The University of Rhode Island has ascended to the highest level of research universities in the United States by earning R1 designation in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The recognition reflects URI’s broad impact and evolution into a world-class hub for research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and public scholarship. Members of the URI community joined University leaders, Gov. Dan McKee and state lawmakers, including Sen. Alana DiMario, and Reps. Kathy Fogarty, Carol McEntee, and Teresa Tanzi for a campus celebration on Feb. 13, 2025.
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- 1:09Viola Davis Delivers Stirring Keynote Address at 2024 URI CommencementViola Davis delivered a stirring keynote address during 2024 commencement ceremonies at the University of Rhode Island. To a capacity crowd and several standing ovations, Davis shared a message of transformation, healing, and love. A graduate of Rhode Island's Central Falls High School, Davis is one of only 19 people to have achieved EGOT status and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from URI during the ceremony.
- 7:42Viola Davis inspires URI Class of 2024Viola Davis, one of only 19 people to have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards, gives an inspiring talk to the University of Rhode Island’s Commencement Class of 2024 graduates.
- 4:04College of Arts and Sciences - Commencement 2024 - Student SpeakerJacob Iacobucci, West Greenwich, Rhode Island
- 4:35College of Business - Commencement 2024 - Student SpeakerVictoria Wrage, North Providence, Rhode Island
- 4:10College of the Environment and Life Sciences - Commencement 2024 - Student SpeakerJordan May, Somers, New York
- 5:17Feinstein College of Education - Commencement 2024 - Student SpeakerJaylyn De Leon, New Milford, New Jersey
