“Emperor Obama” named the 2014 Pell Center National “Story of the Year”
Newport, RI—“Emperor Obama” has been named the 2014 National Story of the Year by the Pell Center at Salve Regina
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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 a partnership between the Pell Center and The Providence Journal, and is directed by visiting fellow G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center executive director Jim Ludes.
2014 National Story of the Year to Broadcast on PBS, SiriusXM
On Sunday, Dec. 14, PBS will air an episode of White House Chronicle featuring Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes
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RI PBS to Broadcast Emmy-winning screenwriter and actor Danny Strong’s acceptance of the 2014 Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square
NEWPORT, RI—On Friday, November 21, 2014, at 10:30 PM, Rhode Island PBS will broadcast the acceptance speech of 2014 Pell
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“Ajax” Cast Member Raises Awareness of Veterans’ Issues
Salve Regina student cast member of “Ajax” discusses the importance of supporting veterans Jacob Fernandes ’17, an involved student in
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Free Performances of “Ajax” to Launch Statewide Conversation about Veterans
The Pell Center uses reader’s theater to discuss veterans’ issues in honor of Veterans Day NEWPORT, RI – The
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Ideas flow at Story in the Public Square’s First Story Board Meeting
By Alisha A. Pina PROVIDENCE — A Narragansett Tribe elder and oral historian named Sunflower. An Emmy Award-winning producer and
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Casting Call for Production of “Ajax”
This fall, the Pell Center at Salve Regina University will stage a statewide production of Sophocles’ AJAX. There will be
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RI International Film Festival, Pell Center Co-Host “War and Peace”
2014 RIIFF partners with Story in the Public Square for documentary screenings NEWPORT, R.I.− The Pell Center at Salve Regina
Read moreNBC 10 investigative reporter Jim Taricani heads panel of experts at Story in the Public Square Conference on April 11
NEWPORT, R.I. — Pioneering TV investigative journalist Jim Taricani heads an award-winning lineup of screen storytellers who will show and
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