Former presidential speechwriter shares experiences, advice Empowered women, empower women. PHOTO CREDIT: UN System Staff College The University of Rhode Island kicked off its Women in Leadership Series on Tuesday, Jan. 25 with a seminar by businesswoman and URI Trustee Christine Heenan. The event was hosted by Ann Weston, the senior program manager for the…
The University of Rhode Island was blanketed by a winter storm that severely affected the Kingston campus over this past weekend. Winter Storm Kenan hit Rhode Island the night of Jan. 28 around 11:30 p.m., causing URI to prepare for an estimated 12 to 20 inches of snow, torrential winds, and coastal flooding. Flurries began…
The Kingston campus will experience a planned power outage on March 16 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in order to repair essential voltage equipment. The outage, planned to occur during spring break, was initially announced by the administration on Jan. 12 via an email from URI Communications. “Equipment ages. It needs replacement from time…
“Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism” University of California professor, Safia Nobel hosts lecture on the process of writing her book. PHOTO CREDIT: http://safiyaunobel.com/ More and more people of color today are sharing their experiences with being algorithmically suppressed or shadowbanned, but Safiya Noble has been writing about it for years. The University…
URI board of trustees renounces honorary degrees.. PHOTO CREDIT: Boston Globe On Jan. 21, the University of Rhode Island announced that the honorary degrees that were granted to Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and Rudy Giuliani have been revoked by the Board of Trustees, as their actions no longer uphold URI values. Giuliani’s honorary degree was…
Marie-Paule Foppossi recorded her fifth double-double of the season in Sunday’s win against Davidson. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark The bar continues to be pushed higher in Kingston. The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team picked up their eighth straight win on Sunday, defeating the Davidson Wildcats 68-54 to move to 15-3 overall and 5-0…
Jalen Carey shoots over Hunter Dean in the first half of Saturday’s loss against George Washington. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark. For the first two months of the season, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team has been able to protect their home court and it looked like they were going to continue that Saturday…
Dolly Cairns drains a three-pointer in the fourth quarter during Monday night’s win against UMass. PHOTO CREDIT: Cristobal Daniel Bustos In a battle for first place in the Atlantic 10, a season-high 21 points from sophomore Dolly Cairns helped the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team pull out a 66-58 victory over the University…
Jeremy Sheppard shoots over St. Joseph’s Dahmir Bishop and Taylor Funk in Wednesday’s win against Saint Joseph’s. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team bounced back Wednesday night and picked up their first conference win of the season in a 75-64 victory against Saint Joseph’s University. The Rams pulled away late…
Freshman guard Sebastian Thomas floats into the lane for a basket in Sunday afternoon’s win against AIC. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark Last season, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team was one of the few that went through the year unscathed from COVID-19 related issues, but this season has already brought some. In their…