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Why JWU built a three-year degree

PBS News Hour came to Providence to report on colleges shortening the path to a bachelor’s degree. More than 90 JWU students are on the three-year track, taking 90 to 96 credits over six semesters instead of the usual 120.

PBS News Hour
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 2, 2026) — Johnson

A former hotel becomes a residence hall

JWU is spending $42 million to turn a former DoubleTree hotel on the Charlotte campus into The Maple. The 97,000-square-foot building will hold 150 rooms for upper-class students, plus an admissions welcome center and student services in one place.

Charlotte Business Journal
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High schoolers try out a culinary career

More than 80 high school students from around the country spent a week in JWU’s kitchen labs through Career Explorations. They learned to make raspberry petit gâteaux and prep an Italian dinner while deciding whether cooking is the career they want.

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A chef in a white uniform and tall hat stirs a bowl while smiling, with students in chef's coats observing in a kitchen setting.

A JWU chef judges on ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

Assistant Dean of Culinary Relations & Special Projects TJ Delle Donne and student Hollis Tuffile ’26 served as guest judges on an episode of “Hell’s Kitchen” on FOX. Delle Donne sat down with WPRI 12 to talk about the taping.

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Students walling in front of Gaebe Commons

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