SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time, the annual "Best Colleges Guide" from U.S. News and World Report magazine is featuring an art school, Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota.

OP ED OR EDUCATION SECTION OFFERING: Photo of Dr Thompson available; call Ronald T. Smith, 888-730-6630 (Excerpts from welcoming speech to new students at Ringling College of Art and Design by Dr. Larry R. Thompson, president, in mid-August.) SARASOTA, Fla., Aug.

SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- He's a lawyer and mathematician amidst hundreds of creative types. It's a strange juxtaposition, but it seems to work for Dr. Larry R. Thompson. He is marking his 10th year as president of Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL.

SARASOTA, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Say your child has an artistic bent. Should she or he be encouraged to get some business training as well? A noted institution, Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL, thinks so.

SARASOTA, Fla., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This artsy small city is the home of a miracle school: Ringling College of Art and Design.