‘They still have rights’: State lawmakers introduce bill limiting, regulating solitary confinement
(03/20/23 3:02am)
Content warning: This article includes mentions of suicide.
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Professor Emily Owens celebrates launch of her newest book, ‘Consent in the Presence of Force’
(03/16/23 4:11am)
Content warning: This article includes several mentions of rape and sexual assault.
Brown students sue Ivy League over athletic scholarship policy
(03/10/23 4:05am)
A class action lawsuit filed Tuesday by current and former Brown basketball players Grace Kirk ’24 and Tamenang Choh ’21 MPA’22 alleges that Ivy League schools violate antitrust laws by denying ...
Fashion@Brown envisions more sustainable fashion industry
(03/09/23 2:01am)
Since its creation in 2010, Fashion@Brown has aimed to offer a “microcosm of the fashion industry” for its members, according to the group’s website. But in recent years, F@B has shifted away from ...
Providence launches new cultural plan to support arts, culture, creativity
(03/02/23 3:25am)
Providence’s Department of Art, Culture and Tourism launched its cultural plan at the City’s annual Pell Lecture on Arts and Humanities Wednesday. The plan, titled “PVDx2031: A Cultural Plan for ...
Lawsuit alleging gender discrimination against male Alpert Medical School Professor moves to federal court
(03/01/23 2:04am)
A lawsuit from a former professor at the Alpert Medical School alleging gender discrimination and a hostile work environment was moved from state to federal court Friday, according to court filings reviewed ...
David Cicilline ’83 to leave Congress, lead R.I. Foundation
(02/28/23 4:04am)
U.S. Rep. David Cicilline ’83, D-R.I., announced he would leave the House of Representatives in June to join the Rhode Island Foundation as president and CEO, according to a Feb. 21 press release.
‘A labor of love:’ Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading celebrates poet, nurtures connection through performance
(02/17/23 6:50am)
Founded in 1994, the Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading shares the work and wisdom of the Harlem Renaissance poet with the Providence community. The event brings together artists and community members ...
R.I. worker sues Lifespan over long COVID discrimination
(02/16/23 6:03am)
On Jan. 5, Dawn Desilets filed a federal lawsuit against the Lifespan Corporation for disability discrimination and retaliation for using the Family and Medical Leave Act. According to court documents ...
Commander Oscar Perez announced chief of Providence Police Department
(02/13/23 3:04am)
Last Friday, Mayor Brett Smiley announced that Oscar Perez, previously a commander in the Providence Police Department, will serve as the 38th chief of the PPD. Smiley’s decision was informed by a public ...
Justice40 Initiative funds climate justice in Rhode Island
(02/03/23 5:20am)
In January 2021, President Biden’s administration announced the Justice40 Initiative as part of a series of measures to address the climate crisis. The initiative mandates that “at least 40% of the ...
Brown has not reported recycling rates since spring 2022 due to issues with waste contractor
(11/22/22 4:04am)
The University has not disclosed campus recycling data since spring 2022 due to a misunderstanding concerning the data provided by Waste Management — the company responsible for the University’s trash ...
Campus environmental groups describe communities of care, advocate for change
(11/11/22 3:04am)
In recent years, the University has announced a series of policies concerning its relationship with the environment and addressing climate change. In 2019, the University committed to cutting campus greenhouse ...
How Rhode Islanders are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
(10/07/22 3:01am)
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the United States commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month. In Rhode Island, the Latinx community is rapidly growing, having increased 40% in the last decade, per the US Census Bureau's ...
Rhode Island joins bid to build multi-state ‘green hydrogen hub’
(09/15/22 3:03am)
On Aug. 25, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Rhode Island and Maine had joined Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey in advancing a hydrogen hub in the region. The coalition ...
Pelosi, Shaggy, Berkley to receive honorary degrees
(05/27/22 4:03pm)
During Commencement and Reunion Weekend from May 27 to 29, President Christina Paxson P’19 will confer honorary degrees on nine distinguished leaders: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott MPH’11, Dr. Seth Berkley ...
Kim Cobb appointed director of Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
(05/26/22 1:20am)
Award-winning climate scientist Kim Cobb has been appointed as director for the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, announced in a May 11 Today@Brown announcement. Cobb will assume the new ...
An impending climate reality: Rising coastlines, inevitable housing relocation
(04/27/22 11:45pm)
This article is part of a series on gentrification and development in Providence.
Arts associations oppose RIDE's readiness-based graduation requirements
(04/25/22 2:00am)
The Rhode Island Department of Education presented its new proposal of readiness-based graduation requirements for public comment on March 7, which would expand the number of requirements to graduate ...
you've got mail [narrative]
(04/22/22 2:17am)
To my observer self,
