Former police chief Rodney Chatman officially separated from the University as part of a settlement proposal approved Tuesday.

Interim chief Hugh Clements named DPS chief of police, VP for public safety and emergency management

By Emily Feil | April 8 | University News

Former police chief Rodney Chatman officially separated from the University as part of a settlement proposal approved Tuesday.

The separation comes as part of a settlement proposal approved in court Tuesday morning.

Brown Police Chief Rodney Chatman to leave University

By James Libresco and Emily Feil | April 7 | University News

The separation comes as part of a settlement proposal approved in court Tuesday morning.

Though the presidency is uncontested, four candidates are vying for the vice position.

Meet the 2026 UCS candidates

By Eric Dogini | April 8 | University News

Though the presidency is uncontested, four candidates are vying for the vice position.

Meet the alums in the running to be on the Brown Corporation

By Jeremiah Farr | April 8 | University News

Photo of the University Hall with surrounding trees, pathways around the front yard and multiple students scattered around.

Three alums who graduated in the last three years are in contention to be a New Alumni Trustee.

Faculty vote to change language on ‘course bunching,’ establish graduate microcertificates

By Seyla Fernandez | April 8 | University News

The motion to reinstate the University president as the presiding officer at faculty meetings was not on the agenda.

Opinions

Lindemann ’29: In the age of AI, write a poem

By Beatriz Lindemann | April 8

In a time when artificial intelligence has grown more and more prevalent, there is absolutely no use for it in my first-year seminar. In LITR 0710: “Writers on Writing Seminar,” my class reads a collection of poems, essays or a novel every week, discusses the works and then has the privilege of ...

Editorial: The recent UCS referendum epitomizes the council’s pitfalls

By Editorial Page Board | April 8

On March 20, the Undergraduate Council of Students sent an email to all undergraduates asking them to vote in a referendum on proposed changes to the UCS constitution. The email stated that the referendum’s amendments included “the removal of gendered language, the adoption of required language ...

Letter: Response to ‘At Brown, renowned authors discuss the consequences of banning books’

By Jeremy Mumford | April 7

I appreciated the March 31 Herald article about the Office of Diversity and Inclusion-hosted conversation featuring Edwidge Danticat MFA‘93 and Lauren Groff, two authors I admire and whose conversation on “Banned Books and Troublesome Texts” I was sorry to have missed. When Danticat’s lovely ...

Murray ’29: Hop on the bus — the importance of the field trip

By Clara Murray | April 7

On top of my four classes, recently I feel as though I am enrolled in an invisible fifth class, BRWN 0010: “Scrolling Through Courses@Brown.” The only assignment in this class is to pick the most exciting, perhaps concentration-fulfilling fall courses available. To complete this assignment, I consider ...

Kaak ’29: Course titles at Brown should be self-explanatory

By Avery Kaak | April 6

With pre-registration around the corner, I’ve turned to Courses@Brown to plan my schedule for the fall. While many courses have clear, precise and direct names, there are plenty of others with odd titles. While these unclearly titled courses are a minority, they matter. Brown challenges students to ...

University News

Image of Oren Cass in a blue shirt and gray blazer sitting with his legs crossed and holding a microphone, with a blurred figure of a woman resting her head on her arm in the foreground.

BPU hosts conversation with Oren Cass on the Trump administration’s economic policies

By Noa Saviano | April 8

Cass is the founder and chief economist of the American Compass, a conservative economic think tank.

A man stands on the Main Green holding his hands out, addressing rally attendees.

Graduate fellows push for unionization at Friday rally

By James Libresco | April 6

At the event, the union organizers delivered a formal letter to an administrative assistant inside University Hall.

Four men stand outside the John Carter Brown Library, protesting in a black-and-white Herald photo from the 1980s.

First-year seminar on Black student protests traces campus organizing from Civil Rights Movement to present day

By Miriam Davison | April 6

The final project for this year’s course is a group research paper.

Brown wins ‘March Yakness’ Campus Cup on Yik Yak, reaches Elite Eight in national tournament

By Nate Barkow | April 6

Students shared how the school spirit around “March Yakness” united the Brown community.

Dean of Engineering Tejal Desai ’94 elected as 2025 AAAS fellow

By Seyla Fernandez | April 3

Desai was recognized by a council of peers for her work in micro- and nanoscale therapeutic technologies.

Arts & Culture

Five young women covered in blood wearing leotards sit together looking around.

Though unoriginal and unremarkable, ‘Pretty Lethal’ is pretty fun

By Rebecca Goodman | April 6

The movie follows five teenage ballerinas fighting for their lives at a remote Hungarian inn.

Image of multiple instances of a woman holding up a wine glass over her face, the reflection distorting her eyes, replicated in a kaleidoscopic effect.

BAI brings ‘your favorite artists’ favorite artists’ to campus through new artist residency

By Lize Deng | April 8

The Brown Arts Institute announced the Prizma Arts and Research Residency last month.

Metro

A photo of rallyers standing in the grass along a main road holding signs calling for rent stabilization.

Providence residents rally in support of rent stabilization ordinance

By Pavani Durbhakula | April 7

Last week’s vote fell one vote short of the supermajority needed to override Mayor Brett Smiley’s veto.

How Providence eighth graders receive their high school placements

By Nate Barkow | April 6

All but two PPSD high schools select students using a lottery system.

Amid federal push to tighten ID requirements, state legislators introduce act codifying voter protections

By Annika Melwani | April 5

The proposal comes as the U.S. Senate weighs the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.

RISD introduces expanded mental health resources amid high rates of CAPS use

By Izabella Piatkowski | April 3

In 2025, 55% of RISD students reported feeling high stress, and 36% reported being diagnosed with depression.

Sports

Photo of a Brown lacrosse player running while holding up a ball with a netted stick, accompanied by a competing Columbia player to her left. The blurred background features another Brown player on the field, a resting group of athletes and a blue backdrop.

Science & Research

An illustration of a person sitting in front of a computer providing communication aids.

With new technology, paralyzed patients can communicate by thinking about typing

By Elizabeth Rosenbaum | April 3

The Brown-affiliated study uses attempted finger movements to enable more efficient real-time communication.

An illustration of a spine’s vertebrae receiving electrical signals.

Electrical stimulation could help restore sensory feedback in spinal cord injury patients, Brown researchers find

By Nishita Malhan | April 3

The study offers a more permanent solution to restoring sensation through implants.