Examining Race, Class and Food in the American South with Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr.
Air Dates: July 4-10, 2022 Food is central to the daily existence of Americans, whether we are growing it, shopping for it, preparing it, or consuming it. Dr. Joseph C. Ewoodzie, Jr. argues that, for many, food intersects with race and class to help form our identity as individuals. Ewoodzie is an associate professor of sociology and the Vann Professor of Racial Justice at Davidson College. He uses qualitative research … Read More
Convicted and Condemned with Keesha Middlemass
Celebrating 50 Years of Pell Grants
NEWPORT RI—Today marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Federal Pell Grant Program. In the spirit of Sen. Claiborne Pell’s commitment to ensuring all Americans had access to the transformative power of education, the grants provide students from low and middle-income backgrounds with funds to pursue a college degree. The then-called Basic Educational Opportunity Grants were established by bipartisan legislation and renamed after Sen. Pell by his Senate … Read More
Countering Violent Extremism in Video Games with Jessica White
Air Dates: June 20-26, 2022 In 2021 online video games produced more than $180 billion in revenue for more than 2.8 billion users. Dr. Jessica White warns that hidden in all of that cash and among all of those users are extremists who encourage and often inspire real-world violence. White is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute who works in their Terrorism and Conflict group. Her … Read More
62 Rhode Island Students Awarded Pell Medal For Excellence In U.S. History
Newport, R.I. — Sixty-two students from across Rhode Island have earned the Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for U.S. History this year. Originally presented by Senator Claiborne Pell and his wife Nuala Pell, the award recognizes college and high school students in the state who have excelled in U.S. History. Established by the Pell family, the Pell Medal is named for Representative Herbert C. Pell and his son, Senator Claiborne … Read More
Blood Orange Night: Melissa Bond on her Journey to Overcome Addiction
Air Dates: June 13-19, 2022 Struggling with the demands of a newborn daughter and special-needs son, Melissa Bond developed insomnia. Her doctor prescribed benzodiazepines, but addiction followed. Bond is a narrative journalist, poet and mother of two children, one who lives with Downs Syndrome. She has served as Associate Editor and Poetry Editor of the Wasatch Journal, a long-form magazine serving the Intermountain West. She has written several chapbooks of … Read More
Leveraging the Power of Scent for Communication with Saskia Wilson-Brown
Air Dates: June 6-12, 2022 Noses—and their ability to detect smell—may not be as celebrated in words and songs as our other human senses—but Saskia Wilson-Brown says scents tell stories, too. Wilson-Brown began her career in music video and production design, going on to serve as festival co-director for Los Angeles’ seminal Silver Lake Film Festival, launching the festival’s visionary media arm, MP4Fest, in 2005. She went on to work … Read More
Reporting on the War in Ukraine with Anton Troianovski
Air Dates: May 30-June 5, 2022 Russia’s war in Ukraine has killed thousands while displacing millions of Ukrainians. For many Western journalists, the war has made it untenable to report from Russia amid a crack-down on independent journalism. Anton Troianovski has seen Russia up close, reporting there first for The Washington Post and, now, as the bureau chief for The New York Times. Anton Troianovski has lived in Moscow since … Read More
“Story in the Public Square” Honored with Its Sixth Telly Award for Excellence
For the sixth time in five years, the Pell Center at Salve Regina University has been honored with a Telly Award for “Story in the Public Square.” The 2022 Bronze Award in the Social Impact category is for an episode on the importance of local news featuring Art Cullen, publisher of The Storm Lake Times in Storm Lake, Iowa. The Telly Awards are the world’s largest honor for video and … Read More
Identifying Russian Disinformation on Social Media with Darren Linvill
Air Dates: May 23-29, 2022 It’s been said that truth is the first casualty of war. As Russia wages its war in Ukraine, Darren Linvill sounds the alarm that social media, which has long had its own problems with the truth, is again a platform for Russian disinformation. Linvill is a social media forensics expert and Associate Professor at Clemson University. He investigates data messaging and the impacts of inauthentic … Read More