Emily Diamond, assistant professor of communication studies and marine affairs, was the recent recipient of the 2022 Research and Scholarship Excellence Award from URI’s Division of Research and Economic Development.
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Emma Hayes ’22 is a double major in gender and women’s studies and communication studies. She’s been able to utilize various platforms to express and promote the stories of women and other oppressed groups thanks to the knowledge and skill set she obtained from both curriculums.
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Allison Lantagne ’20, double major in communication studies and political science, now works as Constituent Services Coordinator for Senator Maggie Hassan.
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Chandra Womack ’04 was one of 1.2 million Southeast Asian refugees who fled Vietnam after the Vietnam War. After earning a B.A. in Communications Studies and later a Masters of Public Administration from URI, she founded the Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education.
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Theatre and Communication Studies
“I am most proud of my independent project that I started called “Our Voices” where I received a $2,000 grant from the Dean of Libraries to purchase plays and theatre works about people or color and or written by people of color.”
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Communication Studies and Journalism
“What I value most about my liberal arts education is our ability to go beyond the classroom and out into the world. Every semester, I have had a class that takes me beyond our Kingston campus and out into the real world.”
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Communication Studies, Philosophy, and Political Science
“I owe my success at URI to the mentors who shared their time, energy, and passion with me and never stifled my curiosity.”
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The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded $99,000 to support the Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative. The program serves veterans by providing opportunities to study history, public speaking, literature, philosophy, and beyond. Professor of Communication Studies Kathleen Torrens, Professor of Philosophy Cheryl Foster, and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Jen Riley discuss the impact of this program, the salience of the humanities, and the importance of URI’s contributions.
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The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to welcome several new professors on the tenure-track beginning in the fall 2019 semester. Assistant Professor Ying Xiong, Ph.D., joins the Harrington School of Communication and Media’s Public Relations Program.
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Kenny Greene ’19 graduated in May — 25 years after first starting his degree — to fulfill a promise to his mother and win a bet with his daughter. “The best advice I can give is to utilize all the resources that are offered to you,” he says. “Don’t be embarrassed or nervous to take up a professor’s time outside the classroom. Professors appreciate kids showing interest in their class and what they’re teaching. They’re caring and giving people, use them and their resources.”
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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.
Continue reading "URI alumna Nikki Noya to compete for crown of Mrs. America in August"In an upcoming April talk in Finland, Dr. Renee Hobbs will be discussing teaching propaganda in the digital age, tackling controversial topics in the classroom, her anticipated book and how “propaganda is the cause and the cure for what ails us.” She said it’s important to ask critical questions about what you watch and read, but it’s impossible to fully protect oneself from propaganda.
Continue reading "Communication Studies professor talks about the power of propaganda"This year, several Arts and Sciences students won prestigious, competitive national scholarships: the Boren, Truman, and Fulbright. Chase Hall ‘19, double major in Political Science and Chinese and minor in Theatre, was awarded $20,000 through a Boren Scholarship to subsidize the cost of the Chinese Flagship Capstone Year at Nanjing University. One of the most […]
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During fall 2017, Aria Mia Loberti wrote an original piece of research on Guide Dog/Handler communication and perception and presented her work at the Western States Communication Association Conference in California in February of 2018.
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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.
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