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Coastal Geography 鈥 A Study in History

Geography faculty member Jennifer Bonin 鈥04 is a GIS specialist and disaster analyst. Her classes take place in the classroom and in the field.

Alum鈥檚 Award-Winning Film Screened at Cannes Festival

For a documentary filmmaker, showing at Cannes is like striking gold.

Exclusive Interview: Viola Davis talks about her life and her new film

鈥淓very time I鈥檝e seen Davis, she has created a character so real that, for a few seconds at least, she stops the movie in its tracks.鈥 鈥 Charles Taylor, Salon.com

Born on the Tail of a Hurricane: 榴莲视频 Adjunct Jennifer Bonin

鈥淚 was born during Hurricane Agnes, one of New England鈥檚 earliest land-falling hurricanes. It seems hurricanes have been following me ever since,鈥 says 榴莲视频 Adjunct Instructor of Geography Jennifer Bonin 鈥04.

Prov. Police Officer Earns Degree in Spanish to Better Serve Community

Patrolman Taylor Britto, 33, who has worked for the Providence Police Department for eight years, has completed a bachelor鈥檚 degree in modern languages/Spanish at 榴莲视频. 聽

The Many Faces of Alberto Denis

Performance artist Alberto Denis 鈥97 in 鈥淭hen She Fell.鈥

榴莲视频 Alum Writes First History of Providence Film Studio

Founded in 1915, Eastern Film Corporation was nothing more than a footnote in Rhode Island film history, until Adam Tawfik researched the full story on the Providence-based silent film studio.

Actress Viola Davis 鈥88 Honored for 鈥淢aking a Difference鈥

榴莲视频 Impact

鈥淚 always feel that when I come back to Rhode Island I am home,鈥 said Viola Davis, the award-winning actress and alumna of 榴莲视频 who was honored with a 鈥淢aking a Difference鈥 award.

鈥淪peak Truth to Power鈥 鈥 The Story Behind the Burning of the Gaspee, A Film by 榴莲视频 Alum Andrew Stewart

From left, Richard Lobban, 榴莲视频 professor emeritus of anthropology; Andrew Stewart, Class of 2009; and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, 榴莲视频 professor emerita of anthropology.