In anticipation of President Donald Trump’s revisions to the travel ban, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse met with professors at the University of Rhode Island on Monday to discuss immigration policies and their potential effects on higher education. Organized by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the event provided a platform for nearly 100 professors…
In the fall of 2014, Yik Yak, the popular app geared to universities and their surrounding areas, exploded in popularity. Used by thousands of students, the app allows users to post thoughts, questions, happenings and musings, for the campus to see. It resembled an anonymous twitter feed, limited to a certain number of characters. While…
Students at the University of Rhode Island helped raise more than $13,000 towards cancer research on Monday by shaving their heads in support of children with cancer. The second annual Brave the Shave event was put on by students and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation at the Memorial Union. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation officially emerged as…
Wednesday, Mar. 1 At 12:55 a.m. a 20 year old was arrested for willful trespass in the Dairy Barn parking lot, on West Alumni Avenue, after University Police were notified of suspicious activity within the area. Thursday, Mar. 2 At 1:07 p.m. a report was filed for a drug offense in Gorham Residence Hall, on…
A program associate from TechHire promoted opportunities for students within his company during last night’s Student Senate meeting. Bradford Ellison, who works for the central enterprise company TechHire, said the company offers opportunities for Rhode Islanders interested in technology. The company developed a new computer science minor focusing in web development for the University of…
On March 24 and 25 the University of Rhode Island Multicultural Unity and Student Involvement Council (MUSIC) will host their third annual Diversifying Individuals Via Education Conference (DIVE Rhode Island). DIVE RI serves to educate and inform college students on the pertinent issues surrounding race, ethnicity and intercultural competence and inclusion amongst higher education through…
“The principle is: we need everyone to write effectively, regardless of their majors,” said Nedra Reynolds, Ph. D., director of the University of Rhode Island’s new writing across the curriculum program. According to the new initiative’s website, Writing Across URI will try to support faculty writing, to make faculty better teachers of writing, to help…
House Republicans reveal Obamacare replacement, face backlash On Monday, Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a healthcare plan intended to be the replacement for the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. The proposed bill is not a “full” or so-called “clean” repeal of Obamacare. The new plan is at least somewhat similar…
Some students at the University of Rhode Island have learned the hard way where not to park on campus after they return to find a parking ticket wedged beneath their windshield wiper. That’s what happened to senior Gabe Dispoto, who returned to his car to find a ticket waiting for him because he was parked…
Two new professors will be joining the University of Rhode Island faculty as part of the new Criminology and Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree program, which begins its first semester in the Fall of 2017. The new major will allow students to earn a bachelor’s degree specifically in criminology, rather than a degree in sociology, with…