Students are calling on the University to divest from companies with ties to Israel. Here's what to know.

Live updates: Students hold encampment for divestment on Main Green

By Owen Dahlkamp , Ryan Doherty , Avani Ghosh and Dana Richie | April 26 | University News

Students are calling on the University to divest from companies with ties to Israel. Here's what to know.

The number of students participating in the encampment, which is now on its second day, has risen to ...

Encampment day two: Number of participating students rises to 105

By Owen Dahlkamp , Ryan Doherty and Avani Ghosh | April 25 | University News

The number of students participating in the encampment, which is now on its second day, has risen to ...

In a special meeting today, the Brown University Community Council voted to recommend that five student ...

BUCC votes to recommend presenting divestment proposal, dropping charges

By Anisha Kumar | April 25 | University News

In a special meeting today, the Brown University Community Council voted to recommend that five student ...

Jewish students express diverse views on encampment, protests

By Owen Dahlkamp | April 25 | University News

As pro-Palestinian encampments continue to proliferate on college campuses around the country, Jewish students have found themselves in a unique spotlight. Some have participated in these demonstrations. Others have publicly renounced them. But many have more nuanced views that lie somewhere in the ...

GLO pickets around encampment, protests Brown’s response to pro-Palestinian activism

By Ethan Schenker | April 25 | University News

At the encampment on the Main Green Thursday afternoon, graduate student workers rallied at a demonstration organized by the Graduate Labor Organization to protest recent updates to Brown’s communications around activism.

Opinions

Hudes ’27: Untying a political knot: My reflection as a liberal Jew on a discussion with Peter Beinart

By Paul Hudes | April 25

As protests erupt and discourse on Israel-Palestine once again takes center stage, it seems as though there are many more questions than correct answers. Last week, I attended a discussion hosted by the Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life with American journalist Peter Beinart — who's written ...

Newgarden ’25: An opportunity to break the gridlock on divestment

By Daniel Newgarden | April 25

After a monthslong campaign featuring a hunger strike, two sit-ins and numerous op-eds, the issue of divestment from companies supporting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory will finally be formally considered by a committee of faculty, staff, students, alumni and administrators for the ...

Valdes ’27: Behind Brown — Rose Silveira

By Camila Valdes | April 24

Behind Brown is a series of vignettes about staff members of the University.

Sandhu ’25: ‘I’m just a girl,’ ‘You’re just a man’ — What’s happened to accountability?

By Meher Sandhu | April 23

“I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”

Letter: Response to the recent Spring Weekend editorial

By Danny Greenberg | April 22

To the Editor:

University News

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US Rep. Deborah Ross ’85 talks personal journey, current political landscape

By Zachary Robel | April 26

U.S. Representative Deborah Ross ’85 (D-N.C. 2) visited the Watson Institute on Thursday to discuss the 118th Congress.

Brown Department of Sociology to host W.E.B. Du Bois Conference this May

By Sophia Wotman | April 26

Next month, students and scholars will gather on campus to discuss social justice, inequality and activism at a conference celebrating W.E.B Du Bois, a prominent African-American scholar and founder of the NAACP.

First-year students reflect on experiences with Meiklejohn Peer Advisors

By Leah Koritz | April 26

When first-years at Brown move onto campus, some of the first people they meet are their Meiklejohn Peer Advisors.

Brown notified approximately 130 students of potential conduct violations for encampment-related activities

By Owen Dahlkamp , Ryan Doherty and Avani Ghosh | April 25

The Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards has notified approximately 130 students of potential conduct violations for encampment-related activities, University Spokesperson Brian Clark wrote in an email to The Herald. Some of the students who received the OSCCS email claim not to be participating ...

Why do men fare better than women in the college admission process?

By Kate Butts | April 25

For first-years admitted in the fall of 2023, Brown’s acceptance rate for male applicants was 6.9%, and the acceptance rate for female applicants was 4.2%, according to the University’s Common Data Set.

Arts & Culture

Multilingual publication The Polyglot seeks to showcase linguistic, cultural diversity

By Manav Musunuru | April 24

The Polyglot, Brown’s multilingual student publication, is working to showcase cultural and linguistic diversity on campus and create space on campus for underrepresented languages.

