America’s Forgotten Heroine: Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light

You are cordially invited to attend a screening on campus of  the new documentary film, America’s Forgotten Heroine:  Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light.  The film, directed and produced by URI Journalism alumna,  Marion Gagnon, will be screened in Swan Hall, Agnes G. Doody  Auditorium, on April 17th at 5:30pm.  A reception will follow in the Swan Atrium with the filmmaker.  The screening and reception are open to the public.  If […]

URI Latin American Literary and Film Festival 2014

The department of Languages, on behalf of the Spanish section, is proud to present these exciting film screenings and speakers to be included in this year’s Latin American Literary and Film Festival.   FILM SCREENINGS: Political turmoil through the eyes of children (1) El silencio de neto presented by Luis Argueta, filmmaker and producer from […]

The Apotheosis of the Dissected Plate: Michael Sappol Speaks at URI!

“The Apotheosis of the Dissected Plate: Spectacles of Layering and Transparency in 19th and 20th Century Anatomy” As a part of the 2013-2014 English Department Speaker Series, the amazing Michael Sappol will be speaking at URI on Tuesday, April 15th, at 4:00pm in the Hoffman Room, 154 Swan Hall. Well-known for his erudition, critical acumen, […]

Art RI’s In Plain Sight: Art in Unexpected Places

Public Art in Providence: Four part series airs on Rhode Island PBS on Thursday, April 3 at 8:00pm.   Each half hour episode will explore publicly accessible sites in Providence that are known for something other than art but that offer noteworthy examples of artistic expression. The second episode, airing on April 10 at 8:00pm, […]

Quilting with a Modern Slant

The Department of English at the University of Rhode Island invites you to attend a talk by Rachel May, to be followed by a book-signing and reception for her new book, Quilting with a Modern Slant:  People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community (Storey Publishing, 2014). The talk and book-signing will be held […]

REGISTER NOW! 20th anniversary celebration 1994-2014

To register for this event, please click here. Acknowledging our 20th anniversary milestone, the Center would like to build on our strengths of acknowledging the past to understand our future. Our keynote speaker, author and historian Dr. Denise Spellberg will discuss her book titled “Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders.” This exploration of Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an provides a timely […]

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International Women’s Day 2014

Please click here to find out more about URI’s second annual celebration of International Women’s Day, featuring 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature nominee Dacia Mariani! Events will take place on February 27 & 28, 2014.

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Learn to search funding database for grant opportunities!

The Office of Research Development will offer a workshop Friday 2/14 on how to search SPIN, the comprehensive funding database to which the university subscribes. SPIN contains more than 40,000 grant opportunities. In this session, you will learn to create an account and conduct a simple funding search. You also will learn how to sign up for […]

URI Third Annual Spring Humanities Festival

The Arts and Humanities in the New Economy Photo credit (C) 2010 Sam Morrisey, Planet Parking Lot. Wednesday & Thursday, March 27 – 28th, 2013 Click here for Festival poster Click here for detailed program Keynote Speaker – The Honorable Jim Leach, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities. Keynote Concert – Bill Harley, two-time Grammy Award […]

Dragons of the North: Viking Longships

Friday, March 1, 2013 at 5:30pm Kirk Auditorium Dr. John R. Hale Flyer for this Presentation – PDF