UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

University of Rhode Island faces civil rights complaint for 'pervasive' discrimination from scholarships

A legal nonprofit dedicated to combatting racism has brought forward a federal civil rights complaint against the U…

By Campus Reform
Dec 12, 2024

'AUTOGRAPH THEIR T***': Rhode Island U spent thousands of dollars to host porn star

‘This is higher education in Rhode Island, folks. The lowest it's ever been,’ Nicole Solas wrote.

By Anthony D'Ellena '27
Oct 25, 2024

Taxpayer-funded universities advertise name-changing resources to ‘trans and nonbinary students’

Campus Reform routinely tracks the activities of taxpayer-funded gender resource groups at colleges and universitie…

By Melanie Wilcox and Marya Ruth Dunning
Sep 27, 2023

URI gives students, faculty up to $1,000 to bring 'social justice' speakers to campus

'It is the hope of our office to fund programs and initiatives that echo our mission to create a diverse, equitable…

By Brendan McDonald '25
May 25, 2023

These universities celebrated International Pronouns Day

International Pronouns Day was celebrated on Oct. 19.

By Kayley Chartier '25
Nov 2, 2022

Leftist professors take to Twitter to condemn Ben Sasse recommendation

Leftist professors took to Twitter to condemn the potential appointment of Republican Ben Sasse as the next Univers…

By Marya Ruth Dunning '25
Oct 19, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Include LGBTQ 'Safe Zone' sticker in syllabus, university tells professors

Albany State University (ASU) sent professors a recommended syllabus statement that includes information about LGBT…

By Katelynn Richardson '22
Dec 20, 2021

Prof blames 'every single' future COVID death on the GOP

A University of Rhode Island history professor said that the Republican Party is to blame for all COVID-19 deaths t…

By Ben Zeisloft
Jul 20, 2021

U of Rhode Island denounces prof who won't subscribe to transgender ideology

The University of Rhode Island publicly denounced a professor who said that the LGBTQ movement is threatening free …

By Ben Zeisloft
Apr 26, 2021

According to this professor, 'Science, statistics, and technology are all inherently racist'

University of Rhode Island Professor Erik Loomis said in a tweet that science, statistics and technology are inhere…

By Sofie Salmon '23
Jan 21, 2021

URI students want professor 'White-List,' threaten to sue if next president isn't Black

Students at the University of Rhode Island are making a “White-List” for professors who speak about diversity, yet …

By Ben Zeisloft
Dec 19, 2020

Prof: 'Nothing wrong with' murder of Trump supporter from a 'moral perspective'

A Rhode Island professor appeared to defend the murder of a right-wing Portland protester.

By Alex Munguia '24
Sep 8, 2020

Conservative scholar slams 'questionably legal' diversity grant

National Association of Scholars President Peter Wood questioned the legality of such grants.

By Jon Street
Jan 20, 2020

FLASHBACK: Prof says Tom Brady's 'white male omnipotence' 'buttresses American white supremacy'

Evidence provided includes Brady’s affinity for “boys trips” to the Kentucky Derby, his strict diet, and the fact t…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Sep 26, 2019

Public univ. sponsors social justice conference to address 'white accountability,' 'microaggressions'

The University of Rhode Island co-sponsored a social justice education conference.

By Adam Sabes
May 20, 2019

University ‘Diversity Week’ hosts pro-Jordan Peterson session

But the University of Rhode Island's "Diversity Week" will host a session on Peterson's book, "12 Rules for Life," …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Sep 24, 2018

Physics prof. chains self to gate to protest pipeline

The act was a protest of the company's plan to expand its natural gas pipeline.

By Gretchen Edelman
Aug 14, 2015