2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (729+ words) South Kingstown High School valedictorian Abigail Barrus, right, and salutatorian Abigail Licht are pictured at the school on Tuesday morning. SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R. I. "By sheer coincidence, South Kingstown High School's valedictorian and salutatorian are heavily involved music students named Abigail. But…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (350+ words) North Kingstown High School valedictorian Sadie Mc Cann, left, and salutatorian Brenna Malloy are pictured at the school on Thursday. "I've been so focused on academics, but sailing didn't come naturally to me, so I was frustrated a lot," Mc…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (752+ words) The Prout School co-valedictorians Grace Conforti, right, and Julia Smith are pictured with salutatorian Evan Reinke at the school on Thursday morning. SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R. I. " The Prout School's class of 2026 has been so successful that it was a true competition for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (547+ words) Harvard faculty recently did something rare in higher education: They told students the truth about their course grade: Not everyone earns an A. By a margin of 659-458, faculty approved a policy beginning in 2027 that will generally cap A grades at 20% of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (362+ words) North Kingstown senior Conner Myette answers questions about a lathe during a tour of the school's new machinist CTE facility on Tuesday morning." NORTH KINGSTOWN, R. I. " Four years in the making and nearly $1 million in the building, North Kingstown High School's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (641+ words) The Rhode Island Senate has approved establishing an medical school at the University of Rhode Island and consideration now goes to the House of Representatives, a body that has already signaled support for the idea. In addition, one of two…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (397+ words) When artificial intelligence stumbled across the graduation stage, it did not forget a comma or flatten a thesis. It fumbled names. That is the one thing a commencement ceremony must get right. At Glendale Community College in Arizona, an artificial…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (648+ words) University of Rhode Island graduate Adam Melnick, of Narragansett is pictured before Friday's commencement ceremony at The Ryan Center. Melnick, who grew up in Narragansett, was one of several Southern Rhode Island natives to receive their degrees from the university....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (281+ words) University of Rhode Island graduate Elizabeth Ann Guthrie shakes hands with President Marc Parlange while receiving her M. B. A. during Friday's commencement ceremony at The Ryan Center. KINGSTON, R. I. " Commencement weekend 2026 at the University of Rhode Island has come and gone, a time…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (432+ words) Fritz Benz, a South Kingstown High School music teacher, acknowledges cheers from the audience during the school's Pops Concert last week, which was his last concert before retirement. Benz, a teacher for over 40 years, had been with the school for…...