Kadji Amin talks trans materialism in Pembroke seminar
(09/20/23 4:49am)
Content Warning: This article includes mentions of transphobia and racism.
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Brown rises to No. 9 in U.S. News and World Report Rankings: What changed?
(09/19/23 1:04am)
Brown has been ranked the ninth-best college in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report 2024 Rankings, cracking the top ten colleges list for the first time in over two decades. Tied with Johns Hopkins ...
‘Changemaker in global health’: Seth Berkley ’78 MD ’81 joins SPH Pandemic Center
(09/18/23 1:03am)
When Seth Berkley ’78 MD ’81 raised $33 billion for vaccinations, he often heard donors and supporters vow that they would “do whatever it takes” to address the ongoing public health crisis.
Prospective student workers flock to employment fair, search for jobs, community
(09/18/23 1:11am)
Students seeking campus jobs flocked to Sayles Hall to meet with various University employers Friday afternoon. The Student Employment Fair — hosted by the Undergraduate Council of Students and University ...
School of Engineering launches design engineering concentration
(09/14/23 1:01am)
The School of Engineering added a new design engineering concentration to their degree offerings, according to a press release from late August. The new concentration connects to a variety of subject ...
Curricular Resource Center hosts workshop on tackling incomplete courses
(09/13/23 4:06am)
The Curricular Resource Center hosted a workshop titled “How to Tackle Incompletes” to help students through the Incomplete grade process Tuesday evening. This workshop was the second in a fall series ...
‘Equity at the forefront’: SPH faculty aim to address health challenges faced by LGBTQ+ community members
(09/07/23 2:13am)
LGBTQ+ individuals are at a disproportionate risk for many health issues, including “substance use, HIV, depression, … tobacco use and cancer,” said Katie Brooks Biello, professor and interim chair ...
After 50 years of mentorship program, Meiklejohns reflect on advising experience
(09/07/23 1:00am)
At the start of orientation, first-years are connected to a student advisor who plays a central role in their Brown academic experience: their Meiklejohn peer advisor.
The landscape of college admissions in a post-affirmative action world
(08/24/23 2:29pm)
Following the Supreme Court’s June decision to restrict the use of race in college admissions, the future of admission practices at elite colleges remains uncertain. Recent research and debates have ...
LGBTQ+ student self-identification has doubled at Brown since 2010, according to Herald polling data
(06/24/23 9:04pm)
The Herald’s Spring 2023 poll found that 38% of students do not identify as straight — over five times the national rate. Over the past decade, LGBTQ+ identification has increased across the nation, ...
Brown announces plans for integrated life sciences building, indoor athletic training facility
(06/15/23 9:01pm)
The University has selected a location and drafted plans for its integrated life sciences building — and selected architects for a new indoor athletics facility, according to a June 1 press release. ...
Exploring community, enrollment in Asian language courses at Brown
(05/30/23 1:58am)
Manav Musunuru ’26 remembers wanting to learn Hindi and Urdu since he was a child, inspired by visits to family in India. But after enrolling in HNDI 0200: “Beginning Hindi or Urdu” this year, he ...
Hotel Brunonia: The odd off-campus living arrangements of COVID-19
(05/25/23 1:03am)
Annie Cimack ’23 called her sophomore year living arrangements “a gilded cage.”
Brown professor co-leads project studying heart tissues, aging on space station
(04/28/23 5:08am)
Peter Lee ’94 PhD’03 MD’05, assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, is helping lead a research project that studies heart tissues on the International Space Station. The project ...
Timothy Bewes wins National Book Critics Circle Award with ‘Free Indirect’
(04/27/23 2:29am)
Timothy Bewes, professor of English and interim chair of the Department of English, was selected for the National Book Critics Circle Award in literary criticism for his book “Free Indirect: The Novel ...
Professor Alberto Saal elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
(04/27/23 12:05am)
When Alberto Saal, professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences, received notice of his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he almost deleted the email by accident.
University professors awarded total of over $225 thousand in grants for pandemic-related research
(04/27/23 2:08am)
The University awarded four researchers grants totaling $226,536 through the Pandemic Response Policy Research Fund, which supports research projects that address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Brown Activist Coalition calls for Brown to increase investment in Providence at ADOCH protest
(04/24/23 2:02am)
Around 100 students, faculty and community members gathered on the Quiet Green with loudspeakers and microphones Friday to demand that the University increase its voluntary payments to Providence. The ...
Bonnie Honig wins Guggenheim Fellowship to write book on performative speech
(04/20/23 1:04am)
In recent years, Bonnie Honig, professor of Modern Culture and Media and political science, has noticed an attack on the “power of words.”
‘No race-neutral alternatives’: faculty discuss upcoming affirmative action SCOTUS decision
(04/14/23 4:35am)
“Diversity experiences and engaged classroom experiences are the two most influential experiences (for) college students,” said Mary Wright, executive director of the Sheridan Center for Teaching ...
