Richard Rivera graduated from URI in 1995 with a degree in Political Science. He now works as Vice President and Branch Manager of Charles Schwab in Boston, MA.
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URI Anthropology professor refutes widespread racist analogy comparing human races to dog breeds
Holly Dunsworth, Associate Professor of Anthropology, is targeting a recurring popular evolutionary analogy that compares human races with dog breeds, one that may sound innocent and scientific on the surface but carries deep racist undertones.
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The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes its new Music Therapy undergraduate program beginning in the 2020 Academic Year. The Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy will be the first of its kind at a public New England institution. It is a five-year health-based degree program grounded in neuroscientific research. Students, who must display proficiency […]
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Growing up in URI’s hometown of Kingston, Rhode Island, John Vaccaro ’12 opted to attend the university closest to home for that and many other reasons. “It was convenient with my father working there,” he says, “and of course there was the family legacy since my older siblings attended. But I wanted to go to […]
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The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes its new Global Languages and Area Studies (GLAS) undergraduate major beginning in the 2019/2020 Academic Year. This innovative program is an umbrella major for some of The University of Rhode Island’s smaller language programs: Arabic, Japanese, and Classical Studies (which encompasses both Ancient Greek and Latin). GLAS provides […]
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Assistant Professor Tatsushi Fukunaga joins us from Purdue University. He has the distinction of being URI’s first ever professor of Japanese, and he brings years of international teaching experience and distinction to his new appointment.
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Growing up calling Los Angeles and then New Hampshire home, Cassie Chartier had a multitude of colleges in her periphery. Though she ultimately chose URI for financial reasons, the largest public institution in the smallest state in the nation provided Chartier with the opportunity to explore a passion she’d held since high school: chemistry. “Chemistry […]
Continue reading "Cassie Chartier ’19 on Breaking the Stigma Around Organic Chemistry"URI students’ book donation helps Providence second-graders battle ‘summer slippage’
Students in URI Professor Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz’s fall 2018 class recently presented each of the 99 second-graders at Asa Messer Elementary School with four books to read over the summer. In the program’s five years, students in the Education Policy and Public Service Internship class have donated more than 2,000 books to students at Asa Messer.
Continue reading "URI students’ book donation helps Providence second-graders battle ‘summer slippage’"College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Associate Dean, Dr. Brian Krueger
This month the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes a new associate dean, Dr. Brian Krueger. He brings over eighteen years of institutional experience to the role, including six years spent as chair of the department of political science at URI. “It is a great time to be involved in a College of Arts and Sciences,” […]
Continue reading "College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Associate Dean, Dr. Brian Krueger"Taylor Terreri ’13 on the Unexpected Combination of Art and Public Relations
Like many Fine Arts students before her, Taylor Terreri was reluctant to follow her passion at first. Hailing from Warwick, Rhode Island, Terreri enrolled as an undecided student at URI for the affordable in-state tuition, unaware that it would open the gates of opportunity to her. Drawing on her childhood interest, she ended up declaring […]
Continue reading "Taylor Terreri ’13 on the Unexpected Combination of Art and Public Relations"Niche Knowledge: Michael Videtta ‘18 on the Power of Bilingualism
As a third generation Italian immigrant, it seemed only natural for Mike Videtta to want to study the language of his heritage. His formal foreign language studies, however, came about as part of one of URI’s unique academic programs. Hailing from Canton, MA — a small town just south of Boston — Videtta entered URI […]
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For HopeRose Puroll of Scituate, RI, technology is a fascinating labyrinth of possibilities. Originally enrolled at the University of Vermont, Puroll transferred to URI for personal, professional, and financial reasons. “I ended up not really fitting in or finding a community there,” she says of her time in Vermont. “I decided to try again at […]
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“The College of Arts and Sciences at URI really prepares students to not only make a living, but also to make a life. All the resources given to students are those they can use across their lifespan, whether that’s through critical thinking, communication, or other things. All the skills they teach are central to having a great career and living a great life,” says Meghan Donahoe ’20.
Continue reading "Combining Art and Science: Meghan Donahoe ’20, on Her Dreams for a Life in Landscape Architecture"Computer Science alum has taken her game to the top levels
Rachel Barber (’91 computer science alum), IGT senior vice president and chief technology officer of gaming and lottery, started with GTECH as a software engineer 28 years ago and a merger with IGT hasn’t stopped her corporate climb.
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When it came time to apply for college, Lauren Black ’19 had absolutely no idea what she wanted. Opting for her state school, Black brought her love and propensity for mathematics with her from her hometown of Middletown, RI. Her decision turned out for the best, however. “URI was the perfect place for someone like […]
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