Upcoming Roundtable | International Approaches to Education
Education is a crucial aspect of a nation’s identity and development. However, not all educational systems are the same. Join us on Friday, February 13 in Miley’s Private Dining Room to discuss “International Approaches to Education” lead by Romina Fetta and Christelle Miskizak. Fetta is Salve’s 2014-2015 Fulbright FLTA from Argentina and Miskizak is Salve’s 2014-2015 Fulbright FLTA from France. They will present their countries’ approaches to education with an emphasis … Read More
2015 Reading Across RI Kickoff
Last Saturday, the Pell Center hosted the 2015 Reading Across Rhode Island kickoff, a partnership between The Rhode Island Center for the Book and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. Norwegian by Night, written by Derek B. Miller, is the selected book. The event featured a panel discussion with two speakers: Robert Hackey, professor of Health Management and Policy at Providence College and a visiting fellow at the Pell … Read More
Picks of the Week | “Citizens United” and SCOTUS, Russian Aggression
Russian Aggression Understanding Putin’s plans | The Economist Modi listening, Obama assails Putin on Ukraine | The Indian Express In a television interview two months ago, I lamented that despite Russian aggression in Ukraine, U.S. policy in Syria and Iran depended on support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, making Russia, ironically, the “indispensable nation” in American foreign policy. Despite the teeth in U.S.-backed economic sanctions against Moscow—and on some level, … Read More
Pell Center Cyber Leadership Fellow Takes Part in Data Privacy Day 2015 Conference
Data Privacy Day (DPD), an international effort centered on respecting privacy and safeguarding data, was celebrated on January 28 in commemoration of the signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. Across the country and around the globe, people celebrated DPD with events aimed at raising consumer and corporate awareness about data privacy issues, including the Internet of Things (IoT), data breach … Read More
Election 2016 and the Pell Center
If the election calendar holds, it’s less than one-year until Iowa holds it caucuses on January 18, 2016, the first round in a fifty state marathon to select the Democratic and Republican nominees for president. Already, the press is focused on the horse race: who’s up, who’s down, who’s surging, who’s fading. Will Hillary Clinton face any meaningful opposition? Will Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush split centrist Republicans and clear … Read More
Work Study Position | Research/Multi-Media Assistant
The Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy seeks a current undergraduate student to serve as a multi-media assistant. The principle responsibility in this job is to assist in the development and execution of the Pell Center’s visual brand. This will include supporting the Pell Center’s online presence, and helping imagine creative means to share the work and insights of the Pell Center. In addition, the successful candidate will … Read More
Picks of the Week | The Impact of Cheap Oil; SOTU and Cybersecurity
Cheap Oil and Security Falling oil prices hit Venezuela, Iran and Russia hard | The Washington Post Russia ends US Nuclear security alliance | The Boston Globe Americans are thrilled with the drop in gas prices over the last six months—I know I am. Every time I fill my car up for $35 instead of $55, I smile. But the drop in oil prices that underlies the drop in gasoline … Read More
United We Stand?: Brief Thoughts on the SOTU
Some of the strongest moments in last night’s State of the Union speech came when the President returned to a basic theme that helped propel him to the White House in the first place – that we are one nation, and that our shared interests are more important than our differences. This hopeful, unifying – not to mention constructive and accurate – perspective was most explicitly highlighted towards the end … Read More
Pell Center Announces Upcoming Events for Spring 2015
Topics to be discussed include “farm-to-table”, science and policy Newport, R.I.—The Pell Center has announced the topics for the 2015 Spring lecture series. All lectures are free and open to public and audience participation is encouraged. The lectures will be held at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, Farm to Table: Farming, Food Production, and Their Consequences will host a panel of speakers to discuss the chain … Read More
Pell Center Cybersecurity Seminar Discusses Main Takeaways from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
NEWPORT, R.I. – As part of the ongoing Rhode Island Corporate Cybersecurity Initiative (RICCI), the Pell Center recently hosted a cybersecurity seminar in collaboration with Verizon focused on major cyber-attack patterns and how to help businesses improve their defenses in combating them. As identified by Verizon in the 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), today’s cyber attacks happen faster and more frequently than ever. Thousands of breaches are attempted every … Read More