On April 2, faculty approved a motion to create a School of International and Public Affairs, marking the next step in a continued push to develop Brown鈥檚 graduate program. The Corporation 鈥� the University鈥檚 highest governing body 鈥� is expected to vote on the motion this May, according to a ...
The University鈥檚 Task Force on the Status of Women Faculty鈥檚 April 2023 report found that women faculty feel their service to the Brown community is 鈥渦ndocumented and, as a consequence, underappreciated.鈥� Service responsibilities include informal student mentorship, advising and serving on departmental ...
Content warning: This article includes mentions of drug use, overdose and deaths from overdose.
On Tuesday, the Brown University Lecture Board hosted Metro Boomin for a talk at Salomon DECI.
Alexandra Mork 鈥�25 and Jay Philbrick 鈥�24.5 won the Harry S. Truman scholarship this year, making the University one of six institutions in the United States with multiple recipients of the scholarship. Truman Scholars receive a $30,000 scholarship for graduate school and gain access to special programming ...
On April 16, the Brown Community Council convened at Stephen Robert 鈥�62 Campus Center to discuss University topics including the proposal for a School of International and Public Affairs and the management of Brown鈥檚 endowment. President Christina Paxson P鈥�19 PMD鈥�20 was traveling, but attended ...
This article is part of an Earth Month series exploring environmental issues, climate initiatives and community stakeholders throughout Providence and Rhode Island.
Yeuen Kim 鈥�92 MD鈥�96 P鈥�24.5 P鈥�26鈥檚 grandmother always taught her to 鈥渃lose her wings.鈥� That is, wear an outfit with coordinated colors.
Two individuals were reported breaking and entering into an Everett-Poland dorm room on Sunday evening and stealing a student鈥檚 personal items, according to an email from the Department of Public Safety sent late Sunday night.
This October, Brown students will kick off the 10-year anniversary of the 1vyG conference, which brings together first-generation and low-income students, marking its return to campus for the first time in nearly a decade.
This article is part of an Earth Month series exploring environmental issues, climate initiatives and community stakeholders throughout Providence and Rhode Island.
When Bailey Phoenix 鈥�24 entered their sophomore year at Brown, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing. 鈥淚t was very rough,鈥� they said. 鈥淚 started struggling.鈥�
Niyanta Nepal 鈥�25, who will become the next president of the Undergraduate Council of Students after receiving 63% of 1,408 votes in the Student Government Association elections last month, made 鈥渄ivestment from apartheid鈥� and increasing student input in University policies centerpieces of ...
On Jan. 17, lawyers representing two New Jersey and Rhode Island fisheries 鈥� Loper Bright Enterprises and Relentless Inc. 鈥� petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn observer fee policies set forward by the National Marine Fishery Service to reduce overfishing.
The Global Brown Center hosted its annual International Festival in collaboration with Brown Cooking Club on Saturday afternoon. Held on the Main Green, the event featured 15 booths run by student groups, as well as live music and performances.
On April 7, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee voted to hold bill S2779, which would amend the state constitution by removing a policy that requires residents to register to vote a minimum of 30 days before a state election.
In March, HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University released an issue brief promoting Rhode Island mobile home parks as healthy and affordable. The brief also recommended cooperative resident ownership 鈥� a model in which residents retain collective, long-term and perpetually renewable leases ...
Retired admiral Phillip Davidson portrayed China as a rising threat to regional stability at a Watson Institute discussion titled 鈥淥pportunities and Challenges in the Indo-Pacific鈥� on Thursday afternoon. Davidson, who served as a naval officer for 39 years before his retirement in May 2021, headed ...
Approximately 60 students gathered outside of the Brown-RISD Hillel on Wednesday evening to protest an event hosted by Brown Students for Israel featuring a conversation with Yuval Klein, a search and rescue and intelligence officer for the Israeli Defense Forces.
Since March, the city has considered temporarily closing the South Water Street bike lane to alleviate traffic congestion from the Washington Bridge closure. On April 3, the City formally unveiled the bike lane removal proposal alongside other traffic mitigation plans.
