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Updated: Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012, 5:01 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012, 5:01 PM EDT

This week on Executive Suite: Donald Farish, president of Roger Williams University in Bristol.

Farish, a biologist by training who took the helm at Roger Williams last year, says he's extremely concerned about the fast-rising cost of a college education, and is launching a new initiative in an effort to tackle those concerns but describes a difficult balancing act. Farish also discusses a new university initiative to revitalize inner cities in Providence and Woonsocket, and shares his thoughts about the future of adult education in Rhode Island.