From Common App to commencement: How students’ concentrations change over their years on College Hill
By Ciara Meyer | February 28Computer Science is one of the most popular concentrations with applicants and graduates alike.
Ciara Meyer is a section editor from Saratoga Springs, New York. She plans on concentrating in Statistics and English Nonfiction. In her free time, she loves scrapbooking and building lego flowers.
Computer Science is one of the most popular concentrations with applicants and graduates alike.
On Feb. 14, the Providence Public School District sent letters of non-renewal to 16 teachers and one librarian. The non-renewals followed performance-based reviews and mean the contracts will not be renewed for the next academic year.
On Monday, state leaders shared that the Providence Public School District could return to local control by summer 2026. Gov. Dan McKee and leaders from the Rhode Island Department of Education, PPSD and Rhode Island Board of Education announced the timeline alongside a list of goals for the city to ...
The University hosted a student forum on legacy admissions and all students expressed opposition.
Mayor Brett Smiley nominated five members to the Providence School Board.
The Herald has kept its finger on Providence’s pulse throughout winter break. Here are the updates.
On Friday afternoon, Brown University welcomed 906 of its 5,048 early decision applicants to the class of 2029 — the highest acceptance rate in over half a decade.
New bus service proposals aim to make the commute of students across Providence’s Public School District more efficient. Additional bus routes and increased frequency were also proposed, following potential cuts earlier in the year due to a driver shortage.
Brown announced new initiatives aimed at maintaining diversity in the University’s student body following a sharp drop in the share of Black and Hispanic students enrolled after the termination of race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
An agreement between the City and the Rhode Island Department of Education will address the multi-million budget deficit currently straining the Providence Public School District and provide more funding moving forward. Tax increases for homeowners and businesses in 2026 are now to be expected. ...