Johanna Brooks-Tait ’25, a Global Language & Area Studies major, is a recent transfer student with a focus on the study of Ancient Greek. Despite her short time as a Rhody Ram, Johanna has wasted no time getting involved on campus and has already immersed herself in various clubs and organizations. Why did you choose […]
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A Poetry Reading by Natasha Trethewey
Two term US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner Natasha Trethewey will read from her collection, Monument, at the URI University Library, Galanti Lounge: 15 Lippitt Rd, Kingston, RI 02881 Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 5:00pm Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014). She is the author […]
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Joy Ellison is an expert on LGBTQ+ issues and transgender history.
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Join us Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. in Higgins Welcome Center.
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Join us for the first event in this year’s forensic seminar series.
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Oct. 18-22 festival will introduce expanded focus on mandolin.
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Charles Robinson will discuss his winding path toward a leadership position in the quantum computing revolution.
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2023-24 lineup will feature ‘Marie Antoinette,’ ‘Speech and Debate,’ ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Little Shop of Horrors.’
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A packed series of events will be held from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15
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Mark is co-director of the CIRIGHTS data project
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Marking its 30th anniversary in 2024, the University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities is devoting its annual lecture series to storytelling—a practice at the heart of the humanities.
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Marine crime, homeland security, animal protection among topics of fall seminar series, which begins Sept. 15
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URI’s largest college will celebrate 75 years of putting knowledge into practice.
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Last summer, Nicole Jones, a senior data science major, was among five members of the URI women’s rowing team honored as Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association 2023 National Scholar-Athletes. The honor is reserved for student-athletes in their second, third or fourth year of eligibility who competed in at least 75 percent of their team’s spring races […]
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Now in its 24th year, the International Nonviolence Summer Institute teaches nonviolence strategies derived from the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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