Story in the Public Square

“Story in the Public Square” is a year-round initiative to study and celebrate public storytelling. It features an annual conference, lectures, awards and student contests, as well as original scholarship about public storytelling and how those stories can affect the public debate.

Story in the Public Square is directed by Ocean State Stories Director G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes.

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Creating Change for Girls Across the World with Dale Hanson Bourke

October 10, 2023

Air Dates: October 9-15, 2023 All over the world, girls face challenges—and outcomes—far worse than boys—a fact borne out by

Exploring the Future Impacts of “Super Aging” with Bill Kole

October 5, 2023

Air Dates: October 2-8, 2023 One of humanity’s greatest wishes is for our loved ones to live long healthy lives.

Langford Sonder Releases Parts I and II of the “Polarization Index: A Holistic Analysis of the State of U.S. Political Strife.”

September 25, 2023

September 25, 2023 NEWPORT RI–Pell Center Associate Director and Fellow Katie Langford Sonder released Parts I and II of the

Story in the Public Square

Creating Change for Girls Across the World with Dale Hanson Bourke

Exploring the Future Impacts of “Super Aging” with Bill Kole

Langford Sonder Releases Parts I and II of the “Polarization Index: A Holistic Analysis of the State of U.S. Political Strife.”

Jeffrey Veidlinger on Anti-Semitism in 20th-Century Europe and Its Parallels Today

How The Chains Of Poverty Prevent People From Being Free: Putting An End To Poverty In America With Matthew Desmond

Experimental Psychology: Exploring Public Perception of Morality and More with Adam Mastroianni

Catalyzing Social Change Through Architecture with Justin Brown

Brad Sears on Current Issues Facing the LGBTQ Community

Exploring the Narratives that Have Shaped History and Conflict with Jade McGlynn