Lifespan, Care New England merger application deemed complete

PPSD stakeholders react to Brown-supported selective university pipeline

By Kate Dario | November 19

Providence Public School District educators and stakeholders shared cautious optimism about Brown’s recently-announced initiative to help prepare local students for selective four-year institutions and to increase PPSD enrollment at the University.

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Student-founded EmpowerU looks to provide resources to prospective first-generation college students

By Emily Faulhaber | November 17

EmpowerU, a startup founded by Elvia Perez ’22 and Meera Kurup ’23, seeks to address educational disparities by providing first-generation college students still in high school with resources, all housed in one app, to navigate the college process. 

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U. moves away from Piazza

By Nicholas Miller | November 17

Piazza, an online discussion platform that allows students to ask questions about class material, was a popular service at Brown used in numerous classes, particularly in STEM courses, up until recently. But in April, the Digital Learning and Design office told professors that the University would ...

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After 10 years, I-195 commission still has projects in the works

By Grace Holleb | November 17

In 2011, the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission was created to develop dozens of acres of land that were previously occupied by Interstate 195 in Providence’s Jewelry District and Fox Point neighborhoods. Ten years later, the commission has already completed several developments.

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