Registration open for International Nonviolence Summer Institute, scheduled for July 13-24.
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Erik Loomis appointed as new Director of the Center for the Humanities
KINGSTON, R.I. – July 1, 2026 – Erik Loomis, professor of history at the University of Rhode Island, has been appointed the new director for the University’s Center of the Humanities. Loomis’ tenure as director began on July 1. Established in 1994, the Center for the Humanities—part of the URI College of Arts and Sciences—has […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 1, 2026 – Michael DiNardi, associate professor of economics at the University of Rhode Island, has been appointed the new director for the University’s Social Science Institute for Research, Education, and Policy. DiNardi, who arrived at URI in 2018 as an economist specializing in health and labor, with an emphasis on […]
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Chinese Language Flagship Program
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URI to provide academic oversight for international educational affiliate.
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Political Science
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Justin Wyatt named URI Harrington School of Communication and Media’s permanent director
Wyatt will lead University’s communications and journalism school full time.
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Ashly Martinez Rodriguez and Sydney Sneeden accepted into month-long GPI US Global Studies Program.
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Kithara Project, co-founded by Adam Levin, provides underprivileged youth a musical outlet and opportunity.
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Hannah White, Meadow Sherlock and Phoebe Nichols, part of Chinese Flagship Program, to attend National Chengchi University.
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Criminology and criminal justice professor to collaborate with organization on lessening financial strains imposed by legal fees.
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University’s Asian and Pacific Islander communities join for annual celebration to build understanding and interest and celebrate Asian/Pacific cultures at URI
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McMaster University humanities dean brings extensive experience in interdisciplinary education, strategic planning, and civic engagement
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Art major Deleonya Brown to help increase Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum’s digital presence.
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