To raise money and help the homeless, University of Rhode Island Hillel students baked brownies to donate to the McAuley House in a Bake a Difference event. Bake a Difference is one of several volunteer events Hillel hosts, according to first-year student Brenna Halper, a service engagement intern at Hillel and the organizer for Bake…
University of Rhode Island students gathered in front of the Robert L. Carothers Library on Friday to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions in Minneapolis, Minnesota, organized by the Young Democratic Socialists of America. YDSA members spoke about the impact ICE has on the United States, such as the shootings of Renee Good, Alex…
The University of Rhode Island named 17 out of 357 schools across the United States in a ranking for “Best Schools For Veterans 2025” by the Wall Street Journal. The rank showcases the strength of university support for veteran students, according to Bob Flynn, director of the Military Veteran Education Center. MAVE is the focal…
The University of Rhode Island Lyric Stage Workshop opened its first show with “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” drawing audiences with two performances focused on showcasing musical talent on Thursday, Nov. 13, and Sunday. The show was chosen to highlight two URI student voices, fourth-year Morgan Garcia and fourth-year Chelsea Gartland, who both played Jo…
The political science and history departments opened a free pop-up bookstore in the Memorial Union to clear excess books from Washburn Hall and provide them for the University of Rhode Island community to read. The departments came up with the idea for a pop-up bookstore for URI community members to use when they discovered a…
As the United States Department of Education continues to shrink, shutting down programs could impact department research at the University of Rhode Island. The indirect costs URI gets from federal funding from the National Institutes of Health dropped from 57% to 15%, according to Brian Krueger, the associate dean of political science. The federal grants…