Fifty-Six Rhode Island Students Awarded Pell Medal for Excellence in U.S. History
Newport, R.I. — Fifty-six students from across Rhode Island have earned the Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for U.S. History this
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Fighting for Human Rights for all Americans with Kylar Broadus
Air Dates: July 5-11, 2021 The Human Rights Campaign estimates that there are 2 million transgender people living in the
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Uncovering the Truth Behind a Haunting Holocaust Photograph with Wendy Lower
Air Dates: June 21-27, 2021 In 2009, an acclaimed historian of the Holocaust was shown a picture of one family’s
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Exploring Heartache Through Word and Music with Dessa
Air Dates: June 14-20, 2021 Everyone of us knows heartache—the sweet melancholy of a love that just doesn’t work. Multi-talented
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Harnessing Love as a Force for Pivotal Change with Valarie Kaur
Air Dates: June 7-13, 2021 Love is the stuff of poetry, and heartache, and hope, and songs. Valarie Kaur says
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Earning, Learning and Serving: Jamie Merisotis on Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines
Air Dates: May 30-June 6, 2021 The prognosticators of doom would have you believe that humanity is cursed to a
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“Story in the Public Square” Wins Bronze in 42nd-Annual Telly Awards
NEWPORT, RI (May 25, 2021) – “Story in the Public Square” has won bronze for excellence in Public Interest Television
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Discussing the State of Asian-American-Targeted Violence with Janelle Wong
Air Dates: May 24-30, 2021 Hate crimes are nothing new to members of the Asian American community. Dr. Janelle Wong
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Season Seven of “Story in the Public Square” Set for July Premier
May 17, 2021, NEWPORT, RI – “Story in the Public Square,” the four-time Telly-Award winning series from the Pell Center
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