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Category: Faculty Profile

Film Professor Ashish Avikunthak wins the The Ground Glass Award at Prismatic Ground

Avikunthak won the award for outstanding contribution to the field of experimental film and media.

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URI professor, Molly Yanity, set to release new book

Yanity’s new book is titled, “Media, Communication and the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup”

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Faculty Spotlight: Gail Alofsin

Gail Alofsin, professor in the Communication department at the Harrington School, reflects on her time experience as a professor and keynote speaker.

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Faculty Spotlight: Dan Hunt

Dan Hunt, chair of journalism and public relations, reflects on his time as a URI alum and his new role as faculty.

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Faculty Spotlight: Molly Yanity

Molly Yanity, professor and director of sports media and communications, joined URI after several years as a journalism professor at Quinnipiac University.

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Justin Wyatt publishes eighth book, 3 Women, in BFI Film Classics Series

Justin Wyatt

Faculty Spotlight: Kathleen Torrens

Barbenheimer: A Hollywood comeback story

Professor Justin Wyatt discusses the success of summer blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer and what it means for Hollywood.

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Head of URI’s Harrington School selected for Scripps Leadership Academy

Ammina Kothari to attend Scripps Howard Leadership Academy in July

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Researchers explore the racial and gender politics of Barstool Sports

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