Scholars and Practitioners will support wide-ranging efforts in public affairs and international relations Newport, RI—The Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University today announced the addition of five new fellows to its growing cohort of … Continue reading
A conversation with former Newsweek Bureau Chief Scott Johnson War correspondents are a special breed. To get that story about life in Iraq or Afghanistan, or wherever conflict spreads, they endure more than most during a typical day in the … Continue reading
Although women have served in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, it was only in the last year that the Department of Defense formally approved women in combat units. Should women be able to serve in every specialization in the U.S. … Continue reading
From Saturday’s Providence Journal: NEWPORT — One-time presidential candidate Gary Hart spoke in Newport on Friday as part of a daylong conference on storytelling hosted by Salve Regina University in partnership with The Providence Journal. Hart was the keynote speaker … Continue reading
NEWPORT, R.I. – Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Dana Priest was honored on Friday, April 12, 2013, with the inaugural Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square, an award recognizing a contemporary storyteller whose work has had a … Continue reading
On Monday, April 8, 2013, Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes and Visiting Fellow G. Wayne Miller appeared on WPRI’s “The Rhode Show” to discuss Story in the Public Square. For more information about the event or to register please … Continue reading
Drones and American Society Over the last decade, drones have risen in the skies over America’s wars, along our borders, and now—increasingly—across our land. What are the implications for our civil liberties of a surveillance—and even strike—capability that is persistent … Continue reading
Newport, R.I. – America’s colleges and universities are failing to prepare the next generation of leaders for responsibility in an age of cyber threat. In a new study, “One Leader at a Time: The Failure to Educate Future Leaders … Continue reading