{"id":2393,"date":"2015-09-03T15:42:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T19:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/?page_id=2393"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:41:02","slug":"news-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/news-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/molly-mcdonagh-25\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/MollyMcDonaugh2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/MollyMcDonaugh2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/MollyMcDonaugh2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/MollyMcDonaugh2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/MollyMcDonaugh2-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/MollyMcDonaugh2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/MollyMcDonaugh2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/molly-mcdonagh-25\/\">Molly McDonagh \u201925<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"> History ABM program, was awarded the University Excellence Award in both History and Anthropology, as well as the Center for the Humanities\u2019 Graduate Student Excellence Award in Spring 2026. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-humanities-directors-new-book-opens-door-into-the-house-of-david\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-e1716303205665.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Eve-headshot-1280x1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-humanities-directors-new-book-opens-door-into-the-house-of-david\/\">URI humanities director\u2019s new book opens door into the House of David<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Evelyn Sterne\u2019s award-winning work examines controversial history of Michigan-based Christian Israelite commune.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/joelle-rollo-koster-retires-after-30-years-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jo\u00eblle Rollo-Koster headshot in a library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/joelle-rollo-koster-retires-after-30-years-at-uri\/\">Jo\u00eblle Rollo-Koster retires after 30 years at URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jo\u00eblle Koster, professor of medieval history, will retire at the end of spring 2026 after three decades at the university. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/uri-history-professors-new-book-outlines-treacherous-early-19th-century-voyage-of-trade-vessel-john-jay\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/uri-history-professors-new-book-outlines-treacherous-early-19th-century-voyage-of-trade-vessel-john-jay\/\">URI history professor\u2019s new book outlines treacherous early 19th century voyage of trade vessel John Jay<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor DeCesare's book \"Risk in the Anglo-Atlantic World: The American Ship John Jay, the HMS Driver, and the Napoleonic Wars\" published.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/uri-medieval-scholar-leads-international-team-to-produce-landmark-history-of-the-papacy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jo\u00eblle Rollo-Koster headshot in a library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Joelle.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/uri-medieval-scholar-leads-international-team-to-produce-landmark-history-of-the-papacy\/\">URI medieval scholar leads international team to produce landmark \u2018History of the Papacy\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Koster - editor of the Cambridge University Press 3-Volume History of the Papacy<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/eight-students-selected-as-recipients-of-2023-24-uri-writing-awards\/\">History Undergraduate Students Win URI Writing Awards<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Bridget Clossick and Dennis Haggerty won in the Advocacy Category<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/american-protest-paradox-israel-hamas-war-22b1325188e0808db7389c8c3f04c331\">Dr. Widell Helps Frame Historical Protest Movements<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/Medieval%20Europe%20was%20far%20from%20democratic,%20but%20that%20didn\u2019t%20mean%20tyrants%20got%20a%20free%20pass\">Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn\u2019t mean tyrants got a free pass &#8211; Dr. Joelle Koster Explains<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/uri-history-professor-elected-fellow-of-medieval-academy-of-america\/\">URI history professor elected Fellow of Medieval Academy of America<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jo\u00eblle Rollo-Koster, a history professor at the University of Rhode Island and a renowned medieval scholar, has been elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a medievalist.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/research-and-publications\/perspectives-on-history\/february-2024\/capturing-aha24-an-annual-meeting-scrapbook\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/research-and-publications\/perspectives-on-history\/february-2024\/capturing-aha24-an-annual-meeting-scrapbook\">Dr. DeCesare&#8217;s Research Poster Featured at AHA, 2024<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Poster titled \"The American Ship John Jay and the British Warship HMS Driver: Two Vessels, Two Countries, Two Intersecting Stories, 1806\"<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/arts-and-sciences-fellows-show-off-summer-projects\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Decesare2021-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/arts-and-sciences-fellows-show-off-summer-projects\/\">Arts and Sciences fellows show off summer projects<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. DeCesare and History Students Feature<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons\/why-were-there-three-popes-at-the-same-time-joelle-rollo-koster#watch\">Professor Koster Explains Why There Were Once Three Popes &#8211; TEDEd<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/15\/opinion\/amazon-union-alabama.html?action=click&#038;module=Opinion&#038;pgtype=Homepage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/15\/opinion\/amazon-union-alabama.html?action=click&#038;module=Opinion&#038;pgtype=Homepage\">Professor Loomis &#8211; New York Times Op-Ed<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Why the Amazon Workers Never Stood a Chance<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__beta.washingtonpost.com_outlook_2019_09_13_think-2Dspotted-2Dowl-2Dis-2Dblame-2Djob-2Dlosses-2Dthink-2Dagain_-23comments-2Dwrapper&#038;d=DwIFaQ&#038;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&#038;r=DZhY7-MtMqrmeG90-XtBfQ&#038;m=rqmlWkCyvhZPU6Mqh9pbrUqGOoSalHba1ePxGwKKJaw&#038;s=Wi3usRSbmLghuA06UMi3g1I47AqR8x0Zfyb0BItsgwI&#038;e=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1229\/Erik_Loomissized.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__beta.washingtonpost.com_outlook_2019_09_13_think-2Dspotted-2Dowl-2Dis-2Dblame-2Djob-2Dlosses-2Dthink-2Dagain_-23comments-2Dwrapper&#038;d=DwIFaQ&#038;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&#038;r=DZhY7-MtMqrmeG90-XtBfQ&#038;m=rqmlWkCyvhZPU6Mqh9pbrUqGOoSalHba1ePxGwKKJaw&#038;s=Wi3usRSbmLghuA06UMi3g1I47AqR8x0Zfyb0BItsgwI&#038;e=\">Professor Loomis&#8217; Washington Post Op-ed: Think the spotted owl is to blame for job losses? Think again.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Gutting environmental regulation to save jobs is a losing proposition. Only a green economy helps workers.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/thepublicsradio.org\/article\/uri-professor-reflects-on-the-legacies-of-world-war-2\">URI History Professor Reflects on the Legacies of World War 2 &#8211; NPR<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Miriam Reumann says World War 2 had a lasting impact on American society.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":581,"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-2393","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5472,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2393\/revisions\/5472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}