Our new assistant professor of political science, Dr. Karen Sweeting, is eager to develop research at URI that engages with social justice, equity, diversity, equality, inclusion, and cultural competence.
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The College of Arts and Sciences and our surrounding communities honor the memory of Linda Newman ’70, a beloved member of URI’s first graduating class in the fine arts.
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The A&S Fellows program funds undergraduates in an Arts and Sciences major to participate in research, scholarly or creative projects under the supervision of a faculty member for up to 10 weeks. This year, the program is awarding $28,000 in stipends supporting approximately 2,400 hours of research for students majoring in such fields as criminology and criminal justice, political science, computer science, and philosophy.
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While double majoring in psychology and criminology and criminal justice, Talia Parente ’21 became passionate about social justice and combatting racial inequality and discrimination within the criminal justice system. She was awarded the 2021 Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award for Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Continue reading "Finding Passion in Criminal Justice: Recent Grad Talia Parente ’21 on Her Career Goals"Two of our students have been selected as fellows by the national nonprofit Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) to participate in the organization’s MLT Career Prep Program, which aims to support and empower talented students from underrepresented communities.
Continue reading "Two URI leaders selected as Career Prep Fellows by national nonprofit Management Leadership for Tomorrow"Kelsey Carter ’17, a graduate of our anthropology major, now works as an Archaeological Crew Chief with Statistical Research Inc., in New Mexico, taking crews out to run surveys and excavations.
Continue reading "From Anthropology to Archeology: Kelsey Carter ’17 on Life After URI"The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rhode Island invites applications for three Distinguished Multicultural Postdoctoral Fellows for the academic year 2021-2022.
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Oluwatoyin Okele ‘21, a senior majoring in English with minors in art and classics, is interested in science fiction and fantasy, both of which she has been able to explor in the English major. In 2020, Okele won first place in the English Department’s Writing Contest for Critical Essays.
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Our students continue to amaze us with their resilience and dedication as they navigate challenges and changes due to the pandemic. Meet some of our seniors who, after turning the senior year they didn’t expect to have into the best experience it could possibly be, look forward to graduating soon.
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Ted Donovan wears many hats, including: double major in philosophy and health studies, Vice President of the URI Philosophy Club, volunteer firefighter, internationally traveled vocalist with the Chorus of Westerly, avid outdoorsman, and this year’s recipient of the Academic Excellence Award in philosophy, to keep the list short.
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Professor Heather Johnson is the Director of Writing Across URI, a program designed to help faculty promote and encourage more writing in their classroom. Here she discusses the program, its impact on both faculty and students, and the importance of digital storytelling during a global pandemic.
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What does math have to do with origami? Thomas Hull ‘93 ‘97 can tell you. He is now an associate professor of math — and an internationally recognized expert on the math of origami.
Continue reading "The Math of Origami: Thomas Hull ‘93 ‘97 On The Study of Patterns"URI is one of six universities across the U.S. being added to the National Science Foundation’s CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program, and will receive financial assistance to provide full scholarships for the program as a result.
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“Workplace Readiness for Social Science Majors” is a fully online career readiness workshop designed for social science majors in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Professor Kathleen McIntyre teaches a course on Give me Suffrage: Voting Rights in the Americas. With her students, she is writing biographical sketches of twelve Providence Black suffragists from the early 1900s. Once finished, the sketches will be published in the Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the U.S.
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