Rural Students at Brown aims to foster community, raise awareness
(04/27/22 2:00am)
A new student group, Rural Students at Brown, aims to foster a safe space for rural students admitted to the University.
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Admitted class of 2026 students reflect on in-person ADOCH
(04/11/22 4:05am)
A sea of admitted students clad in red lanyards and drawstring bags visited Brown on Friday for the Class of 2026’s first in-person admitted students’ day, also known as A Day on College Hill.
Admitted students from Class of 2026 discuss acceptances
(04/08/22 2:05am)
The University released its Regular Decision application results March 31 at 7 p.m., admitting 1,651 students for a total of 2,546 students to the Class of 2026, The Herald previously reported.
In-person ADOCH to return for class of 2026
(04/06/22 4:03am)
The University will host three days of the annual A Day on College Hill event in person for the class of 2026 on April 8, 13 and 22, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote in an email to The Herald. This ...
Brown admits record-low 5% of applicants to class of 2026
(03/31/22 11:01pm)
The University extended offers of admission to 1,651 applicants tonight, resulting in an overall acceptance rate of 5% this year, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote in an email to The Herald.
Perez ’83, Schiller discuss voting rights
(03/24/22 2:02am)
Tom Perez ’83, former United States secretary of labor and former chair of the Democratic National Committee, discussed voting rights with Wendy Schiller, professor of political science and director ...
University introduces new experiential learning programs as part of gradual class size expansion
(03/16/22 4:02am)
The University’s Ad Hoc Committee on Promoting Financial Health and Sustainability recommended that the undergraduate class size expand by “5 to 10% through careful enrollment management” and increased ...
Guido Imbens MA’89 PhD’91 speaks at Lemley Lecture
(03/03/22 3:02am)
Students, parents and University faculty crowded into the Salomon Center on Wednesday to listen to a lecture from the 2021 Co-recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Guido Imbens MA’89 ...
Congressional bill proposes banning legacy admissions
(02/24/22 3:03am)
A first-of-its-kind bill that proposes an effective ban on legacy admissions in higher education was introduced in Congress earlier this month, according to a press release from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). ...
Legal experts, plaintiff litigators explain University antitrust lawsuit
(02/11/22 5:04am)
Last month, a lawsuit alleged that the University and 15 other schools did not maintain the need-blind admissions policies required for a legal antitrust exemption and therefore fixed “the net price ...
Diman, Sayles flood due to pipe issues
(02/02/22 5:03am)
Buildings on different corners of campus — Andrews Hall, Diman House and Sayles Hall — flooded over the weekend and on Monday. But, according to the University, the causes of flooding have all been ...
Brown sees record applicant pool for class of 2026
(01/28/22 5:04am)
The University received a record-high number of applications for the class of 2026, with a combined 50,608 applicants from both the early and regular decision pools, Dean of Admission Logan Powell told ...
University extends test-optional policy through 2022-23 admission cycle
(01/26/22 5:05am)
The University will extend its test-optional policy for all applicants through the 2022-23 admission cycle due to “extraordinary circumstances” that many students continue to face, according to a ...
Providence students speak on student activism in local schools
(12/02/21 3:02am)
When Providence students Eugenie Rose Belony and Demi Egunjobi met with Gov. Dan McKee earlier this year to advocate for the removal of school resource officers from district buildings, they both left ...
Keke Palmer talks confidence, career path to packed auditorium at Brown
(11/30/21 2:04am)
Actress and musician Keke Palmer discussed being confident and authentic, as well as her experiences navigating fame and overcoming challenges since beginning her career at a young age, during a conversation ...
Steiner receives physics Ph.D from Brown at age 89
(11/23/21 2:01am)
In pursuit of a lifelong dream to become a physicist, 70-year-old Manfred Steiner left his home in Providence at around 6:30 a.m., commuting daily to Boston to take physics classes at the Massachusetts ...
Students react to testing changes, new masking guidelines
(11/08/21 6:06am)
Following recently announced changes to the University’s masking and testing policies, students who spoke to The Herald expressed concern and surprise.
Lemley lecture discusses reimagining role of private firms in capitalist economies
(10/28/21 2:02am)
$10 worth of coal-fired electricity can cause $16 worth of damage to the rest of society. While simple, this anecdote illustrates precisely what Harvard’s Natty McArthur University Professor Rebecca ...
The Providence Athenaeum serves community for 200 years
(10/15/21 4:34am)
Visited by the likes of Edgar Allen Poe, Sarah Helen Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Providence Athenæum, founded in 1836, is one of just 21 member-funded libraries still open in the U.S. The Providence ...
Watson panel discusses costs of post-9/11 wars
(09/16/21 1:02am)
Over 20 years after the attack, researchers are still unpacking the effect of 9/11 on U.S. foreign conflicts and the human lives they affect. “What would it mean for the U.S. to win the war that has ...
