Theatre
“I received an Undergraduate Research Grant from (URI)^2 to research, write, design, build, cast, direct, manage, and produce an original play … This was not preparation for my future career, but rather, its beginning.”
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English, Writing & Rhetoric
“The University of Rhode Island offers such a wide array of activities, classes, and clubs that you can discover interests you didn’t even know you had.”
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Gender and Women’s Studies, Sociology
“My liberal arts education has made me more socially aware, which in turn has made me a more active and engaged citizen.”
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English, Political Science
“In a time of increased emphasis on the ‘job training’ or ‘vocational’ aspects of higher education, we need to remember that deep critical thinking is not only important for our own self growth, but for the maintenance of an educated democratic society.”
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On March 22nd, ten Arts and Sciences alumni returned to campus to facilitate a career workshop for students that provided advice on networking, resume building, interviewing skills, and mapping a career path. A big shout out to Kris Bradner ’94, Landscape Architecture; Michele Caprio ’90, Political Science; Janet Farrell ’07, Communication Studies; Sarah Goodrich ’08, […]
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Nikki Noya ’00, an executive producer and co-host of the cable television travel show “The Jet Set,” was crowned Mrs. DC America 2019 in April and will compete in the Mrs. America pageant in Las Vegas in August.
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According to a 2017 study done by the National Center for Education Statistics, approximately 33% of undergraduate students will change their major within three years. As it turns out, Paige Carmichael of Warwick, Rhode Island, just so happens to fall under that category. The first in her family to go to college, Carmichael chose URI […]
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As a kid, Jason Smith always had a natural talent for visual art. In his early years growing up in Newport, Rhode Island, Smith states that his family always told him he should be an artist. When it came time to attend college, that familial influence and his own passion for art influenced him strongly. […]
Continue reading "“Painting in Myths”: Jason Smith ‘10, on How He Became An Artist"Two students from a film class at the University of Rhode Island introduced “The Fence Between Us” before it was shown on a screen at the front of Temple Emanu-El Wednesday night as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah.
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Italian
“Through analysis and group discussions across disciplines, I have learned not only a lot about myself, but about why others have varying views and different ways of thinking.”
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Art, Computer Science, Japanese
“Thanks to [special] projects and programs, I have new friends and connections, as well as a deeper understanding of other cultures and topics that aren’t covered in the regular arts and computer science curriculum.”
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Economics
“My liberal arts education has exposed me to philosophy, literature and historical perspectives that have become central to my understanding of the world.”
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Criminology and Criminal Justice, Psychology
“I have learned to use a dark room to manually develop my photographs, I’ve performed in URI’s black box theatre, I’ve studied Victorian short stories, and I’ve analyzed numerous theories of crime and delinquency, and I’ve done it all in unique courses created by URI’s College of Arts and Sciences.”
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English
“I am really proud of my time as a scholar and athlete at URI. It has given me the discipline and drive that I know I will need to excel in my future endeavors. “
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Africana Studies, Political Science
“What I value about my liberal arts education is that it has allowed me to explore issues and topics from a variety of angles and helped me to develop my own views of the world.”
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