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‘We as a people are tired of moving’: Lippitt Hill and the displacement of non-white communities in Providence

By Katy Pickens and Rhea Rasquinha | April 17

The shopping center near the University Heights apartments just south of the Mount Hope neighborhood of Providence looks like any other. A Whole Foods, McDonald’s, Petco and Staples make for a somewhat unremarkable shopping strip that University students sometimes visit to run errands or buy groceries. ...

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MPH program applications have doubled since onset of COVID-19 pandemic

By Stella Olken-Hunt | April 17

In the two years since the onset of the pandemic, the number of applicants to Brown’s Master of Public Health programs have more than doubled. The number of applicants rose from 437 in the 2020–2021 academic year to 948 applicants this 2021-2022 academic year and 889 for the 2022-2023 ...

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Total positive COVID-19 cases on campus surpass 150

By Haley Sandlow | April 17

From April 7 to 13, 134 students and 37 employees reported positive COVID-19 test results, according to an April 15 Today@Brown announcement from Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06. “We feel we’re seeing a continuation of what we expected … after ...

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Brown China Summit wraps up weekend with look at China’s political history, economic future

By Alex Nadirashvili | April 17

The Brown China Summit — an annual conference that brings academics, business leaders and policymakers to the University to discuss critical issues relating to China — wrapped up its weekend lineup of events on Sunday. This year’s conference, which began on Friday, April 17 with a keynote ...

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Global Brown Center, Storytellers@Brown host International Festival

By Ishitaa Gupta | April 17

The Global Brown Center for International Students, in collaboration with Storytellers@Brown, hosted its annual International Festival on the Main Green Saturday afternoon. The International Festival “is an opportunity to gather cultural student organizations around campus … and ...

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Briahna Joy Gray, former Sanders press secretary, debates Professor Glenn Loury

By Emma Gardner | April 17

Briahna Joy Gray, former national press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign and host of the “Bad Faith” podcast about progressive politics, joined Professor of the Social Sciences and Economics Glenn Loury on Friday at the Watson Institute for International and Public ...

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Independent concentration participation sees gradual decline amid pandemic

By Swaraj Agarwal | April 15

There were just 44 submissions of independent concentration proposals by students in the 2020-21 academic year, marking a 52% decrease from the 92 submissions made during the pre-pandemic 2018-19 academic year, according to Peggy Chang ’93 MA’13, associate dean of the College and director of ...

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Slavic Studies Polish Program revived after years of inactivity

By Alex Nadirashvili | April 15

When Paulina Duda, visiting assistant professor of Polish cinema and culture, arrived on campus this spring, she aimed to revive the University's formerly inactive Polish Program.

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‘We didn't choose to be neighbors’: A history of Brown’s property impact on the East Side

By Katy Pickens and Finn Kirkpatrick | April 15

University Hall was the first building on the property of Brown University in Providence in 1770. It was constructed by laborers, both free and enslaved, six years after the University’s ...

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Students, ResLife staff reflect on housing process

By Canqi Li and Kaitlyn Torres | April 15

Thursday marked the start of the housing lottery for the 2022-23 academic year. On Tuesday, as some rising sophomores were scheduled to select their housing, the StarRez portal no longer listed any available beds, The Herald previously reported. Students have expressed their discontent with the housing ...

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Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune runs for mayor of Providence on platform of education reform, affordable housing

By Michael Seoane | April 15

Nirva LaFortune MA ’19 is running to be the next mayor of Providence in the Nov. 8 general election, following a Sep. 13 primary. Term limits prevent the current mayor of Providence, Jorge Elorza, from retaining his post.

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Professors, administration discuss future of booster vaccines, variants

By Sam Levine | April 15

In the past few weeks, a new Omicron variant has swept across the United States, accounting for as much as 86% of new COVID-19 cases nationwide, according to data ...

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Candidates race for UCS presidency, vice presidency

By Kathy Wang | April 13

Election polls opened yesterday for the Undergraduate Council of Students, Undergraduate Finance Board and Class Coordinating Board elections. UCS Chair of Health and Wellness Emma Amselem ’24, Chas Steinbrugge ’24 and UCS Student Activities Committee Chair Ricky Zhong ’23 are competing ...

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Candidates run for UFB chair, vice chair

By Shilpa Sajja | April 13

Current Undergraduate Finance Board Representative Amienne Spencer-Blume ’23 is running unopposed for UFB chair, while UFB First-Year Representative Arjun Krishna Chopra ’25 and UCS-UFB Liaison Johann Dizon ’24 are competing in the race for vice chair. The voting period for UFB, ...

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Faculty discuss plans, benefits of potential Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine

By Alex Nadirashvili and Kaitlyn Torres | April 13

In spring 2021, a group of University faculty and administrators came together with the task of developing a proposal for a potential Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine. Over a year later, a motion to establish the Institute — referred to as I-BEAM — effective July 1 was passed at ...

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Louis restaurant reflects on 75 years, impact of COVID-19

By Tevah Gevelber | April 13

Louis, which celebrated its 75th birthday during the pandemic, has been a staple of the Providence community throughout its lifetime. While this legacy is apparent in Louis’ decor — which includes scattered black and white photographs and eclectic drawings — and the memories of its patrons ...

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New executive vice president for finance, administration reflects on first months in position

By Emily Faulhaber | April 13

After beginning her new role on Jan. 1, Sarah Latham, executive vice president for finance and administration, has spent her first months in the position evaluating the departments she oversees and setting priorities, she said in an interview with The Herald. After former Executive Vice ...

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Class of 2022.5 reflects on graduating midyear

By Justin Lee | April 13

With the spring semester drawing to a close in a few weeks, most seniors at Brown are busy enjoying their final stretch of the college experience. But for students in the class of 2022.5, one more semester of courses, deadlines, projects and exams still looms ahead.

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‘Students Against Koch Influence’ Presents to UCS

By Maisie Newbury | April 13

Students Against Koch Influence presented to the Undergraduate Council of Students at the UCS general body meeting Wednesday evening. SAKI is an organization of students that seeks to push back against the influence of the Koch Foundation, a national donor network run by billionaire and conservative ...

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RI Attorney General files emergency appeal against sale of Narragansett Electric Company

By Julia Vaz | April 12

On Feb. 23, the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers approved the sale of Narragansett Electric Company — National Grid’s electric and gas supplier in Rhode Island — to Pennsylvania-based electric company PPL Electric Utilities. One day later, Rhode Island Attorney General ...