Most students say they’re happy. But what’s helping students feel this way? A poll conducted last month by The Herald and the Brown Opinion Project found that the vast majority of students say they are happy. One-quarter said they were “very happy,” while 56% indicated that they are ...
According to a recent poll conducted by The Herald and the Brown Opinion Project, 43% of respondents are “unsure if they have benefited from an Undergraduate Council of Students program or service.” The poll also found that “upperclassmen were more likely to report having benefited from a UCS ...
The University’s annual celebration of International Education Week showed “two sides of the same coin” about Brown and the globe, according to Andrew Heald, program director at the Global Brown Center. The two weeks of events, part of a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and ...
This semester, six students are participating in a group independent study project to learn the Indigenous languages of their communities. Led by Nitana Hicks Greendeer ’03, visiting assistant professor of American Studies, the students have spent the semester on individual journeys to learn several ...
From women’s maternity health supplement brand Premama to Perkies, a sticky bra with reusable adhesives, The Herald spoke to Brown alum founders of four companies about finding inspiration and support at the University.
Earlier this month, Students for Educational Equity, an on-campus student organization which aims to promote educational equity in Providence, unveiled their “Financial Aid Resource” website, which is aimed at helping prospective Brown applicants navigate the financial aid application process. ...
When presale tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2023 Eras Tour went live on Ticketmaster last Tuesday, fans across the University flocked online to buy tickets at their desired venue. But many were left disappointed when, due to technical difficulties and a lack of inventory, presale tickets were difficult ...
The Undergraduate Finance Board discussed the possibility of implementing a fee-free model for student group events at an open forum Thursday. On a fee-free campus, undergraduate students would not have to pay to attend on-campus student group events, according to an email sent by UCS this week to ...
The University released its financial report for fiscal year 2022 in a Thursday Today@Brown announcement from President Christina Paxson P’19. The annual report, which includes the University’s financial statements as well as reports on research, fundraising and the ...
On Monday, staff and customers learned that Blue State Coffee on Thayer Street would permanently close later in the week. Four days later, on Nov. 17, the shop served its final cup of coffee. Alongside its Providence outpost, the cafe’s two other remaining locations in New Haven and Hartford ...
Teachers in the Providence Public School District report continued problems related to vacant teacher positions, including packed classrooms, being forced to cover other classes during prep periods and diminished student motivation. 94% of all classrooms are currently staffed with a ...
After receiving an internship offer, the work process for international students studying the humanities has only just begun. To get approved for Curricular Practical Training — work authorization for internationals on an F-1 student visa — Brown students have to plan an independent study ...
The Title IX and Gender Equity Office received 132 reports of prohibited conduct during the 2021-22 academic year, up 52% from the previous year, according to the University's 2021-22 Title IX Annual Outcome Report.
Two highly contested items — a proposed hotel on Angell Street and a potential ban on more than three college students living together in most areas of Providence — were pushed for public discussion during a Nov. 16 Committee on Ordinances meeting.
Crossroads RI, one of the largest housing providers for formerly unhoused people in the state, intends to convert a vacant lot on Summer Street in the South Side of Providence into a new apartment complex.
When Saadhya Bahudodda ’24 first came to Brown in fall 2021, she attended an event where she learned about the Swearer Center for Public Service's Engaged Scholars Program, which allowed certain concentrators to pursue community engagement within their field of study.
A Rhode Island School of Design professor was struck by multiple projectiles fired from a car at the corner of Power and Thayer streets Monday afternoon, according to an email from Brown’s Department of Public Safety.
From increasing homelessness to congressional orientation, here’s the latest news from around the Ocean State.
To many, the midterm results were a shock in light of expectations of a red wave for Republican candidates. This year’s results were relatively unusual, given that the incumbent party usually performs poorly in the midterms: Not only did Democrats retain control of the U.S. Senate they also lost ...
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies launched a project documenting Rhode Island’s response to George Floyd’s 2020 murder at a showcase hosted at the Digital Scholarship Lab Tuesday afternoon.
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