According to the January Rhode Island State Climate Summary, the northeastern United States is experiencing a faster rate of sea level rise than the global average. Even in the more conservative intermediate emissions projection, sea levels are expected to rise four feet by 2100, which would necessitate ...
On Feb. 1, 2021, Myanmar citizens found their nation in a state of emergency. The military — led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing — staged a coup and overthrew the country’s democratically elected government. Over a year later, University community members said, the effects of the coup ...
At its final general body meeting of the 2021-22 academic year, the Undergraduate Council of Students announced the results of its recent runoff election and passed alterations to its bylaws, presented by current Vice President Sam Caplan ’22.
The Verney-Woolley Dining Hall is scheduled to undergo extensive renovations, with construction beginning at the end of May, according to Vice President of Dining Services George Barboza. The renovations will focus on the “back of the house,” with changes including increased freezer and cooler ...
State lawmakers in the House Education Committee convened for a public hearing April 11 on H7539, a bill that seeks to restrict teaching about race, sexuality and gender identity in Rhode Island public schools. Hundreds of Rhode ...
July will mark a decade of President Christina Paxson P’19’s leadership on campus. Paxson was selected as the University’s 19th president in March 2012 and succeeded Ruth Simmons, who served in the role from 2001 to 2012.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke to the campus community Tuesday afternoon in the 2022 Casey Shearer ’00 Memorial Lecture. The conversation was facilitated by Derek Shearer — professor of diplomacy and world affairs at Occidental College and former U.S. ambassador to Finland — two years ...
As Spring Weekend approaches, groups across campus have been planning to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Brown Concert Agency began planning this spring’s event practically as soon as 2021’s digital Spring Weekend concluded, Kenney Nguyen ’22.5, co-chair of BCA, said. The ...
“The fraction of the As is getting pretty high — too high for comfort,” President Christina Paxson P ’19 told The Herald in 2014, pointing to the continuous grade inflation at Brown and at its peer institutions. And since then, the trend has continued to hold strong. For ...
Sidechat, a mobile application designed for college students to anonymously “share memes, jokes, thoughts, confessions and more” with their classmates, according to its App Store description, has become increasingly popular in the Brown population, with some posts on the Brown Sidechat page garnering ...
From April 14 to 20, 182 students and 28 employees reported positive COVID-19 test results, according to an April 22 Today@Brown announcement from Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06. The announcement also reported that 130 students were in isolation in designated ...
Since its founding in March 1972, 3,893 physicians have earned MDs from Brown’s medical school — renamed the Warren Alpert Medical School in 2007, according to a news announcement. To celebrate the medical school’s 50th anniversary, the University will host a 15 month event series called “50 ...
In collaboration with the Office of the Provost, the Faculty Executive Committee has formed a task force on pre-K child care, as announced at the February faculty meeting by Govind Menon PhD’01, professor of applied mathematics, on behalf of the FEC.
Starting in spring 2023, undergraduate students will be able to apply for a certificate in migration studies, Professor of Sociology David Lindstrom wrote in an email to The Herald. The Migration Studies certificate will be co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology and the Population Studies ...
A new student group, Rural Students at Brown, aims to foster a safe space for rural students admitted to the University. Spearheaded by Abby Bachenberg ’23 of Welcome, Minnesota; Toby Arment ’23 of Rawlins, Wyoming; Victoria Rose ’23 of Hillsboro, West Virginia and Jed Fox ’23 of Schoharie, ...
Prospective students packed the Main Green April 13, participating in University-hosted activities during one of the warmest days in Providence this semester. The program — A Day On College Hill — is a typically annual event for admitted students to get a taste of the undergraduate experience ...
Last week, a reception at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts celebrated the exhibition “Re-Examining Conservation: Questions about the Arts and Sciences,” the first show in a biennial series hosted by the nonprofit Creature Conserve. ...
Better Brown Now, a student advocacy group that focuses on issues that immediately impact the Brown campus and community, held a protest midday Friday on the Main Green to push for improvements to the housing process, better dormitory facilities and reforms to the Office of Residential Life. In addition ...
The College Curriculum Council recently approved a new Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies concentration, as announced at the April faculty ...
Providence business owner and former City Council president Michael Solomon is running for mayor of Providence on a platform of enhancing public safety and education. Solomon, who also ran for mayor in 2014, will face off against Democratic opponents Nirva LaFortune, Brett Smiley and Gonzalo Cuervo ...
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