February 22 at 5 pm in-person at Hope Room, Welcome Center and streaming live on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Youtube.
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Harrington faculty members have continued to conduct cutting-edge research that they have published, presented, or received awards for this semester.
Continue reading "Fall 2023 Faculty Publications, Conferences, and Grants"
This was an exciting year for us at the Harrington School, filled with events and exciting opportunities for our students, faculty, and community. Let’s look back at 2023.
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In its first big foray into public-opinion polling, the state-funded University of Rhode Island found majority support for more public spending on education, significant distrust for government at all levels and a nothing-to-brag-about 27% job approval rating for Gov. Dan McKee
Continue reading "Providence Journal: Do Rhode Islanders trust their government? Here’s what a new URI poll found."
Rhode Islanders feel state and local K-12 education funding should increase, support investment in the blue economy
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Newly launched Rhode Island Survey Initiative is an effort by URI researchers to establish ongoing opinion polling for the Ocean State
Continue reading "New URI poll gauges Rhode Island attitudes on education, politics"
The new poll also finds 27 percent approve and 27 percent disapprove of Governor Daniel McKee’s job performance
Continue reading "Boston Globe: URI poll finds low levels of trust in all levels of government"
Kerrigan Hurney ’24, a communication studies and public relations major, worked as a public relations specialist intern for Workplace Options (WPO) over the summer, gaining hands-on experience in the public relations industry.
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For Casey Chan-Smutko ’26, a journalism major, attending the 2023 Online News Association (ONA) Conference was invaluable in her growth as a journalist. The trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was funded by the Harrington RhodyNow Fund.
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Alexa Potamianos ’24, a film/media and communication studies major, attended SXSW EDU with the Harrington School director in March. The professional development opportunity was funded by the Harrington RhodyNow Fund.
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