Rhode Island School of Design custodians, groundskeepers and movers in the Teamsters Local 251 union voted to authorize a strike by a 95% margin on Nov. 20. Union members have not gone on strike yet, but the authorization allows them to take action if RISD fails to meet their demands for higher wages ...
A proposed change to American Bar Association policy would allow law schools to decide whether to require LSAT or GRE scores from applicants beginning with the 2025-26 application cycle.
Zinneken’s Belgian Waffles and Café held a grand opening for its third franchise location spanning the weekend of Friday, Dec. 9. Located at 194 Angell St., the new cafe aims to bring Zinneken's signature waffles, toppings and drinks to the Providence community.
The University accepted 879 students to the class of 2027 from a pool of 6,770 early decision applicants, wrote Logan Powell, current dean of admission and incoming associate provost for enrollment, in an email to The Herald. Applicants were informed of their decisions Tuesday evening.
The man arrested for breaking into Wayland House last week was “occupying space in Wayland House unlawfully,” according to a Thursday email to the University community from the Department of Public Safety.
The University has declined the Teaching Assistant Labor Organization’s request for voluntary recognition of their union, according to a letter reviewed by The Herald from Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06 sent to TALO organizers Tuesday evening. ...
Francis J. Doyle III was named the University’s 14th provost in a Thursday email to the Brown community from President Christina Paxson P’19. Doyle will start at Brown July 1, 2023.
See how Brown's property holdings expanded from two lots between Waterman and George streets to a campus that spans the city of Providence
Nearly 200 students and local community members gathered on the steps of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center Thursday afternoon for a rally supporting the formation of an undergraduate computer science teaching assistants union. Members of the union’s organizing committee and invited speakers ...
In the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in late June, the Supreme Court overturned constitutional abortion protections established in Roe v. Wade. Now, physicians have expressed concerns over potential discrepancies in residency abortion training during that might arise in more ...
Members of the University's faculty voted to extend first-year orientation by two days during the last faculty meeting of the semester Tuesday, making permanent a pilot program from the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years.
The University’s new Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics, established July 1, has seen “an exciting period of growth” during its first semester, said David Skarbek, the center’s director and associate professor of political science.
Respiratory viruses influenza and COVID-19 are well known, but Respiratory Syncytial Virus is less discussed. Elevated cases of RSV are adding burden to hospitals in the state already grappling with COVID-19 and the flu, creating what some have called a “tripledemic.”
Unionizing was not the first solution explored by exasperated teaching assistants in the computer science department. Facing what they saw as systemic issues within the department, such as overworking and inaccurate hour logs, the TAs sought department help. They communicated with and met department ...
A suspect has been charged with breaking and entering and willful trespass after reportedly breaking into Wayland House, according to a Monday email sent to Wayland residents by Vice President for Campus Safety Rodney Chatman. The suspect was arrested Sunday after being apprehended by DPS.
At the end of the month, Richard Locke P’18 will conclude his tenure as the University’s provost to begin his role as vice president and dean of Apple University, the tech company’s corporate leadership school. Since his appointment as the 13th provost in 2015, Locke has served over seven years ...
This spring, the University offered 13 Ukranian applicants notice of an “advanced likelihood of admission” to the class of 2026, The Herald previously reported. The Herald spoke to some of these students as they near the end of their first semester at Brown, as well as sophomores from Ukraine, ...
In a Nov. 17 open letter, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 to address “serious concerns about failing oversight in Brown’s animal experimentation program.” PETA cited 11 violations of federal animal welfare guidelines between July ...
At the final faculty meeting of the semester Tuesday, Professor of Biology Sohini Ramachandran, director of the Data Science Initiative, gave a presentation summarizing the initiative’s proposal to form a Data Science Institute at the University. Faculty members will vote on whether they support ...
The University added a provision to its nondiscrimination policy that explicitly prohibits caste-based discrimination, announced in a Dec. 1 press release. In fall 2022, the Corporation — the University's highest governing body — voted to adopt the amendment to its policy statement, which ...
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