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The University of Rhode Island has removed the applications for 31 scholarships, primarily intended for women and students of color, while they remain under investigation by the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. “These scholarships have been removed from the portal while the university undertakes a review to confirm compliance with anti-discrimination…
PHOTO CREDIT: Abbie Chipps | News EditorA Bud Light can on the beach outside of Ocean Mist.Ocean side view of Ocean Mist. Plastic cups and straws litter the sand and sea surrounding Ocean Mist, a South Kingstown beach bar, which some University of Rhode Island students deem as environmental negligence. Located at 895 Matunuck Beach…
As international university students across the United States have visas revoked, the University of Rhode Island is unable to do anything but inform. Getting a visa revoked is a federal issue, according to Kristin Johnson, the vice provost for global initiatives at URI. “[The students] are no longer supported or sponsored by the URI because…
With over 6,500 students currently on various meal plans at the University of Rhode Island, dining services is preparing for potential impacts from recently implemented tariffs, according to Dining Services Director Pierre St-Germain. These changes might affect campus operations, specifically surrounding the funding that goes into the dining halls and other food services such as…
The Equal Protection Project, a Rhode Island non-profit organization, has brought 60 civil rights complaints to multiple educational institutions across the country, citing discrimination perpetuated in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion. The organization filed a complaint against the state’s flagship public university, University of Rhode Island, on Dec. 11, 2024, citing discrimination in…
In the South Kingstown village of Wakefield, protestors marched along Main Street to advocate for free speech and human rights on April 5, taking part in the “Hands Off!” protests across the country. “It was a public showing of what we were feeling and what we were thinking,” said Susan Sward, founder of South County…
A University of Rhode Island biomedical research program for disadvantaged first and second-year undergraduates received a formal grant termination under the National Institutes of Health on March 21, leaving students in the program devastated. Ever since funding freezes under the Trump administration swept the NIH funded programs like Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Educational…
The recent arrests of international students at Columbia University by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following pro-Palestinian protests have raised concerns amoung student activists and university administrators nationwide. As federal agencies take a tougher stance on campus activism, student leaders at other institutions fear similar repercussions. At the University of Rhode Island, student senate Vice President…
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…
University of Rhode Island’s President Marc Parlange and a panel of faculty hosted a town hall to address issues and concerns around current executive orders that could affect federal funding, student financial aid and diversity, equity and inclusion policies, on Monday. “Today we know our universities are under strain,” Parlange said. “Years of disinvestment on…