The reforms aim to minimize the amount of time incarcerated individuals can be placed in solitary confinement.
This year’s summit was themed “Discovery and Recovery: How China Can Balance, Lead and Follow in 2023.”
Concerns about the wind farm include navigational hazards and harm to marine ecosystems.
Oral history project documents the experiences of Black healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three University student startups — Elythea, Notable Narratives and Marian — were collectively awarded $50,000 in seed money at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship’s sixth annual Brown Venture Prize pitch competition Thursday.
Rhode Island Black Storytellers promotes access to storytelling, represents diverse voices.
Rhode Island House Speaker K. Shekarchi has introduced a legislative package to combat the housing crisis in Rhode Island.
Last month, OpenDoors RI opened a warming center which provides meals, support services and a detox program entry.
Michael Walker, a sociologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities, discussed his research on incarceration, his book “Indefinite” and his experiences as an incarcerated person at a talk in Stephen Robert ’62 Hall Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Assistant Professor of History Emily Owens invited the Brown community to celebrate the launch of her new book “Consent in the Presence of Force: Sexual Violence and Black Women’s Survival in Antebellum New Orleans” at an event sponsored by the Department of History. ...
The Brown University Community Council discussed the University’s relationship with the broader Providence community during its second meeting of the semester in Friedman Hall Wednesday, resuming conversations from last month’s meeting.
Students expressed discontent with lengthy fundraising processes due to Brown’s emphasis on security.
Michael Silverstein previously served as task force member from 2016 to 2020.
Reparations budget signed last November offers to start addressing Providence’s racial wealth and equity gaps, but has its limitations, activists said.
University officials are meeting regularly to discuss the potential impacts of the court's rulings this summer, said Associate Provost for Enrollment Logan Powell.
Scholars of critical race theory say they have received threats for studying the field.
‘We Are Having This Conversation Now: The Times of AIDS Cultural Production’ aims to reignite discourse surrounding AIDS.
Virtual reality devices have only recently begun to take gaming and entertainment communities by storm, but humans throughout history have made devices that simulate reality, which Professor of Italian Studies Massimo Riva highlights in his digital publication “Shadow Plays.”
The event aims to raise awareness about brain research at Brown and in Rhode Island.
To run a business, “you have to be willing to put yourself out there,” Julia Broome, owner of Kin Southern Table + Bar said.
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