U. files brief supporting Harvard’s race-conscious admission policy

By August 19, 2018

Harvard is currently being sued by the organization Students for Fair Admissions for allegedly discriminating against Asian American applicants.

Brattoli ’19 dies following stroke

By August 17, 2018

Anthony Brattoli ’19 died July 18, wrote Vice President for Student Life Eric Estes and Dean of the College Rashid Zia in a community- wide email July 31. He passed away in his home city Chicago after experiencing a cerebral hemorrhage and entering a coma in the Czech Republic.

Cable Car closes after 42 years

By July 28, 2018

After 42 years of featuring films in a uniquely intimate setting, Cable Car Cinema and Cafe shut the doors of its 204 South Main St. location May 27, the owners announced in a Facebook post April 26. The closure comes at the tail end of negotiations with the Rhode Island School of Design.

University, grad students finalize pre-election agreement for unionization

By July 2, 2018

On June 21, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees and the University finalized an agreement outlining the terms for holding an election on graduate student unionization after nearly a year of negotiations.

Rashid Zia ’01 named Dean of the College

By June 24, 2018

When Rashid Zia ‘01 graduated from the University with degrees in both English and engineering, he could not have known that he would one day become Dean of the College.