At the College of Arts and Sciences, we invite you to discover your place in the world.
URI offers you choices that give you a competitive edge in the global marketplace. You can double major, add minors, choose an international focus, and acquire cross-disciplinary knowledge and experiences. Our programs include disciplines in the arts and design, communications and media, humanities, natural sciences and math, and social sciences. Whatever you choose, we’ll prepare you to succeed in a way that is as unique as you are. Our goal is to prepare you to become a well-informed global citizen with the knowledge, flexibility, and skills required to flourish in a rapidly evolving world.
News & Spotlights
Greg Peppers ’79 - A journalist for over 41 years with experience at news outlets such as National Public Radio (NPR), the Associated Press, and CNN
Recap: URI’s Annual Amanpour Lecture Series with Bob Woodruff - Award winning correspondent for ABC News visits the URI community to discuss his 30-year career.
URI political science professors co-author new book analyzing global human rights - Skip Mark and Ashlea Rundlett’s ‘Science and the Study of Human Rights’ coincides with book conference on Nov. 3
URI graduate student earns Department of Energy’s Science Graduate Student Research fellowship - Margaret ‘Maggie’ Grady seeks to improve mining strategies for complex elements.
Siobhan Richards ’22 - Journalism, Public Relations and Sports Media
Events
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