The University will host three days of the annual A Day on College Hill event in person for the class of 2026 on April 8, 13 and 22, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote in an email to The Herald. This year’s ADOCH marks the first time the event has featured in-person activities since 2019. ...
President Christina Paxson P’19 gave a tentative response to the February recommendations of the Advisory Committee on University Resources Management, which she said aim to “amend the University's business ethics practices in response to a petition by the Scholars at Brown for Climate Action,” ...
Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick called for political unity in a conversation with political science Professor Jeff Robbins ’78 in Stephen Robert ’62 Hall Tuesday afternoon. He also called out racial and economic divisions, as well as the media, for helping to stoke division in the ...
While Emily Tom ’25 knew she wanted to study literary arts when entering Brown, she found that constraints within the department made the reality of pursuing a concentration in literary arts challenging. Ultimately, to ensure she could get into required courses with small class sizes, Tom declared ...
Visiting Lecturer in Music Ivan Tan discussed the relatively unknown cover of the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” by instrumental band Booker T. and the MG’s at the Orwig Music Hall Monday. Titled “McLemore Avenue,” the album sought to tinker with the Beatles’ innovative style, bringing new flavors ...
The University spent $140,000 on federal lobbying in 2021, down from $150,000 in 2020. The sum is the lowest reported in the Ivy League, with Harvard and Yale leading at $560,000 each in 2021. On campus and across the country, the federal government is directly involved in the funding of university ...
Women occupied 21.7% of all STEM faculty positions in the 2020-21 academic year, according to Phase II of the Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, which was issued by the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity in 2021. According to the report, among subsections of STEM fields, ...
Gonzalo Cuervo, former deputy secretary of state and former chief of staff to R.I. Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, is among four people who have officially declared their candidacy for the Providence mayoral election in 2022. "I love the city. I raised my kids here,” Cuervo said, emphasizing ...
Twenty-six students and 11 employees reported positive test results for COVID-19 from March 24 through March 30, according to an April 1 Today@Brown announcement from Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06. The update also reported that three students were in ...
“The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality,” Professor of Economics Oded Galor’s second book and his first written for a general audience, was released March 22 in 30 languages. The book tells a narrative of how growth and inequality emerged over the course of human history ...
The University extended offers of admission to 1,651 applicants tonight, resulting in an overall acceptance rate of 5% this year, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote in an email to The Herald.
Elena Shih, assistant professor of American studies and ethnic studies, delivered the Annual Elizabeth Munves Sherman ’77, P’06, P’09 Lecture in Gender and Sexuality Studies Thursday afternoon in Pembroke Hall.
When Beverly Hodgson ’70 became editor-in-chief of The Brown Daily Herald in 1969, she made national headlines as the “First Woman Editor of (an) Ivy League Daily.”
When students returned to College Hill in the fall of 1970, they quickly encountered fliers asking a list of questions. “Does it bother you that the secretaries at Pembroke earn less than the secretaries at Brown?”
The College Curriculum Council approved a new curricular designation, “Race, Power and Privilege,” which will be implemented for courses beginning in the Summer 2022 term, according to a March 16 Today@Brown announcement.
For 48 years the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender has been a center for feminist and gender-centered discussions and activism at the University.
The new residence hall on Brook Street is currently on schedule to be complete and ready for occupancy by August 2023. “The project in general is very healthy,” said Assistant Vice President of Planning, Design & Construction Paul Dietel. The project faced some supply chain issues after the ...
Beginning March 14, the University made masking in most settings and asymptomatic COVID-19 testing optional for fully vaccinated undergraduates, The Herald previously reported. While some students and faculty have expressed relief over the loosened guidelines, others have voiced concerns about how ...
Alexander Valentini ’24 did not have Tiktok downloaded on his phone until 105 days ago. But after starting his 30-day challenge of “trying the worst foods my dining hall has to offer” Dec. 9, he became an overnight internet sensation. In total, he has amassed a following of over 185,000 followers ...
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty that followed fundamentally changed the rhythms of day-to-day life on Brown’s campus and beyond. Almost two years after students were
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