Graduate Labor Organization elects first executive board
The Graduate Labor Organization, Brown’s graduate student union, announced the election of its first 14-member executive board Nov. 8.
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COVID-19 Updates, University News
Brown COVID-19 testing update: 24 total positives cases as of 10/5
The University’s asymptomatic testing program returned eight confirmed positive test results in the week of Sept. 27, constituting one third of the total positive results since the start of the asymptomatic testing program on Aug. 24.
Data-driven decisions: Ashish Jha and Russell Carey discuss students’ return to Brown
Between monitoring the statewide and national numbers, securing adequate and timely testing and ensuring ample space for quarantining and isolating community members, the decision to reopen Brown’s campus to more students and return to in-person instruction amid a pandemic was multi-layered.
Monitoring, responding to COVID-19 changes: Ashish Jha and Russell Carey discuss students’ return to Brown
Although the University has decided to welcome more students back to College Hill and classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is continuing to monitor the situation and willing to make changes to its approach.
After 13 months of bargaining, graduate students, Brown reach tentative agreement
Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees, the University and the American Federation of Teachers — SUGSE’s union affiliate — reached a tentative three-year agreement for a union contract, Provost Richard Locke P’18 and Dean of the Graduate School Andrew Campbell announced in a community-wide email June 4.
OIED releases inaugural Annual Report of Bias
The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity released its inaugural Annual Report of Bias April 27. The report contains figures concerning the 23 reports of bias incidents to OIED from October 2018 to June 2019.
COVID-19 Updates, News, University News
With Healthy Fall 2020 Task Force, Brown plans for next semester
The University announced the creation of the Healthy Fall 2020 Task Force, which will plan the reopening of Brown’s campus next semester in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic forcing students to evacuate campus last month.
University appoints Dr. Ashish Jha as new School of Public Health dean
Dr. Ashish Jha will be joining the University as the dean of the School of Public Health Sept. 2020. Jha is currently the director of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
Roundup: Graduate labor regulations may see changes in 2020 election
About 40 years ago, one in five American workers were union members; though membership has dropped to about 10 percent since then, labor is still an essential part of the American political landscape.
NLRB extends deadline on proposed graduate student unionization rule
Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board extended the deadline to submit comments on a proposed rule which would prevent graduate students from being classified as workers.
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COVID-19 Updates, University News
Brown COVID-19 testing update: 24 total positives cases as of 10/5
The University’s asymptomatic testing program returned eight confirmed positive test results in the week of Sept. 27, constituting one third of the total positive results since the start of the asymptomatic testing program on Aug. 24.
Data-driven decisions: Ashish Jha and Russell Carey discuss students’ return to Brown
Between monitoring the statewide and national numbers, securing adequate and timely testing and ensuring ample space for quarantining and isolating community members, the decision to reopen Brown’s campus to more students and return to in-person instruction amid a pandemic was multi-layered.
Monitoring, responding to COVID-19 changes: Ashish Jha and Russell Carey discuss students’ return to Brown
Although the University has decided to welcome more students back to College Hill and classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is continuing to monitor the situation and willing to make changes to its approach.
After 13 months of bargaining, graduate students, Brown reach tentative agreement
Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees, the University and the American Federation of Teachers — SUGSE’s union affiliate — reached a tentative three-year agreement for a union contract, Provost Richard Locke P’18 and Dean of the Graduate School Andrew Campbell announced in a community-wide email June 4.
OIED releases inaugural Annual Report of Bias
The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity released its inaugural Annual Report of Bias April 27. The report contains figures concerning the 23 reports of bias incidents to OIED from October 2018 to June 2019.
COVID-19 Updates, News, University News
With Healthy Fall 2020 Task Force, Brown plans for next semester
The University announced the creation of the Healthy Fall 2020 Task Force, which will plan the reopening of Brown’s campus next semester in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic forcing students to evacuate campus last month.
University appoints Dr. Ashish Jha as new School of Public Health dean
Dr. Ashish Jha will be joining the University as the dean of the School of Public Health Sept. 2020. Jha is currently the director of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
Roundup: Graduate labor regulations may see changes in 2020 election
About 40 years ago, one in five American workers were union members; though membership has dropped to about 10 percent since then, labor is still an essential part of the American political landscape.
NLRB extends deadline on proposed graduate student unionization rule
Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board extended the deadline to submit comments on a proposed rule which would prevent graduate students from being classified as workers.
