achieve their dreams.