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Faculty members at URI have adapted their teaching and curriculum to better support their students. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. During the pandemic, faculty in almost every college at the University of Rhode Island have had to adapt their courses to online learning and high-stress levels in order to better accommodate their students’ needs. As students…
URI Associate Professor Jill Doerner was largely responsible for the creation of the criminology and criminal justice major at URI, and remains one of it’s most popular professors. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. Through her earnest work and research with criminology and social inequalities, associate professor Jill Doerner has cultivated a classroom of enlightening opportunities at…
Parlange “thrilled” to join the Rhody community President David Dooley’s successor has been named: meet Marc Parlange. Photo from uri.edu. The University of Rhode Island has named Marc Parlange as its 12th president. On April 1, the Board of Trustees presidential search committee voted unanimously to recommend Parlange as the top candidate. The Board of…
URI Theatre continues to endure and will soon be taking on an Oscar Wilde play … on Zoom with “The Importance of Being Earnest in a Pandemic.” Photo by James McIntosh. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced theatres to close their doors for over a year, but theatre students at the University of Rhode Island have…
The field hockey team is one of many at URI that has had their season turned upside down due to COVID-19. Photos by James McIntosh. The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the sports world, with professional and Division I athletics being paused and canceled in some instances. While universities struggle to field their Division I teams,…
TEDx is back at URI, albeit virtually. Photo from twitter.com. According to Veronique Oldham, Rhode Island is one of the most endangered areas in America as the planet’s climate continues to change. Aquatic organisms are suffocating due to a decrease in oxygen in the oceans. Oldham, an assistant professor of oceanography at the University of…
URI alumna cleared for primary duty Kingston recently hired its first female firefighter, URI 20’ graduate Rachel Gomes. Photo from uri.edu. Rachel Gomes ‘20 became the first female cleared for primary duty in the history of the Kingston Fire Department this semester. Gomes, who is originally from Milford, Connecticut, started volunteering for the fire department…
URI Theatre endures, albeit virtually, with their newest release “Miss Nelson is Missing”, which will soon be available to stream. Photo from URI Theatre Instagram. The University of Rhode Island’s theatre department has successfully executed their first in-person mainstage production in over a year, “Miss Nelson Is Missing!” and plans to broadcast this show far…
The URI football season was cancelled following health and safety protocols related to COVID-19 2021 Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island Football team was stuffed at the goaline on Wednesday morning by the toughest opponent in school history. The Rams announced that they would have to shut down for a minimum of…
Titles highlight disparities in resources, pay among URI faculty Adjunct professor, senior lecturer, assistant professor: three job titles that often look the same on the surface to unknowing students, yet have very different job distinctions on closer inspection. At the University of Rhode Island and institutions across the country, there are three main faculty distinctions:…