Twenty-two students reported positive COVID-19 test results and approximately 24 students were in designated on-campus or off-campus isolation housing during the week of March 10 to 16, according to a March 18 Today@Brown announcement. Six employees reported positive COVID-19 results in the same ...
Late in the evening during a March 3 hearing in the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee, State Rep. Leonela Felix, a Democrat representing Pawtucket, introduced a bill to eliminate cash bail in Rhode Island. ...
On Thursday evening, the seven finalist teams in the 2022 Brown Venture Prize gathered in Alumnae Hall to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges for a chance to win $50,000 in prizes. The Brown Venture Prize aims to “empower ...
A walk down Power Street last summer might have led you to a casual driveway pop-up, with music playing as people perused clothing racks. Those informal pop-ups have now become Pop-Up PVD, a traveling thrift shop that features vintage ...
During Women’s History Month, several Rhode Island nonprofits are targeting their efforts toward various issues that disproportionately impact women — including representation in leadership, discrimination in the workplace and childcare.
Masks became optional March 7 for most school districts in Rhode Island after Governor Dan McKee lifted indoor masking requirements in schools, The Herald previously reported. The mandate applies to all districts except Providence Public School District, the largest district in the state, and Central ...
President Joe Biden has selected Dean of the School of Public Health Ashish Jha as the next White House coronavirus response coordinator, according to a community-wide email from President Christina Paxson P’19 and Provost Richard Locke P’18.
Students piled into the DECI Auditorium of the Solomon Center on Wednesday evening to participate in “A Conversation with Davarian Baldwin,” an event held by Students for Educational Equity at Brown, Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere and the 2023 Class Coordinating Board. The ...
The Department of Slavic Studies held a panel discussion Wednesday titled “From the Maidan Revolution to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Art, Activism and Humanitarian Crisis.”
Brown Women’s Network hosted a virtual event Wednesday entitled “Examining the Evolution of Women at Brown.” The goal of the event was to “explore the evolving role of women at Brown through interactive and dynamic discussion” to deepen the community’s understanding of “shared and varied ...
The Brown RISD Hillel is now home to the new Brown Esports Gaming Lounge, which opened its doors to students following its launch in January.
The Undergraduate Council of Students updated its spring 2022 elections timeline at its general body meeting Wednesday evening. According to current UCS President Summer Dai ’22, the Student Government Association has decided to remove official student group endorsements of candidates ...
Worries in Ukraine about the possibility of a full Russian invasion of the country have been present since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. But tensions heightened in October when Russian president Vladimir Putin increased military presence around the Russia-Ukraine border, The Herald previously reported. ...
Graduate School Dean Andrew Campbell will step down from his role after six years and return to the faculty as a professor of medical science on June 30, according to a March 11 press release.
United States Secretary of Commerce and former Gov. of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo encouraged domestic investment and innovation during a speech to the Brown community in the 101st Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture in International Affairs. The speech, entitled “Growth, Innovation, and ...
The University’s Ad Hoc Committee on Promoting Financial Health and Sustainability recommended that the undergraduate class size expand by “5-10% through careful enrollment management” and increased participation in study abroad and experiential learning programs, according to a report released ...
On Feb. 2, the Climate Literacy Act was introduced in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Bill H7275 proposes that K-12 students receive education on climate change "and understand key environmental, climate and sustainability principles," according to the text of the legislation. The ...
Faculty across various departments discussed the complex intersections of climate and race during the “Race & Environment in America” webinar Tuesday. This was the penultimate webinar of the school year in the “Race & in America” series, which is sponsored by the Center for the Study ...
The Graduate School appointed Maija Hallsmith as the inaugural assistant director of graduate academic diversity, according to a Feb. 16 news ...
The School of Public Health will offer a new, fully-online master of public health starting in fall 2022, according to Jennifer Nazareno, inaugural associate director for the online MPH and assistant professor at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and School of Public Health. This marks the University’s ...
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