Mira Goodman ’24 reflects on previous relationships in thesis exhibition

By Cavan Agatone | April 22

The first piece that Mira Goodman ’24 made for her honors thesis exhibition didn’t end up making the final cut.

Metro

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Community members, housing advocates react to McKee’s budget amendment

By Mikayla Kennedy | April 26

At a Tuesday press conference, advocates and community members discussed homelessness in Rhode Island and Gov. Dan McKee’s budget amendment, which provides an estimated $31 million for housing navigation, housing production, stabilization services, housing subsidies and homelessness prevention.

Jewish Voice for Peace R.I. pickets Senator Reed’s office

By Stella Chen and Ciara Meyer | April 26

About 40 protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace Rhode Island gathered in front of Senator Jack Reed’s (D-R.I.) Providence office at 8 a.m. Thursday to demand that he call for a ceasefire in Gaza, stop supporting military aid for Israel and restore funding for humanitarian aid organizations like the ...

The Womxn Project Education Fund launches ‘Empowered to Advocate Series’

By Megan Chan | April 26

For Jocelyn Foye, executive director of The Womxn Project, “Artivism” is more than an specific installation or project — it is an ever-growing conversation. Foye wields her background as a former lecturer of design and sculpture at Southern New Hampshire University to bond “public art with public ...

Community members, experts talk vehicle noise during forum at SPH

By Ciara Meyer | April 26

On Wednesday night, community members, academics and politicians gathered at the School of Public Health to discuss vehicle noise in Providence.

Sports

Men’s lacrosse notches second consecutive Ivy win after besting Dartmouth 14-11

By Galen Gibb | April 24

Following an impressive win over No. 15 Princeton two weeks ago, the Brown men’s lacrosse team (3-10, 2-3 Ivy) celebrated Senior Day at home on Saturday, defeating Dartmouth (3-9, 0-5 Ivy) 14-11. The win marks Bruno’s second victory in Ivy conference play and the first time the team has won consecutive ...

Women’s rugby “rides high” after third place finish in Ivy 7s tournament

By Lydell Dyer | April 24

As the rest of campus congregated on the Main Green on a sunny Saturday afternoon, the women’s rugby team (16-8, 3-3 Ivy) traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts to compete in the annual Ivy 7s tournament. Surpassing last year’s 1-2 showing, the team went 3-1, taking home bronze after beating Princeton ...

Meet BMo and Shiver, Brown’s Frisbee Powerhouses

By Cooper Herman | April 23

It’s not unusual for Brown's varsity sports teams to draw attention from the wider student body from time to time. But one of Brown’s most successful programs is not a varsity team, and it’s one whose tremendous accomplishments tend to go unsung: club ultimate frisbee.

Mia Mascone ’24 breaks single-season points record as Bears fall to Penn

By Gus Bailey | April 23

Senior Mia Mascone ’24 shattered Brown’s long-standing record for points in a single season Saturday with 88 points and tied her per-game career-high with 11 points. Despite such achievements, No. 23 Bears’ (9-5, 2-4 Ivy) 19-13 fell to No. 3 Penn (11-3, 4-2).

Softball takes series in 2-1 comeback against Columbia

By Dennis Carey | April 22

The softball team (15-20, 7-8 Ivy) took on Columbia (14-20, 8-7 Ivy) this past weekend in a three-game series in Providence. After dropping the first game to the Lions, the Bears reversed the result, winning the next two and taking home their seventh win out of the last 10 games.

Science & Research

At Brown’s Space Horizons conference, participants explore sustainability beyond Earth

By Rhea Rasquinha | April 24

Next month, researchers and industry experts will gather in the Hazeltine Commons for Brown’s annual Space Horizons conference, which spotlights discussions ...

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Tuesday event launches Center for Health System Sustainability at School of Public Health

By Francesca Grossberg | April 23

The Center for Health System Sustainability at Brown’s School of Public Health celebrated its onset through an April 23 launch event at which speakers ...

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