Ned Blackhawk Named 2025 Recipient of the Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square
Newport RI, February 26, 2025—Dr. Ned Blackhawk, a National Book Award-winning historian, has been named the 2025 recipient of the
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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 directed by Ocean State Stories Director G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes.
A Fresh Look at Sport and the Places we Call Home with Hanif Abdurraqib
Air Dates: May 26-June 1, 2025 It’s probably cliché to say that sport imitates life, but Hanif Abdurraqib traces the
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“Story in the Public Square” Honored with Four Wins in 46th-Annual Telly Awards
NEWPORT, RI— For the twelfth time in eight years, The Pell Center at Salve Regina University has been honored by the
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Exploring What Animal Festivals Say About Being Human with Elizabeth MeLampy
Air Dates: May 19-25, 2025 Humanity is capable of great dualities. Elizabeth MeLampy explores that in the way we both
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A Look at the First Year of Motherhood Across the World with Abigail Leonard
Air Dates: May 12-18, 2025 The saying goes that mothers and motherhood are the same all the world-over. Abigail Leonard puts
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A Closer Look at Trump Administration Tariffs with Kimberly Clausing
Air Dates: May 5 – 11, 2025 Throughout the campaign of 2024, President Donald Trump promised to use tariffs to
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Exploring Questions of Cosmology and Consciousness with Eric Schwitzgebel
Air Dates: April 28-May 4, 2025 When philosophers grapple with the nature of human consciousness or the cosmos, they are
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Reflecting on World War II 80 years later with Tim Gray
Air Dates: April 21-28, 2025 Eighty years ago, mothers with sons and husbands at war in Europe could celebrate the
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The Facts and Science Behind Racism With Keon West
Air Dates: April 14-20, 2025 Most of us can probably point to examples of people who suffered from racism, or
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