EPA Grant Encourages Students to Develop Green Technology
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently accepting applications for Phase I of the “P3” Grant Competition, which provides funding to teams of college students who design sustainable technologies. The People, Prosperity and the Planet (“P3”) Grant has two phases: Phase I awards $15,000 to winning teams to develop their idea. Then, in order to reach Phase II, they must complete their design and share it at The … Read More
Author James Carroll on Rhode Island’s and America’s Moral Charter
On Thursday October 18, 2012, Boston Globe columnist and author James Carroll spoke at the kick-off a multi-day planning session organized by the Pell Center, the Newport Historical Society, the John Carter Brown Library, the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom, Brown University, and Bryant University. Carroll, author of Jerusalem, Jerusalem offered a blend of historical context and contemporary political reflection, weaving the legacy of Roger Williams and Rhode Island’s … Read More
The FEMA Debate: Hurricane Sandy Raises Questions about FEMA’s Role
Since Hurricane Sandy’s departure from the East Coast of the United States, 6.6 million people in 15 states and the District of Columbia are still without electricity—1.9 million New Yorkers alone are without power. All of the sights and sounds of The Big Apple—the subways, the trains, the city’s skyline—are either submerged underwater or shut off. In light of the hurricane’s aftermath, there have been discussions about how the federal … Read More
The Significance of “Faithful Citizenship” in the Voting Booth and Presidential Debate Watch II
On Tuesday evening, Oct. 17, 2012, the Pell Center co-hosted a lecture and presidential debate watch with The Mercy Center of Spiritual Life and the Religious & Theological Studies Department in Bazarsky Lecture Hall. The featured lecturer, Dr. Peter Steinfels of Fordham University, discussed Faithful Citizenship in a Partisan World. Dr. Steinfels defined the meaning of faithful citizenship; explored the conflict between religious faith and political affairs; and connected the … Read More
Event: Campaign 2012 Lecture and Debate Watch II
Campaign 2012 October 16, 2012 7:30 PM Bazarsky Lecture Hall – O’Hare Academic Center Salve Regina University Ochre Point Avenue (at the intersection with Shepard Avenue) Newport, RI RSVP to [email protected] or call (401) 341-2927 7:30 PM Lecture: Faithful Citizenship in a Partisan World with Peter Steinfels, Ph.D. (co-sponsored by the Religious & Theological Studies Department and Mercy Center) Since the 1970s, Catholics have been urged by church leaders to be … Read More
Afghanistan End Game: Event Report
On Wednesday, August 1, the Pell Center and Newport CIV jointly hosted an evening conversation with two prominent experts on the course of the war in Afghanistan. Dr. Bernard Finel of the National War College and Dr. Mark Jacobson of the German Marshall Fund of the United States engaged an audience of more than 100 people with assessments of where we stand after nearly 11 years of fighting. America’s war … Read More
Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Pell Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Newport, RI—To mark the 40th anniversary of the Pell Grant, Dr. Jim Ludes, executive director of the Pell Center at Salve Regina University, issued the following statement: Forty years ago, in the middle of the Nixon Administration, the United States Congress created Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, later renamed Pell Grants. This bipartisan investment in America’s young has provided a remarkable return on its investment. The Pell Grant … Read More
New Event: Healthcare Reform and Rhode Island
On Monday, April 30, 2012, the Pell Center for International Relations will host a half-day conference on the state of healthcare reform in Rhode Island. Featuring keynote remarks from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and a who’s-who of healthcare officials and policy makers, the conference is intended to take stock of what’s planned and what’s possible as we await the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The … Read More
Dennis Weichel: American Hero
Specialist Dennis Weichel of the Rhode Island National Guard is an American Hero. He deployed to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban and al Qaeda. He died saving a little girl from being struck by a truck. After more than ten years of persistent conflict around the world, there are some who would say that we have grown desensitized to the loss of American lives overseas. But Specialist Weichel, the father … Read More