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 ...
Welcome to The Herald’s spring 2022 poll. Through dozens of interactive graphs created from the responses of over 1,000 undergraduates, you can explore the diverse identities, experiences and opinions present in Brown’s student body. The poll is the second in-person undergraduate poll The Herald ...
The University will amend its business ethics policies and “enhance” its gift and grant acceptance processes to ensure Brown does not conduct any further work with individuals and organizations that advance science disinformation, according to a Today@Brown announcement from President Christina ...
The Native American Heritage Series at the Brown Center for Students of Color and Natives at Brown hosted the 19th annual Spring Thaw Powwow at the Pizzitola Sports Center Saturday. The event included dance performances, food and booths selling jewelry, clothing and other handmade goods. This ...
The Rhode Island Department of Education presented its new proposal of readiness-based graduation requirements for public comment on March 7, which would expand the number of requirements to graduate high school in the state. Since then, state arts associations have opposed the proposal, claiming ...
Urban development in Providence has historically led to displacement of minority communities, The Herald previously reported. ...
The Student Government Association will host a runoff next week after last week’s spring elections, in which Chas Steinbrugge ’24 was elected president of the Undergraduate Council of Students for the 2022-23 academic year. The runoff will be held between candidates for both the UCS president ...
Entering the 2022-23 academic year, all students and employees will be required to remain up to date with Centers of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots, according to a Today@Brown announcement ...
The matriculation rate for Brown students attending medical and other health professional schools has been consistently at or near double that of the national average since 2012, according to the Health Careers Advising website. Yet despite feeling generally supported by HCA, current students and ...
Students see dining hall working conditions, mental health and problems with residential halls as the most pressing issues on campus, according to the results of the Undergraduate Council of Students’ fall poll released this week. UCS administers a poll every fall to get insights into student ...
After a virtual commencement and a canceled reunion weekend in 2020, as well as a virtual reunion weekend in 2021, the University plans to host both events on-campus next month for the first time since May 2019. This year’s commencement and alumni weekend — both of which will take ...
President Joe Biden signed the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act and the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act into law on April 8, 2022. These laws strip Russia of its preferential trade status — allowing the United States to impose higher tariffs on Russian goods — ...
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