Nature & Nurture with Neuroscientist Dima Amso
Air Dates: June 16-18, 2018 Every day, it seems, neuroscience is adding to our understanding of the way we think, the way we know, the way we understand, empathize, and emote. Dima Amso studies how the development of the human mind shapes our perception of the world. Dima Amso is a neuroscientist and associate professor in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences at Brown University. She runs Brown’s Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, … Read More
“Story in the Public Square” awarded Bronze for Best Political/Commentary in Television in the 39th Annual Telly Awards
NEWPORT, RI – “Story in the Public Square” has been awarded Bronze for Best Political/Commentary in Television in the 39th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens as judged by leaders from video platforms, television and streaming networks, agencies, and production companies including Vice, Vimeo, Hearst Digital Media, and BuzzFeed. “Story in the Public Square” was honored, specifically, for its year-end “Story … Read More
You Can Stop Humming Now, stories from Dr. Daniela Lamas
Air Dates: June 9-11, 2018 The remarkable strides made in medicine, such as the interventions that keep people alive, and the choices those technologies present to both patients and doctors, have been lost in a lot of the political debate about healthcare. Dr. Daniela Lamas, documents those choices and their consequences in a beautiful new book, You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor’s Stories of Life, Death and In Between. … Read More
Bobby Kennedy, the Liberal Icon as told by Larry Tye
Air Dates: June 2-4, 2018 Bobby Kennedy had a reputation as a tough, even ruthless politician; however, Larry Tye believes he evolved into a liberal icon grounded in a personal authenticity. Larry Tye is a New York Times bestselling author whose most recent book is a biography of Robert F. Kennedy, the former attorney general, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate. Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon, explores RFK’s … Read More
End Rape on Campus co-founder Sofie Karasek talks #InMyWords Campaign
Air Dates: May 26-28, 2018 Sexual assaults happen on America’s college campuses more frequently than anyone wants to admit. This week’s guest is a victim of sexual assault herself. Sofie Karasek says it’s time to change that reality. Sofie Karasek is a co-founder of End Rape on Campus and the national organizer for the youth-led #InMyWords Campaign, to reimagine justice and healing for all sexual harm survivors and to fight for solutions at … Read More
The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 with Heather Ann Thompson
Air Dates: May 19-21, 2018 What’s the difference between a riot and an uprising? Your answer might have something to do with your perspective on the violence. Heather Ann Thompson looks at events at Attica State Prison in 1971 and draws a direct connection to the challenges America faces in its criminal justice system today. Dr. Heather Ann Thompson is a historian at the University of Michigan, and is the … Read More
Journalism around the world with Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan
Air dates: May 12-14, 2018 Journalism in the United States is under severe strain. Yet, despite shifts in the marketplace and sustained attack on specific news outlets by the current President, outstanding reporters, Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, continue to shape our understanding of the world around us. Mary Jordan is National Political Correspondent for The Washington Post. A graduate of Georgetown University, she earned a master’s degree in journalism … Read More
The Power of Prose with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Dan Barry
Air Dates: May 5-7, 2018 Every year, the Pell Center at Salve Regina University honors one individual who makes the world better with their storytelling, who shines a light into the dark places of the human experience, and who helps us all better understand the world around us and our place in it. In 2018, we are honoring Dan Barry of the New York Times, and we talk to him … Read More
Dan Barry receives 2018 Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square
The buzz of excitement, and joy of reconnecting with old friends emanated through the ballroom at the Pell Center. Family, friends and former colleagues gathered to honor the creative storytelling of a lifetime. On April 23, Dan Barry, a New York Times senior writer, author of four books, Pulitzer winner, and two-time Pulitzer finalist, received the 2018 Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square. The prize honors a … Read More
Dan Barry Acceptance Remarks for 2018 Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square
Thank you, Wayne. Thank you, Jim. Just know that it is now officially too late for you and the Pell Center to change your mind. Mary, start the car. What an honor it is to be receiving this award. It means so much because The Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square is not about investigative reporting, or deadline reporting, or opinion writing. It centers on something less … Read More