The Screen Actors Guild Awards kicked off the award season. PHOTO CREDIT: Cheatsheet.com The 28th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, held on Sunday, Feb. 27, kicked off the start of the 2022 major televised awards season with the theme “Together Again.”While the Golden Globes was held on Jan. 9, there was no broadcast due to…
URI alum Ben Shaw is coming out with his new EP and is planning to play a concert at the Parlor in Providence. PHOTO CREDIT: independentri.com University of Rhode Island Alumnus, Ben Shaw, graduated in 2011 with a degree in music composition and continues his passion by releasing music today. Shaw said that there are…
Graduate runner Bethany DeLoof added a New England title and a third-place finish at A-10s to her already impressive resume last month. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese | Staff Photographer University of Rhode Island Women’s middle distance runner Bethany DeLoof has had a successful five-year career as a student-athlete at the school. This season, she has…
URI professor Rabia Hos was recruited by the U.S. Department of Education to empower women in Lebanon through educating women in rural areas. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu After a journey to America that began with a ticket and a lottery, University of Rhode Island professor Rabia Hos is now heading up a program led by the…
Kees de Groot, a professor of secondary education, shares his mindset to keep passions for learning inside and out of the classroom. PHOTO CREDIT: Kees De Groot Cornelius “Kees” de Groot has been an educator for 32 years, working as a professor of secondary mathematics in the School of Education at the University of Rhode…
Doctoral candidate Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat draws her inspiration for and love of storytelling from her family. PHOTO CREDIT: Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat Traveling and writing are constant occurrences in University of Rhode Island teaching assistant Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat’s life as she dives into different perspectives of African culture through storytelling. “The obvious stories that you deliver…
“Sistah Seeds” founder shares history of seeds in African-American culture Plant a seed for your new love of gardening. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer For many generations, Amirah Mitchell’s family has strayed away from farming because of the intergenerational trauma associated with the action, but Mitchell is the first to break that cycle…
Micro-credential, Diversity Dialogues educate community To encourage a more diverse community on campus, Dialogues on Diversity are being implemented for both students and faculty. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The University of Rhode Island is trying to do its part to amplify diversity in the community among both students and faculty, according to Mary Grace Almandrez, URI’s…
President Marc Parlange spoke with the Blue Economy Podcast last week about the University’s programs to encourage sustainability. PHOTO CREDIT: blueeconomypodcast.com University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange recently spoke on a podcast to talk about the current direction of the University, the “Blue Economy” and the school’s participation in the Build Back Better Regional…
After 40 or more years of service, some University faculty and staff were honored by the Lifetime Service Society. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The University of Rhode Island honored 23 University employees and inducted them into the Lifetime Service Society, a club that honors those who have worked for the University for 40 or more years….