The University’s undergraduate students departed for spring study abroad programs this year amid rising COVID-19 cases driven by the emergence of the Omicron variant. But abroad travelers are at more programs around the globe than during previous pandemic semesters.
Faculty and staff at the University’s School of Public Health sent an open letter Jan. 14 to the Providence City Council in favor of a vaccine mandate for city employees. The letter, which was signed by over 30 faculty and staff, opposed a City Council ordinance seeking to place limitations on ...
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced a $2.6 million anti-violence initiative Jan. 12 aimed at reducing gun-related violence in the city through a “three-pronged approach” that includes “nonviolence trainings, mentoring and new employment opportunities for youth,” Andrew Grande, a spokesperson ...
Francesco’s Pizzeria isn’t your mom’s pizza shop — even though owner Frank Schiavone’s mother helps in their kitchen to make homemade meatballs everyday. Schiavone said that at the restaurant they strive to complement traditional flavors with a twist, with unique toppings from ...
The University will extend its test-optional policy for all applicants through the 2022-23 admission cycle due to “extraordinary circumstances” that many students continue to face, according to a Tuesday announcement on the Admission Office’s website.
The University’s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated chapter, Iota Alpha, announced Dec. 8 that “Iota Alpha is back on the yard.” The chapter returned to campus with nine new members after becoming
Gail McCarthy, a Brown Dining Services employee of 19 years known by students for her kindness while swiping Brown IDs, retired Dec. 31. Before her retirement, McCarthy had taken a leave from work since Thanksgiving due to illness and fatigue.
Effective Sept. 1, Tejal Desai ’94, an engineering researcher, will assume the position of dean of Brown’s School of Engineering, according to the current dean of engineering Lawrence Larson. Desai is currently a professor of bioengineering and therapeutic sciences at the University ...
The Rhode Island School of Design announced the appointment of Crystal Williams as its 18th president Dec. 16, making Williams the first Black president of the school. Williams, described in RISD’s press release as “a teacher, leader, advocate, and poet,” is currently the vice president and ...
Last September, activists, including current student Zoey Fisher ’25 and alum Jamie Metzl ’90, released a draft UN General Assembly resolution addressing global health issues including water access, sanitation, hygeine and pandemic protection through Model UN Impact, a diplomacy simulation organization. ...
Amid the emergence of the Omicron variant, restaurants and businesses on Thayer Street face varying difficulties with supply chain issues and staffing. Despite uncertainty regarding the pandemic and increased costs due to supply shortages, shop owners said business has improved since 2020. They are ...
Fifteen students and 29 employees reported positive COVID-19 test results on campus from Jan. 15 to 19, and approximately seven students are currently in isolation in on-campus or designated off-campus housing, according to a Jan. 21 Today@Brown announcement.
World-renowned fashion journalist and University alum André Leon Talley MA ’72 died Tuesday at the age of 73. Having held positions as a stylist, creative director and the Editor-at-Large of Vogue Magazine throughout his expansive career, Talley leaves behind a legacy of creativity and innovation ...
The University will move forward with its plans to begin spring semester classes in person, with some procedural adjustments to accommodate difficulties posed by cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant rising nationally. Course materials ...
The University will require undergraduate students to take self-administered rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 during the spring semester, the results of which they will self-report to the University, Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06 and Vice President for ...
A lawsuit filed Sunday claims that Brown and 15 other schools, including Yale, Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, violated federal antitrust laws by collaborating on their financial aid policies when some members did not maintain the need-blind ...
The Rhode Island School of Design announced Tuesday that its Wintersession courses will begin remotely from Jan. 6 to 13, RISD Spokesperson Jaime Marland wrote in an email to The Herald. Currently, RISD plans on resuming in-person Wintersession classes Jan. 14.
Members of the University’s administration and faculty discussed a proposal for the Center of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the final faculty meeting of the semester Dec. 7. President Christina Paxson P’19 introduced plans to establish a Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics as ...
Faculty passed a motion to extend the pilot period on the University’s revised first-year orientation schedule for a third year. Announced in 2020, the updated program shifted first-year move-in day and Academic Advising Day to the Thursday and Friday before Labor Day weekend respectively, increasing ...
The University accepted 896 students to the class of 2026 from a pool of 6,146 early decision applicants, according to Dean of Admission Logan Powell. The early acceptance rate, number of applicants and number of accepted students were all records in the history of the University’s early decision ...
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