On Oct.17, the Langevin Symposium held its second event of 2023 in Edwards Auditorium, titled “Polarization and Politics in America: Finding the Center.” The event was moderated by former U.S. Representative Jim Langevin, who represented Rhode Island’s second congressional district in Washington for over twenty years, and is hosted by the University of Rhode Island…
On Friday, the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media celebrated the 16th annual Christiane Amanpour Lecture. This lecture brings notable journalists from around the world to share their experiences in the field and the importance of journalism with the URI community. The Christiane Amanpour lecture series is named after alumna Christiane…
The University of Rhode Island is partnering with Jonnycake Center for Hope, a local nonprofit organization, and the town of South Kingstown to create a program that will improve education for underprivileged students, funded by the Learn365RI state grant. The program, titled South Kingstown Year-Long Learning Supports (SKYLLS), aims to cover initiatives deemed necessary to…
On Tuesday, Oct. 17, the Honors Program hosted their weekly Colloquium series titled “Not Business as Usual: Business for the Common Good” in Edwards Hall at 7 p.m. The focus of this week’s panel was gender equality in business, and speakers Hilina D. Ajakaiye and Lauren Gray presented their experiences being women in business. Carl…
For University of Rhode Island women’s rowing head coach Shelagh Donohoe, community service is one of her team’s “main pillars” alongside “academic excellence and athletic excellence.” As part of an annual effort to give back to the Narragansett community that is home to their boathouse and practices, the team spent Saturday, Oct. 7 slowly but…
President of the University of Rhode Island Marc Parlange gave the State of the University of Address on Tuesday, Oct. 10, in the Edwards Auditorium. Parlange presented URI’s 10-year strategic plan, titled Focus URI, which was announced in the spring. Before Parlange began, he spoke on the URI Indigenous land acknowledgement. He also mentioned the…
The University of Rhode Island community has been targeted by scam calls called “open container violation extortion calls.” These calls, primarily sent to the family and friends of URI athletes, state that their loved one has been arrested on “open container charges” and encourage the family member to wire money via Venmo or Chime. As…
In this week’s Student Senate meeting, two new bills were proposed condemning violence against Israelians and Palestinians. One bill stated, “Resolution calling for the condemnation of anti-Jewish attacks perpetrated against the Israeli people by Hamas terrorists.” The second bill stated, “Resolution calling for the condemnation of violence committed against Palestinian civilians.” Dr. Carl Stiles, the…
This past Friday, Dennis Nixon, a professor in the department of marine affairs at the University of Rhode Island, spoke in a seminar entitled “Ships Don’t Leave Skid Marks.” This presentation delved into Nixon’s experience working in the field of maritime forensics and the cases he has worked on throughout his career. Nixon defined forensics…
The University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media recently reopened its speaking center in Ranger Hall. The speaking center, which was a thriving center throughout the early 2000’s, closed after the professor that spearheaded the initiative took an administrative role at the University, according to communications professor Kristine Cabral, who runs the…