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Live updates: Students hold encampment for divestment on Main Green

By Owen Dahlkamp , Ryan Doherty , Avani Ghosh and Dana Richie | April 26

Students are calling on the University to divest from companies with ties to Israel. Here's what to know.

Encampment day two: Number of participating students rises to 105

By Owen Dahlkamp , Ryan Doherty and Avani Ghosh | April 25

The number of students participating in the encampment, which is now on its second day, has risen to over 100. As of 9 a.m., there were about 45 tents on the Main Green.

BUCC votes to recommend presenting divestment proposal, dropping charges

By Anisha Kumar | April 25

In a special meeting today, the Brown University Community Council voted to recommend that five student representatives “conducting activism for divestment” be allowed to present their case for divestment from “companies which profit from human rights abuses in Palestine” before the Corporation. ...

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US Rep. Deborah Ross ’85 talks personal journey, current political landscape

By Zachary Robel | April 26

U.S. Representative Deborah Ross ’85 (D-N.C. 2) visited the Watson Institute on Thursday to discuss the 118th Congress.

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Community members, housing advocates react to McKee’s budget amendment

By Mikayla Kennedy | April 26

At a Tuesday press conference, advocates and community members discussed homelessness in Rhode Island and Gov. Dan McKee’s budget amendment, which provides an estimated $31 million for housing navigation, housing production, stabilization services, housing subsidies and homelessness prevention.

Jewish Voice for Peace R.I. pickets Senator Reed’s office

By Stella Chen and Ciara Meyer | April 26

About 40 protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace Rhode Island gathered in front of Senator Jack Reed’s (D-R.I.) Providence office at 8 a.m. Thursday to demand that he call for a ceasefire in Gaza, stop supporting military aid for Israel and restore funding for humanitarian aid organizations like the ...

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The Womxn Project Education Fund launches ‘Empowered to Advocate Series’

By Megan Chan | April 26

For Jocelyn Foye, executive director of The Womxn Project, “Artivism” is more than an specific installation or project — it is an ever-growing conversation. Foye wields her background as a former lecturer of design and sculpture at Southern New Hampshire University to bond “public art with public ...

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Community members, experts talk vehicle noise during forum at SPH

By Ciara Meyer | April 26

On Wednesday night, community members, academics and politicians gathered at the School of Public Health to discuss vehicle noise in Providence.

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Brown Department of Sociology to host W.E.B. Du Bois Conference this May

By Sophia Wotman | April 26

Next month, students and scholars will gather on campus to discuss social justice, inequality and activism at a conference celebrating W.E.B Du Bois, a prominent African-American scholar and founder of the NAACP.

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First-year students reflect on experiences with Meiklejohn Peer Advisors

By Leah Koritz | April 26

When first-years at Brown move onto campus, some of the first people they meet are their Meiklejohn Peer Advisors.

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Driving R.I. toward electrification: A look inside the state’s electric vehicle projects

By Irene Zhao | April 26

This article is part of an Earth Month series exploring environmental issues, climate initiatives and community stakeholders throughout Providence and Rhode Island.

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Jewish students express diverse views on encampment, protests

By Owen Dahlkamp | April 25

As pro-Palestinian encampments continue to proliferate on college campuses around the country, Jewish students have found themselves in a unique spotlight. Some have participated in these demonstrations. Others have publicly renounced them. But many have more nuanced views that lie somewhere in the ...

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GLO pickets around encampment, protests Brown’s response to pro-Palestinian activism

By Ethan Schenker | April 25

At the encampment on the Main Green Thursday afternoon, graduate student workers rallied at a demonstration organized by the Graduate Labor Organization to protest recent updates to Brown’s communications around activism.

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Brown notified approximately 130 students of potential conduct violations for encampment-related activities

By Owen Dahlkamp , Ryan Doherty and Avani Ghosh | April 25

The Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards has notified approximately 130 students of potential conduct violations for encampment-related activities, University Spokesperson Brian Clark wrote in an email to The Herald. Some of the students who received the OSCCS email claim not to be participating ...

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Why do men fare better than women in the college admission process?

By Kate Butts | April 25

For first-years admitted in the fall of 2023, Brown’s acceptance rate for male applicants was 6.9%, and the acceptance rate for female applicants was 4.2%, according to the University’s Common Data Set.

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Retiring CLPS Professor Kathryn Spoehr reflects on 50 years at Brown

By Cate Latimer | April 25

In 1969, women were required to wear skirts on Brown’s campus and the class president helped co-author the Open Curriculum. That year, Kathryn Spoehr ’69 received her degree in mathematical psychology.

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RIPTA to reduce formerly proposed service cuts, community members weigh in

By Sanai Rashid | April 24

Over the past few weeks, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has held public hearings across the state, giving community members the opportunity to comment on the association’s plan to reduce formerly proposed service cuts.

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US Rep. Ayanna Pressley talks upbringing, activism at Brown Dems event

By Megan Chan | April 24

U.S. representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA 7th District) discussed her upbringing, activism and response to the war in Israel and Palestine at a Brown Dems event on Wednesday.

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Students reflect on experiences pursuing independent concentrations

By Kate Rowberry | April 24

Have you ever thought about concentrating in Disability and Design? What about Storytelling in the Museum?

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Paxson reaffirms “appropriate codes of conduct” as Brown’s response to encampment

By Anisha Kumar and Katie Jain | April 24

On Wednesday evening, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 reaffirmed that the University’s response to the ongoing encampment would “rely on appropriate codes of conduct to address violations of policy” in a community-wide email.