Congratulations to Tate Kihara who has been invited to join the Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa as of May 21, 2023.

Congratulations to Sandra Barnes for being named a Telly Award Winner.

Congratulations to Julian Culver who attended his commencement ceremony at Rice University on May 6, 2023.

Congratulations to Ieva Zumbyte for successfully defending her dissertation entitled, “Adapted Delivery: How Childcare Workers and Parents Produce Care in the Neighborhoods of Chennai.”

Congratulations to Kevin Mwenda who has been selected to receive the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2023.
 

Congratulations to Rachel Wetts who has been selected to receive the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2023.

Congratulations to Svenja Kopyciok for successfully defending her dissertation entitled, “Left-Wing Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim Attitudes and Discourse Among the Political Left.”

Congratulations to Patrick Heller. The Graduate Council has selected Patrick Heller to receive a 2022-2023 Graduate School Faculty Award for Advising and Mentoring.  The Graduate Council received many nominations for this award and are delighted to recognize his performance and dedication.

Sandra L. Barnes' 2022 documentary, Four Voices: ArJae Marari, has been selected as a 2023 MUSE Award Silver winner in the Service & Activism and Diversity & Inclusion categories.

Sociology concentrator, Brandon Avendano, won 2^nd place in the sixth annual Brown Venture Prize.