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University plans to construct new economics building on Brook Street, nearby residents express disapproval

By Roma Shah and Jeremiah Farr | April 9

Four residential structures currently stand on the proposed development site.

The Ratty, a large brick building, on a sunny day.

Employees who worked following Dec. 13 eligible for compensatory time, one-time payments

By Ian Ritter | April 10

Employees will also be recognized at the women’s lacrosse game this Saturday.

A photo of two Native American women in traditional dress dancing at the Pizzitola Sports Center.

Annual Spring Thaw Powwow canceled due to post-shooting event constraints

By Rachel Wicker | April 10

The Powwow is organized each spring by the BCSC and Natives at Brown.

Photo of the Brown Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management: a pale brick building.

ACLU, University spar in court over public access to DPS arrest records

By Michelle Bi | April 9

The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of R.I. on behalf of two separate journalists.

A photo of John Friedman and Jeanne Shaheen speaking at the Watson Center for International and Public Affairs.

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen criticizes war in Iran, party-line politics during Watson fireside chat

By Marat Basaria | April 10

The senator from New Hampshire also encouraged military funding for Taiwan.

An illustration of several one dollar bills that have bears on them and read “Brown University.”

After 14 years, Bear Bucks program set to end June 30

By Tyler Timmers | April 10

The cancellation of the program comes as other payment methods have become popularized on campus.

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Metro

Meet Gravy: The turkey that keeps trying to cross the road

By Maxwell Silver | April 8

The Middletown turkey has been recaptured by the state’s Department of Environmental Management.

University News

Interim chief Hugh Clements named DPS chief of police, VP for public safety and emergency management

By Emily Feil | April 8

Former police chief Rodney Chatman officially separated from the University as part of a settlement proposal approved Tuesday.

University News

Faculty vote to change language on ‘course bunching,’ establish graduate microcertificates

By Seyla Fernandez | April 8

The motion to reinstate the University president as the presiding officer at faculty meetings was not on the agenda.

University News

Meet the 2026 UCS candidates

By Eric Dogini | April 8

Though the presidency is uncontested, four candidates are vying for the vice position.

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University News

Meet the alums in the running to be on the Brown Corporation

By Jeremiah Farr | April 8

Three alums who graduated in the last three years are in contention to be a New Alumni Trustee.

Image of Oren Cass in a blue shirt and gray blazer sitting with his legs crossed and holding a microphone, with a blurred figure of a woman resting her head on her arm in the foreground.

University News

BPU hosts conversation with Oren Cass on the Trump administration’s economic policies

By Noa Saviano | April 8

Cass is the founder and chief economist of the American Compass, a conservative economic think tank.

University News

Brown Police Chief Rodney Chatman to leave University

By James Libresco and Emily Feil | April 7

The separation comes as part of a settlement proposal approved in court Tuesday morning.

A photo of rallyers standing in the grass along a main road holding signs calling for rent stabilization.

Metro

Providence residents rally in support of rent stabilization ordinance

By Pavani Durbhakula | April 7

Last week’s vote fell one vote short of the supermajority needed to override Mayor Brett Smiley’s veto.

A photo showing the outside of Providence Career and Technical Academy to the right of Central High School during a sunny day.

Metro

How Providence eighth graders receive their high school placements

By Nate Barkow | April 6

All but two PPSD high schools select students using a lottery system.

A man stands on the Main Green holding his hands out, addressing rally attendees.

University News

Graduate fellows push for unionization at Friday rally

By James Libresco | April 6

At the event, the union organizers delivered a formal letter to an administrative assistant inside University Hall.

Four men stand outside the John Carter Brown Library, protesting in a black-and-white Herald photo from the 1980s.

University News

First-year seminar on Black student protests traces campus organizing from Civil Rights Movement to present day

By Miriam Davison | April 6

The final project for this year’s course is a group research paper.

University News

Brown wins ‘March Yakness’ Campus Cup on Yik Yak, reaches Elite Eight in national tournament

By Nate Barkow | April 6

Students shared how the school spirit around “March Yakness” united the Brown community.

A photo of a line of blue Rhode Island voting booths.

Metro

Amid federal push to tighten ID requirements, state legislators introduce act codifying voter protections

By Annika Melwani | April 5

The proposal comes as the U.S. Senate weighs the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.

A portrait of Tejal Desai sitting on a bench.

University News

Dean of Engineering Tejal Desai ’94 elected as 2025 AAAS fellow

By Seyla Fernandez | April 3

Desai was recognized by a council of peers for her work in micro- and nanoscale therapeutic technologies.