20 years ago, the University of Rhode Island began its Writing and Rhetoric Department, which focuses on digital and technological writing. To celebrate this milestone, the department threw a birthday party mixed with a National Day on Writing celebration. Professor of Writing Stephanie West-Puckett oversaw the planning of the party, and its various stations. “The…
The annual Ocean Classroom (Rhode Island Teachers At Sea) cruise is set to take off on the RV Endeavor, a research vessel, on Nov. 17, and will return on the 19th. The Teachers at Sea program takes 12 Rhode Island teachers, who teach grades K-12, out on the Endeavor for two nights to experience how…
In this week’s Student Senate meeting, Vice President Steinweh-Adler gave updates on URI student action for sustainable composting. Student Action against Sustainability and the Senate Campus Affairs Committee received funding from the 11th Hour Foundation. This foundation was started by the former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt. Schmidt is giving money to campuses across the…
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…
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…