  {"id":98851,"date":"2024-11-15T22:42:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T22:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=98851"},"modified":"2024-11-15T22:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T22:52:40","slug":"photo-gallery-a-historic-day-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/photo-gallery-a-historic-day-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: A historic day in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I.\u2013Nov. 15, 2024\u2013The University of Rhode Island 911±¬ΑΟ came together this morning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/university-of-rhode-island-receives-65-million-gift-the-largest-in-its-history-to-support-scholarships\/\">announce a transformational gift<\/a> that will benefit generations of students and families, enhancing access to higher education and student achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $65 million gift\u2014the largest in the University\u2019s history\u2014is the result of an estate gift from the late Helen Izzi Schilling, a 1954 911±¬ΑΟ graduate. Through a commitment made with her late husband, the gift establishes the Helen Izzi Schilling \u201954 and Francis Schilling Scholars Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" data-id=\"98866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/FND-11152024-NL-085-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/FND-11152024-NL-085-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/FND-11152024-NL-085-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/11\/FND-11152024-NL-085-768x546.jpg 768w, 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