Kaplan earned his bachelor’s degree in music education from URI in 1959. When his 85th birthday rolls around on Aug. 9, Kaplan will be working. That night, he’ll lead his band of well-seasoned musicians, The Aristocats, in a night of swing at The Towers in Narragansett.
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Justin Wyatt, associate director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media and professor of Communication Studies and Film/Media, released a book about the 1999 film.
Continue reading "Professor releases new book on ‘Virgin Suicides’ film"Performing music by classical jazz musicians like Duke Ellington and contemporary artists like Maria Schneider, 17 URI students and alumni will take the Harbor Stage at the Newport Jazz Fest, Saturday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m.
Continue reading "URI Big Band to join jazz legends for sixth summer at Newport Jazz Festival"The festival is dedicating its 22nd season to “groundbreaking educator” Winifred “Winnie” E. Brownell, Dean Emerita of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rhode Island, as the festival opens a yearlong celebration of women in film and the arts.
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Professor Mary Healey Jamiel’s awarding-winning documentary film “Searchdog” has been released to an international audience on i-Tunes, Amazon, and Google Play.
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Michael Shawver, ’07, co-edited “Black Panther,” the futuristic superhero flick that has surpassed “Titanic” in earnings, making it the third-highest-grossing film in North American history.
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To hear James King ’06 tell of how he came to work for Madeleine Albright brings to mind that J.R.R. Tolkien line: “Not all those who wander are lost.”
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When Fulbright Scholarship winner Jenna Ziegelmayer ’18 heard Spanish for the first time, it was as if a spell had been cast.
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This July, the College of Arts & Sciences welcomes a new Associate Dean, Dr. Nedra Reynolds. As she steps into this role, Dr. Reynolds looks forward to leading initiatives and working closely with department chairs, faculty, and, most importantly, students. The vast network of connections and leadership experiences Reynolds has fostered throughout her twenty-seven year […]
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Lars Erickson has been named a Chevalier (or Knight) of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques. The award recognizes his outstanding achievements at promoting the study of the French language and culture. The Consulate General of France in Boston will present the award during a ceremony at URI in the spring.
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The books, all published within the same week, highlight the European financial crisis, business impacts on economics, and ‘Marxism without guarantees.’
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Last semester, Hall, who is majoring in gender and women’s studies and political science, devoted her Sunday mornings to cold calling Rhode Island residents about reproductive rights issues. A volunteer for the advocacy nonprofit The Woman Project, Hall also collected signatures of URI community members and supporters of reproductive rights on fabric squares that will be stitched together in a quilt to be delivered to the Rhode Island State House.
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Andrew Burnap, ’13, will star in a major new play on one of London’s most influential stages, the Young Vic, directed by Stephen Daldry, the man behind “The Crown.”
Continue reading "Andrew Burnap, ’13, one of New York Times’ “3 Young People to Watch in Theater”"Brianna Blank, ’14, dished out advice about weight loss and healthy eating on the “Today” show in a spirited interview that put her on the national stage.
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Tara Granahan, ’88, has outlasted the male competition, and for good reason.
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