{"id":104514,"date":"2025-10-07T12:54:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T12:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=104514"},"modified":"2025-10-07T12:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T12:54:41","slug":"next-uri-honors-colloquium-lecture-to-ask-what-can-we-afford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/next-uri-honors-colloquium-lecture-to-ask-what-can-we-afford\/","title":{"rendered":"Next 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium lecture to ask, \u2018What Can We Afford?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Oct. 7, 2025 \u2013 In today\u2019s political environment, it\u2019s critical to understand how public policy intersects with United States colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Higher education policy expert Dominique J. Baker will discuss how education policy shapes access, equity, and success for minoritized students in higher education, as the 溏心vlog免费B站 continues its 2025 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium<\/a> Tuesday, Oct. 14<\/strong>; her talk will ask, \u201cWhat Can We Afford?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium lecture series is free and open to the public. (溏心vlog免费B站 Photo \/ Catherine Scott)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hosted by the Honors Program, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s premier lecture series is examining the evolving landscape of public education. Baker will speak at 5:30 p.m. at Edwards Hall on the Kingston Campus as part of the fall colloquium series, \u201cEducation, Behind the Curtains,\u201d which will also be livestreamed (links available on the colloquium website<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baker is an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on the way that education policy affects and shapes the access and success of minoritized students in higher education. In her talk, Baker will provide commentary on the latest higher education news, including state and federal funding of institutions, college affordability, and the mission of U.S. higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baker has testified before Congress on student loans, and her expertise has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, The Atlantic, the Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>, and Inside Higher Ed<\/em>. In recognition of her scholarly career, she was selected as one of the Top 40 Women in Higher Education in 2025 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Ed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baker\u2019s lecture will be followed on Oct. 21 by Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education, and former director of the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Office of Educational Technology. For the full roster of colloquium speakers and sponsors, visit the Honors Colloquium site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students and guests attending this year\u2019s Honors Colloquium are also invited to visit the Hera Gallery in Wakefield for the gallery\u2019s annual Banned Book Showcase and a national juried exhibition, \u201cCuriosity Under Fire,\u201d reflecting on creativity in the age of censorship, on display through Nov. 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium is led by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Feinstein College of Education. The series concludes in December with a panel on the state of education in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by the University\u2019s Honors Program, the annual 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium is free and open to the public. To see recordings of last year\u2019s speakers, or past colloquiums, visit the Honors Colloquium <\/em>Archives<\/em><\/a>. Sign up <\/em>here<\/em><\/a> for more information and reminders for colloquium events or by emailing <\/em>urihonors@etal.uri.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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