RISD replaces board chair
The Rhode Island School of Design has a new leader for its governing board. The art school has elected Michael Spalter, a businessman with a vast personal collection of digital ar, to chair its board...
View ArticleRISD grad is one of the ‘Girls’
Actress Jemima Kirke, who plays free-spirited but aloof Jessa Johansson on HBO’s breakout show “Girls,” ought to know her way around Providence. She’s a recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of...
View Article‘Genius’ heads to RISD
MacArthur genius grant recipient and author Junot Diaz is slated to speak at RISD on November 5th. The talk will be open to the public.Diaz, who teaches writing at MIT, also won a Pulitzer Prize for...
View ArticleClass notes: A quick look at the stories that made news this week in education
Sawyer probe continuesState and federal law enforcement agencies are checking the books at the Sawyer School for criminal activity following its abrupt closure just after Christmas. State education...
View ArticleRISD prof examines “privileged white people”
A new exhibit of work by the artist Christopher Ho entitled “Privileged White People” is now on view at New York’s Forever & Today, Inc. gallery. The show features large photographs of people like...
View ArticleRISD’s Largest-Ever International Gift
The Rhode Island School of Design has received $1 million from the parents of an alumna to fund visiting scholars in the painting department. The gift from Vikram and Geetanjali Kirloskar of Bangalore...
View ArticleRISD Recieves $1M Gift to Foster Partnership with India
The Rhode Island School of Design has received a private donation of $1M to fund international relationships. RIPR’s John Bender has more.A $1M donation coming from Bangalore, India to RISD is the...
View ArticleLists Take the Spotlight at RISD Museum
The humble list is the focus of a new exhibit at the Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum. The lists provide added insight into the artists who kept them.
View ArticleWho Will Address RI Graduates?
Commencement speakers for 2013 are a mixed bunch. At New England Institute of Technology, quarterback turned sports analyst Terry Bradshaw will give the commencement speech on May 5th. The school is...
View ArticleRISD to Update Former Dye Plant
The Rhode Island School of Design breaks ground Thursday on a major renovation of its Illustration Studies Building. The project is expected to take three years to complete at a cost of more than $12...
View ArticleRISD and RI Hospital Conduct Art Exhbition
RISD and Rhode Island Hospital are running an exhibition where 11 artists display their creative works inspired by biomedical research. Carrefour: Intersections of Biomedical Research and Art is hosted...
View ArticleTuition at Rhode Island's Private Colleges Among the Nation's Most Expensive
Private colleges in Rhode Island have some of the highest prices in the country, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Education.Bryant University, Providence College, Roger Williams...
View ArticleNew Appointments at RISD, URI
The Rhode Island School of Design in Providence has named Carol Strohecker as the new Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. Strohecker comes from a position as Director of the University of North...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line: Redesigning Historic Spaces
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for a weekly business segment we're calling "The Bottom Line." Each Friday they look at business news and...
View ArticleHot City: Crime on Smith Hill’s Oakland Avenue
With the rising temperatures comes a spike in crime across the capital city. In a series we’re calling Hot City: Crime in Providence we’re taking a look at summer crime by focusing the month of July....
View ArticleRISD + Google Glass = ?
Students at the Rhode Island School of Design will be among the first to experiment with Google Glass, the high-tech head sets that seem more science fiction than reality.
View ArticleHey RI, lighten up its summah aftah all
Once again, Rhode Island has embarked on an advertising campaign to raise our state’s flagging self-esteem. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says its time for us to stop running down our tiny corner...
View ArticleLittle Rhody's Big Image Problem
Once again, Rhode Island has embarked on an advertising campaign to raise our state’s flagging self-esteem. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s time for us to stop running down our tiny...
View ArticleRISD President Maeda Leaving For Job In Silicon Valley
Rhode Island School of Design president John Maeda announced Wednesday that he is leaving the school for a job in Silicon Valley.In a released statement, Maeda said he’s leaving RISD to take a job as a...
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