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Christiane Amanpour delivering her lecture, Truthful, Not Neutral for the annual Taricani Lecture Series

The Christiane Amanpour Lecture

Endowed by and named for Christian Amanpour ’83, H’95–chief international anchor and global affairs host on CNN–the speaker series brings respected journalists to campus.

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Neil Bedi of ProPubblica, a presenter at the 2022 Taricani Lecture

The Taricani Lecture Series

The Taricani Lecture Series on First Amendment Rights, honoring veteran Rhode Island journalist Jim Taricani H’18, features courageous journalists and thought leaders who have powerful stories to share.

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2023 Harrington School Commencement

Join us in celebrating our graduates at the Senior Showcase and Honors Ceremony. Students will share work from their capstone courses, and we will recognize students who excelled.

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“Humanity in War Reporting: Bringing Authentic, Individual Experiences of War into Conflict Journalism” - 2022 Amanpour Lecture featuring award-winning international correspondent, Jane Ferguson
Thursday, October 20, 2022, 7:00pm [watch the video]
Finding the Truth: Investigative Journalism in the Digital Era - 2022 Taricani Lecture Series featuring ProPublica investigative reporters Neil Bedi and Kathleen McGrory
Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 5pm [watch the video]
Solve Climate by 2030: A worldwide TeachIn - Our virtual event features Rhode Island experts on environmental communication, sustainable transportation, and environmental justice
Thursday, March 30, 2022, 1pm [watch the video]

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Scenes from Commencement 2023 -
Celebrating Spring 2023 Award Winners - This year, the students and faculty from the Harrington School of Communication and Media have continued to think big and excel in the classroom. We are honored to recognize some of these members of our community and grateful for their contributions to the Harrington School. Congratulations to our students and faculty who were recognized for […]
Keith Brown Wins URIFAE Teaching Excellence Award - Keith Brown, teaching professor of film/media, has been awarded the 2023 URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement Excellence Award for Teaching Excellence.

Spring 2023 Faculty Publications, Conferences, and Grants - Harrington faculty members have continued to conduct cutting-edge research that they have published, presented, or received awards for this semester. Here are some of the highlights from their work: Kelly Cecchini, part-time faculty in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, contributed a chapter to a collection of essays focusing on how deep reading pedagogies can […]
Senior Spotlights - Class of 2023
URI film professor picks five essential American indie films -