$1,000 available for high school, college student producers in short film contest
NEWPORT, R.I. – High school and undergraduate college students are being challenged to address the pressing issue of childhood poverty
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Upcoming Film Screening: Her
Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, “Her” follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his
Read MoreIncarceration policy: What works vs. what’s “right”
Why are we Americans so eager to put each other in jail? A new report from the Pell Center (Salve
Read MoreUpcoming Panel Discussion | Incarceration Nation: Why Are So Many Americans in Prison?
Over 2 million Americans are in prison. The United States has about 5% of the world’s population yet it
Read MoreThe Dangerous Pharmaceutical Industry: “American Addict”
On Thursday, February 27th, The Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy and the Salve Regina student film club
Read MoreNew Report: Incarceration and Recidivism: Lessons from Abroad
NEWPORT, R.I. — Locking up the same people over and over again points to failures in the American penal system.
Read MoreWatching Ukraine, Thinking about 1956 & U.S. Strategy
In the summer of 1956, riots broke out in Poznan, Poland, inspired, primarily, by grievances over wage reductions. The forces
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National Cybersecurity Framework — Can Standards of Best Practices Drive Organizational Decision-Making with Regards to Cybersecurity?
Critical systems–the majority of which are owned and operated by the private sector–are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks that could
Read MoreBetter Places, Better Economy
Galleries, theaters, festivals and concerts make places better – and make their economies better as a result. This was one
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