Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo recently unveiled her new initiative to save college students money by creating openly-licensed textbooks for universities. Raimondo said that these “open textbooks” created by her initiative will make them free for students. She added that she has set a goal for the state of Rhode Island to eventually save college…
Gov. Gina Raimondo announced a new initiative last week that will help make textbooks more affordable for college students by making textbooks openly licensed. Raimondo’s plan hopes to save students $5 million dollars over the next five years. Openly licensed textbooks and open access resources are significantly cheaper than some textbooks used today. Rhode Island…
A day on the job is a lot closer to home for officers John Bush and Cameron Schneck of the URI Police Department. Both graduated from the university before they suited up as patrolmen for the campus police department. Bush, who graduated in 2002, came to URI on a football scholarship from 1995-1999. Schneck, a…
This week’s headlines are presented by Jessica Pace and Marissa Tansino.
The University of Rhode Island began the semester by unveiling the new chemistry building on campus. Richard E. Beaupre spoke during the ribbon cutting ceremony. “This is the greatest honor I’ve ever had in my life,” said Beaupre. The new $68 million dollar facility is designed to be safer for students conducting experiments in the…
Richard E. Beaupre: 1962 URI alumnus Marissa Tansino: What does this mean for this facility to be named after you? Richard E. Beaupre: “Well to me, I got an honorary degree here in 2003, and I thought that was the end of the story. This is far beyond that. This is the greatest honor I’ve…
Madelynn Schulte and Marissa Tansino bring you this week’s headlines.
Marissa Tansino, Allie Herrera, and Jessica Pace bring you this week’s headlines.