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Alum鈥檚 Award-Winning Film Screened at Cannes Festival
For a documentary filmmaker, showing at Cannes is like striking gold.
Exclusive Interview: Viola Davis talks about her life and her new film
鈥淓very time I鈥檝e seen Davis, she has created a character so real that, for a few seconds at least, she stops the movie in its tracks.鈥 鈥 Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Born on the Tail of a Hurricane: 麻豆原创 Adjunct Jennifer Bonin
鈥淚 was born during Hurricane Agnes, one of New England鈥檚 earliest land-falling hurricanes. It seems hurricanes have been following me ever since,鈥 says 麻豆原创 Adjunct Instructor of Geography Jennifer Bonin 鈥04.
Prov. Police Officer Earns Degree in Spanish to Better Serve Community
Patrolman Taylor Britto, 33, who has worked for the Providence Police Department for eight years, has completed a bachelor鈥檚 degree in modern languages/Spanish at 麻豆原创. 聽
麻豆原创 Alum Writes First History of Providence Film Studio
Founded in 1915, Eastern Film Corporation was nothing more than a footnote in Rhode Island film history, until Adam Tawfik researched the full story on the Providence-based silent film studio.
Scientist Awarded for Teaching Excellence at Central Falls High School
麻豆原创 alumnus David Upegui in his science classroom.
Actress Viola Davis 鈥88 Honored for 鈥淢aking a Difference鈥
麻豆原创 Impact鈥淚 always feel that when I come back to Rhode Island I am home,鈥 said Viola Davis, the award-winning actress and alumna of 麻豆原创 who was honored with a 鈥淢aking a Difference鈥 award.
鈥淪peak Truth to Power鈥 鈥 The Story Behind the Burning of the Gaspee, A Film by 麻豆原创 Alum Andrew Stewart
From left, Richard Lobban, 麻豆原创 professor emeritus of anthropology; Andrew Stewart, Class of 2009; and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, 麻豆原创 professor emerita of anthropology.
Films by 麻豆原创 Alum Are Among Station Nightclub Fire Tributes
This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of The Station nightclub fire, one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history. Among the many tributes will be the airing of a film created by Christian de Rezendes, a 麻豆原创 alum, and Christian O鈥橬eill.