{"id":7757,"date":"2025-03-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/?page_id=7757"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:16:11","slug":"2025-honors-colloquium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-honors-colloquium\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Honors Colloquium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/HC-2025-Hero-2560x1700-1.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPECIAL EVENT:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reimagining Education for a Changing World with Miguel Cardona<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Cardona_headshot-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7832\" style=\"width:251px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Cardona_headshot-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Cardona_headshot-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Cardona_headshot-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Cardona_headshot-364x455.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Cardona_headshot-500x625.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Cardona_headshot-1000x1250.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Cardona_headshot.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Drawing on his experiences as a teacher, principal, state commissioner, and federal leader, Dr. Miguel Cardona offers a candid look at the challenges facing public schools and presents a bold vision for strengthening education. He urges communities to unite in ensuring educators have the resources, respect, and support they deserve because strong public schools remain the foundation of equity, opportunity, and a thriving democracy. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/uncategorized\/reimagining-education-for-a-changing-world\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfPjKp9dwjyBfbmuTpz28Jzt4VXjHoLdCVJO__crADAUYXtMA\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" title=\"\">SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER<\/a>\n\n\n<p><br>Tuesday evenings at 5:30pm<br>Edwards Hall and online<br><br>The 2025 Honors Colloquium will provide a valuable opportunity for the URI community to engage in a thoughtful and informed dialogue on the challenges facing education&nbsp;today.&nbsp;The way we educate students is constantly evolving, but are we preparing them for the future or reinforcing outdated systems? The 2025 Honors Colloquium, Education, Behind the Curtains, will explore how history, policy, and innovation shape learning from early childhood through higher education. From AI-driven instruction to the growing need for equity-minded educators, this series will dive into the most urgent challenges in PK-20 education. Through critical conversations with experts and practitioners, we will examine how schools, colleges, and universities can better serve students and society in an ever-changing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coordinators:<\/strong> Lazaro Camacho, Jr. and Daniel Kelley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPEAKERS:<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/whats-public-about-public-education-and-will-it-still-exist-in-2028\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/podcastheadshot.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/whats-public-about-public-education-and-will-it-still-exist-in-2028\/\">What&#8217;s &#8216;Public&#8217; about Public Education? (And Will It Still Exist In 2028?)<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Jennifer Berkshire &amp; Jack Schneider<\/strong><br \/>September 30, 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MLZGLN06wOQ&amp;list=PLad3uc-6XGkjWVYe65JK3RTtu9sRnCxLX&amp;index=1\"> WATCH<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/becoming-indigenous-serving-institutions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Heather-Shotton-Headshot-th-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Heather-Shotton-Headshot-th-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Heather-Shotton-Headshot-th-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/becoming-indigenous-serving-institutions\/\">Becoming Indigenous-Serving Institutions<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Heather Shotton\n<\/strong><br \/>October 7, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QTOcQswFqk4&amp;list=PLad3uc-6XGkjWVYe65JK3RTtu9sRnCxLX&amp;index=2\"> WATCH<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/what-can-we-afford\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/dominiqueheadshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/dominiqueheadshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/dominiqueheadshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/dominiqueheadshot-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/dominiqueheadshot-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/dominiqueheadshot.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/what-can-we-afford\/\">What Can We Afford?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Dominique Baker<\/strong><br \/>October 14, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hGByLm6__tw&amp;list=PLad3uc-6XGkjWVYe65JK3RTtu9sRnCxLX&amp;index=3\"> WATCH<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/using-ai-to-become-better-at-being-human\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/culatta-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/culatta-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/culatta-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/using-ai-to-become-better-at-being-human\/\">Using AI to Become Better at Being Human<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Richard Culatta<\/strong><br \/>October 21, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RRr05dioAXA&amp;list=PLad3uc-6XGkjWVYe65JK3RTtu9sRnCxLX&amp;index=4\"> WATCH<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/in-these-times-racial-justice-resistance-and-reimagination-in-community-colleges\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/felixheadshot.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/in-these-times-racial-justice-resistance-and-reimagination-in-community-colleges\/\">In these times: Racial Justice, Resistance, and Reimagination in Community Colleges<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Eric Felix<\/strong><br \/>October 28, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AnZ15PdGf-0&amp;list=PLad3uc-6XGkjWVYe65JK3RTtu9sRnCxLX&amp;index=5\"> WATCH<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/who-gets-to-belong\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/strayhorn2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/strayhorn2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/strayhorn2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/strayhorn2-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/strayhorn2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/strayhorn2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/who-gets-to-belong\/\">Who Gets to Belong? Unmasking Injustice and Reimagining Education for All<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Terrell Strayhorn<\/strong><br \/>November 18, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zyb4f6JaCG4&amp;list=PLad3uc-6XGkjWVYe65JK3RTtu9sRnCxLX&amp;index=6\"> WATCH<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/state-of-education-in-rhode-island\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/rhode-island-shape-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2025-event\/state-of-education-in-rhode-island\/\">State of Education in Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Speaker Panel<\/strong><br \/>December 2, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uRzHeaYQheU&amp;list=PLad3uc-6XGkjWVYe65JK3RTtu9sRnCxLX&amp;index=7\"> WATCH<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch Virtually-&nbsp; Video links will be available on the day of the event.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Additional-Events\">Additional Events <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Theatre: <em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em><\/strong><br>J Studio, Fine Arts Center \u2013 Kingston Campus<br><a href=\"http:\/\/uri.edu\/theatre\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"uri.edu\/theatre\">uri.edu\/theatre<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>REVELATIONS! Education: Behind the Curtain \u2013 In Words and Images<\/strong><br>Exhibition: September 15 \u2013 December 11<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Hera Gallery<\/strong><br>Art Show<br>National Juried Art Exhibition<br>Curiosity Under Fire: Creativity in the Age of Censorship<br>Oct. 11-Nov. 15<br>Wakefiled, R.I.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/heragallery.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"heragallery.org\">heragallery.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/honors\/\">URI Honors Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPECIAL EVENT:&nbsp; Reimagining Education for a Changing World with Miguel Cardona Drawing on his experiences as a teacher, principal, state commissioner, and federal leader, Dr. Miguel Cardona offers a candid look at the challenges facing public schools and presents a bold vision for strengthening education. He urges communities to unite in ensuring educators have the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5228,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7757","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5228"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7757"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7905,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7757\/revisions\/7905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}