A University of Rhode Island Clery Report from 2024 suggests an increase in events of sexual violence, dating violence and stalking since 2022, according to Paul Ricci, deputy police chief at URI. As reports of sexual violence, abuse and stalking climb, URI is working to better educate, prevent and support those impacted, according to Ricci….
Rhode Island residents gathered for a No Kings protest at the Rhode Island State House on Saturday, holding signs with slogans, wearing crowns and animal costumes and sharing their views of the Trump administration. The signs were related to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Palestine, democracy and President Donald Trump himself. While walking, participants…
The U.S. Senate rejected bills that fund the government, causing a government shutdown when the United States budget year started Wednesday. Economically, the government shutdown will have the greatest impact in and around Washington D.C., according to Liam Malloy, the chair for the University of Rhode Island department of economics. In this shutdown, social security…
As shootings increase across the United States, according to National Public Radio, the University of Rhode Island provides resources to help the community stay safe. URI Emergency Management aims to minimize the impact of violence by responding effectively, according to Sam Adams, the assistant director of public safety and the emergency management director. From the…
The University of Rhode Island opened a new lounge in the Memorial Union as part of its Collegiate Recovery Program, offering students a supportive space to reflect on their relationship with substances and engage in wellness and recovery programming. Program Coordinator Arielle Sherman was given a grant by the state to open the space last…
The Supreme Court allowed termination of more than $783 million for National Institutes of Health grants on diversity, equity and inclusion, gender identity, HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 related research, according to a University of Rhode Island federal action update. URI is a Research One institution, or a university with the highest level of research activity according…
Nine staff members at the University of Rhode Island face the elimination of their positions at the end of September as another round of President Donald Trump’s budget cuts hit the university. On July 4, President Trump signed the federal reconciliation bill, or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a…
2024 International students locations from the Office of Institutional Research | Graphic Credit: Abbie Chipps, News Editor International student enrollment at the University of Rhode Island remains low compared to enrollment 10 years prior, as faculty prepares for the potential further strain from another Trump administration. URI’s international enrollment currently makes up 2.8% of the…
Demonstrators, including Peter McGonagle (left), lined Wakefield’s Main Street on March 4, protesting the Trump administration, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. The protest was organized by South County Resistance, a local Facebook group.
As Hannah Hernandez boarded her plane back to Rhode Island in January, and flew away from a charred Los Angeles County, she described the feeling in one word: guilt. “There’s some girls that I know that have to stay back, because literally everything is gone, they won’t ever get to go back home [to their…