05/18/20 | In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the expected continuation of restrictions on large gatherings, JWU will not hold the Providence Campus Commencement ceremonies that had been rescheduled for August 22.
05/14/20 | Cheryl L. Richards, Ph.D., has been appointed president of the Charlotte Campus of Johnson & Wales University (JWU), with a start date of June 15, 2020.
04/20/20 | Johnson & Wales University (JWU) junior Brian Thornber, an integrated product design major, was awarded $5,000 to support his Bloodhound Mask, a mask that alerts first-responders to harmful contaminants.
04/08/20 | In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, JWU has announced a special summer session for College of Culinary Arts labs interrupted in the spring term and a new commencement date.
03/17/20 | Johnson & Wales University (JWU) today announced that academic classes will continue to be delivered online through the remainder of the spring term.
03/12/20 | JWU today announced that non-culinary lab academic classes will move to online and remote instruction starting Monday, March 16 through Sunday, April 12.
03/09/20 | Johnson & Wales University (JWU) will offer free tax preparation services to individuals who earned $64,000 or less in 2019 through the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
01/15/20 | A long-established leader in food education, JWU will introduce a new bachelor of science degree in Sustainable Food Systems in the fall of 2020.
10/21/19 | This summer, JWU was temporarily removed from the U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings. It was the best thing to happen to the university, according to Chancellor Mim L. Runey, LP.D.
10/04/19 | JWU today celebrated the opening of its new Center for Media Production, a studio space that supports the institution’s Media & Communication Studies program.
09/12/19 | Johnson & Wales University (JWU) today held a ribbon cutting ceremony with Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré, Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr. and members of the Providence Police Department to celebrate the opening of a new police substation on the JWU’s Harborside Campus.
06/17/19 | Johnson & Wales University (JWU) is expanding its presence and influence in the health arena by offering the first entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program in Rhode Island.
05/31/19 | For the fifth consecutive year, Twin River Casino Hotel contributed $2,500 to the JWU College of Hospitality Management for the Food & Beverage Management student fellowship and faculty internship programs.
05/01/19 | Can art be a tool to heal trauma? Natalie Frazier Allen, executive director of the Arts Empowerment Project, shares her mission at JWU Charlotte’s annual Leadership Day.
04/16/19 | At its 2019 commencement ceremonies, Johnson & Wales University will confer honorary doctorate degrees to seven individuals in recognition of their distinguished careers and positive influence on their industries and communities.
03/07/19 | On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, a new chapter in JWU's history will be written with the Investiture Ceremony of Mim L. Runey, LP.D. as the university’s chancellor.
02/19/19 | JWU today announced the launch of two new 3+2 programs that offer qualified students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Addiction Counseling or Clinical Mental Health Counseling in five years.
01/22/19 | Boston Bruins and Celtics fans are gaining a culinary experience direct from JWU. The university's culinary arts students have created menu items available for a limited time to the patrons of Legends, the private, members-only restaurant and bar located in TD Garden.
11/12/18 | JWU, RISD and Farm Fresh RI will share a 2018 New England Food Vision Prize, a $250,000 award from the Henry P. Kendall Foundation to encourage colleges and universities to increase the amount of regionally-produced food on campus menus.
10/10/18 | The Boston Bruins and Johnson & Wales University have announced a five-year, multifaceted partnership naming JWU as the Official Education Partner of the Boston Bruins and TD Garden
10/02/18 | The City of Providence has installed 15 conversation benches, designed by a JWU graduate, along Wickenden Street in the Fox Point neighborhood.
10/01/18 | Mim L. Runey, LP.D., has assumed the position of chancellor of Johnson & Wales University. She becomes the university’s third chancellor in its 104-year history.
08/20/18 | As universities nationwide continue to support the global demand for an educated workforce, JWU's College of Online Education is building its corporate partnerships, most recently with Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
05/23/18 | National and regional authorities of the sustainable seafood movement and past James Beard nominees to share thoughts on the future of aquaculture.
05/16/18 | On Wednesday, May 23, during NBC10's News at Noon broadcast, viewers will hear JWU Chef Frank Terranova sign-off for the last time with his signature, "Now that's Cooking with Class," when the culinary segment takes its final bow.
05/09/18 | College of Business Associate Professor Oscar Chilabato has been named the 2018 Distinguished Advertising Educator by the American Advertising Federation.
04/18/18 | Nine luminaries representing a range of industry and academia will receive honorary degrees when the 2018 Commencement Ceremonies are held at the four Johnson & Wales University campuses nationwide.
04/03/18 | Ray McCue, associate professor in the Johnson & Wales University College of Culinary Arts, has earned certification as a Worldchefs Certified Master Chef. The credential, one of the highest within the culinary arts profession, is issued by the World Association of Chefs Society.
03/29/18 | JWU has completed a purchase and sales agreement for its hotel property located at 2081 Post Road, Warwick, R.I., including the land and building that houses Legal Sea Foods, to Pinnacle Hotel Management, a Florida-based developer, for $7.5 million.
03/26/18 | A team of JWU students secured first place at the 2018 US Pastry Competition’s Junior Pastry Chef Challenge with their motorcycle-themed showpiece titled “The Race of Gentlemen.”
03/22/18 | JWU has officially launched FOCUS 2022, a new, “bold and ambitious” strategic plan that builds on the university’s previous strategic plans that have guided JWU’s academic and physical expansion.
03/05/18 | This fall, Johnson & Wales University (JWU) will expand its online academic catalog, adding 21 new programs to its College of Online Education.
02/12/18 | For 3 days, 150 artisan international bakers, educators, chefs, and food professionals will convene at Johnson & Wales University’s Providence Campus.
12/14/17 | Johnson & Wales is expanding its academic offerings to welcome student cohorts in two new, fully-online doctoral programs starting in the fall of 2018.
11/29/17 | Retail dies when based solely on the concept of visiting a store for a commodity item. To thrive in today’s market and emerge from the “retail apocalypse” retailers must focus on what is important to customers — the 3 Es: ease, experience and execution.
10/20/17 | JWU has achieved nearly $4 million in savings over 4 years through the implementation of energy conservation measures + sustainability initiatives across the Providence Campus.
08/01/17 | JWU Denver chefs + faculty recently mentored University of Colorado medical + dental students through a revolutionary 8-week Culinary Medicine course.
08/01/17 | JWU’s North Miami Campus ranks Number 1 in environment for the region, according to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.
07/18/17 | For the second year in a row, all students enrolled in the two-year Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies have graduated on time and passed the board certification exam administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
06/27/17 | JWU Charlotte Chef on Assignment Peter Reinhart has created an incredible forum where the worlds bread experts are able to share their knowledge.
05/10/17 | Johnson & Wales University has been selected by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to host the first Picademy
USA computing training session in the Northeast from June 5-9, 2017.
05/09/17 | Johnson & Wales University’s ADTEAM has advanced to the final round of the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), held by the American Advertising Federation (AAF).
