Muslim Legal Fund of America files Title VI complaint against U. with Department of Education

By Anisha Kumar | July 11

The Muslim Legal Fund of America, a civil rights nonprofit, filed a Title VI complaint against the University with the U.S. Department of Education in June. 

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Lifespan to be renamed Brown University Health in investment agreement

By Ryan Doherty | June 20

Brown agreed to invest $150 million in Rhode Island’s largest hospital system over seven years.

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Brown-Tougaloo partnership celebrates 60th anniversary

By Sophia Wotman | June 14

Administrators, faculty and alumni from Brown and Tougaloo College, a historically black college in Jackson, Mississippi, gathered on June 6 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Brown-Tougaloo Partnership Program. 

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City Council hears divestment ordinance, faces backlash from Smiley, Jewish groups

By Tom Li | June 13

On June 6, the Providence City Council heard an ordinance that would prohibit the city from investing its assets in Israeli bonds. The ordinance would also prevent Providence from reinvesting currently held sovereign bonds upon their maturity.

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Vice President for Campus Life Eric Estes dies at 55

By Katie Jain and Sam Levine | June 4

Estes oversaw more than 20 departments, offices and centers that work to build and support the campus community.