2024 Spring Events Series Announced

NEWPORT, RI—We are pleased to announce our 2024 spring event series.  Tickets to these events are free and will be available approximately two weeks prior to the event date.  RSVP for each event at the Pell Center’s events page and email [email protected] with questions.  Sign up for our mailing list at the bottom of this page to be notified when tickets become available.  Event updates and registration details will also be posted on the Pell Center’s social media.  See details below!

 

The Role Information Plays in International Security Today

Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy, USMC

January 23, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Salve Regina University | O’Hare Academic Building | Bazarsky Lecture Hall

This event is held in partnership with the Salve Regina University Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology.

 

MLK Week 2024 Keynote: “Mercy and Justice Shall Meet” with Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu

January 31, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Salve Regina University | O’Hare Academic Building | Bazarsky Lecture Hall

This event is held in partnership with the Salve Regina McAuley Institute for Mercy Education and the Office of Multicultural Programs.

 

Recovering Lost Legacies with Carl Allen

Carl Allen, Entrepreneur and philanthropist

February 22, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Salve Regina University | O’Hare Academic Building | Bazarsky Lecture Hall

 

The Life of the Spoken Word with Joshua Bennett

Dr. Joshua Bennett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

February 27, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Salve Regina University | O’Hare Academic Building | Bazarsky Lecture Hall

This event is held in partnership with Salve Regina University’s Office of Multicultural Programs and Multicultural Education Week.

 

Unpacking U.S. Political Polarization

Katie Sonder, Pell Center Associate Director and Fellow

March 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Salve Regina University | O’Hare Academic Building | Bazarsky Lecture Hall

 

Solito: A 9-Year-Old Boy, An Impossible Journey, An Unforgettable Memoir

Javier Zamora, Author and Poet

April 11, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Salve Regina University | O’Hare Academic Building | Bazarsky Lecture Hall

This event is held in partnership with Rhode Island Center for the Book.

 

2024 McGinty Lecture in History and 2024 Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square

Dr. Timothy Snyder, Yale University

April 25, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

Salve Regina University | O’Hare Academic Building | Bazarsky Lecture Hall

This event is held in partnership with the Salve Regina Department of History and made possible in part by the John E. McGinty Fund in History.