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Four candidates have come forward for the election to become police and crime commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The vote for a...

Media Credit: File Photo by Eric Lee As COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands across the country, administrators say they are feeling optimistic about a return to campus this fall. News By Ryan Anastasio Apr 19, 2021 1:24 AM As a second full semester of online learning comes to a close, officials continue to express optimism about the prospect of returning to campus this fall. Officials have consistently said they anticipate returning to campus to the “fullest extent possible” but have y...

Media Credit: File Photo by Eric Lee Bunch also served as a museum studies and history professor at GW from 1990 to 2000, the release states. Lonnie Bunch, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will be this year’s Commencement speaker, officials announced in a release Monday. Bunch will also receive a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree when officials hold an in-person ceremony on the National Mall in the future, the release states. He is the first African American and the first ...

Media Credit: File Photo by Kate Carpenter | Photographer Officials held Commencement virtually for the Class of 2020 last year with plans for both classes to return for an in-person ceremony on the National Mall at a future date. Following several universities’ announcements that they will hold in-person commencement ceremonies next month, GW will keep its current plan of postponing an in-person celebration, officials said in a release Friday. Provost Brian Blake said in the announcement tha...

The University of Rhode Island is selecting its new president.

Media Credit: File Photo by Grace Hromin | Assistant Photo Editor Goff said uncertainty in the size of the new student population may cause officials to lean on the waitlist, as they did last year. News By Brianna Budelli Apr 12, 2021 1:01 AM GW’s overall enrollment remained relatively stable this semester following a sharp drop in the fall as officials continued remote learning for the academic year. Jay Goff, the vice provost of enrollment and student success, said the total number of s...

URI trustees to vote on president today after one of two finalists withdraws Donita Naylor, The Providence Journal © Webex.com screenshot M. Brian Blake, academic provost at George Washington University and a finalist for the job of URI president, answers questions Monday at a virtual forum for the URI community to learn more about him. The University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. today to vote on its next president after one of two finalist...

M. Brian Blake, provost at George Washington University, reported as saying he had been heavily recruited and agreed to participate but he prefers GWU

Media Credit: File Photo by Danielle Towers | Staff Photographer Blake said a search firm had “aggressively recruited” him, and he did not seek out the role on his own. Provost Brian Blake has withdrawn himself as a finalist to become the next University of Rhode Island president. Blake told senior officials Friday that he withdrew his name from consideration in advance of the URI Board of Trustees’ special meeting held Thursday to decide between him and one other finalist for the role, a...

Media Credit: File Photo by Sophia Young | Contributing Photo Editor Mark Diaz, the chief financial officer, said that once administrators made decisions to introduce financial cuts as a result of the pandemic, their intent moving forward has been to reverse those decisions, financial conditions permitting. News By Zach Schonfeld Apr 5, 2021 12:19 AM Officials are continuing to roll back budget cuts implemented last year to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic’s financial impacts. Administrator...