At the Senior Banquet for URI-CCE students and faculty, Julianna Golas was awarded the “Outstanding Faculty Award” for her high quality teaching and exceptional advising. It is a well-deserved recognition for her. Congratulations!
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HDF Faculty News
Hans St.-Eloi Cadely was selected as one of three winners of the 2016 Auburn University Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Awards in the Social Sciences. He also has been selected to represent Auburn University in the national competition for distinguished dissertations sponsored by the Council of Graduate Schools and ProQuest. Congratulations Hans!
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Phyllis Penhallow has been promoted to Senior Lecturer, reflecting the hard work, energy and expertise that she brings to her roles as teacher and advisor. Congratulations Phyllis!
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Media Contact: Brian Pernicone, 401-874-7245 Publishing company releases paperback edition of Barren KINGSTON, R.I. – April 26, 2016 — University of Rhode Island junior Elizabeth Miceli wasn’t sure what to expect when her first novel, Barren, was released in October. She wondered if readers would connect with the book despite — or perhaps because of […]
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HDF Scholarship Application_Spring 2016-a Scholarship funds are available for current HDF students who will be returning in the Fall 2016. The scholarships will be awarded based on financial need and academic achievements. You can access the the application form by clicking on the link above. Applications are due April 15, 2016.
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Congratulations! HDF Professors, Jing Xiao and Nilton Porto’s paper “Consumer Financial Education and Financial Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Financial Capability” has been selected to win the NEFE Award for the 2016 ACCI conference. The award will be presented at the conference.
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The Child Development Center has received their official certificates of FULL RIDE CECE approval for both classrooms. With the necessary playground repairs completed and verified, and supporting documentation reviewed, they have now transitioned from our provisional/full approval designation to fully approved.
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KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 30, 2015 – It all started with a leaf floating in a puddle. The boy was enchanted by it, and that joy enchanted Sue Warford. She tossed aside her ambition to become a child psychologist and settled instead on nurturing that wonder in a classroom. Read More
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On a scale of 1 (an emphatic no) to 10 (an emphatic yes), is this a good time of year to buy a car? I would give it an 8 for two reasons. First, this is the time that dealers are starting to receive next year’s inventory and want to sell the current year models. […]
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In his Aug. 8 Commentary piece (“Altering the marriage ‘ecosystem’), Mark Regnerus claims the legalization of same-sex marriage will “alter the marriage ecosystem.” The result? Children suffer, the birth rate falls, and government infiltrates family life. Regnerus makes several unfounded assumptions about the meaning and purpose of marriage and family. We want to offer […]
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