On-campus laundry machines will remain free of charge this semester, according to an Office of Residential Life announcement.
A new bus hub at the intersection of Dorrance and Dyer Streets will replace Kennedy Plaza as the primary depot for Providence.
A new monitor has been installed in the mail room in order to display a queue for students to pick up their items.
This year's celebration marked the first in-person Spring Festival since 2019.
On Jan. 26, members of the Providence City Council’s Committee on Finance voted to approve a revised version of the Tax Exemption Agreement for ProvPort, Providence’s main deepwater port operator.
The Activist Coalition met for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday, with student organizations sharing their objectives for the upcoming semester.
Brown Dining Services has begun construction on new kosher and allergy-friendly kitchens, as well as an enhanced halal station, in the Sharpe Refectory, according to a Nov. 14 announcement from Vice President of Dining Programs George Barboza. Construction is expected ...
The University appointed Sean Ferns as its interim dean of financial aid in December, according to a Dec. 13 announcement. Ferns's appointment follows the retirement of former Dean of Financial Aid Jim Tilton at the end of 2022.
Deborah Cherman ’25 was visiting her grandparents in São Paulo, Brazil when thousands of rioters stormed the Supreme Court, Congress and presidential buildings in Brasilia, the country’s capital, in an attempt to seize power away from newly-elected president Luiz ...
Xylazine has been found in the Rhode Island drug supply, leading researchers at the University’s testRI study to warn of overdoses and adverse effects stemming from exposure to the veterinary sedative.
Since joining the Department of Public Safety as a therapy and comfort dog last September, black labrador Elvy has been fostering new relationships within the Brown community and beyond, according to her handler, DPS Officer Dustin Coleman. With Elvy’s growing campus presence, Coleman said ...
If the EACA were to pass in Rhode Island, the state would join 16 others in extending abortion coverage to those on Medicaid or other government-sponsored plans.
The efforts of Kalikoonāmaukūpuna Kalāhiki ’24, a climate change activist and advocate for Indigenous sovereignty, have brought them to the White House twice to discuss environmental justice and critical issues facing Tribal communities.
Thayer Street has seen many closures in the past year, with several storefronts remaining vacant. Storefront signs read that Pokeworks will move into the former Santander Bank lot, but the next occupants of the former Blue State Coffee and Ayame Hibachi Express lots remain unknown. Now, several ...
Former Rhode Island Secretary of Housing Josh Saal ’09 submitted his letter of resignation Wednesday, Jan. 11 only a year after stepping into the position. The resignation comes after months of criticism from housing advocates and politicians alike over Saal’s perceived inaction on major housing ...
Over the five-week long winter break, Mehmet Topal ’26 enrolled in a winter session course, ENGL 0511C: “Fantastic Places, Unhuman Humans,” while also working shifts at the Nelson Fitness Center. As an international student from Turkey, Topal was one of the few students left on campus over ...
During the 2022-23 Winter Session, Diyarhi Roy ’24 and the ten other students enrolled in his “Climate Extremes and Human Rights: Winter Session in Geneva” (EEPS 1220) course had the opportunity to travel to Geneva, Switzerland for two weeks and listen to world leaders speak about environmental ...
Girl Gains, a campus club formed last semester, seeks to empower women, make the gym less intimating and build community.
Over winter break, the Nelson Fitness Center underwent several changes, including the addition of a turf area, five squat racks and deadlift platforms. Funded by the University's Division of Athletics and Recreation, this project aimed to "elevate the experience" of students, wrote Amy Dean, ...
Omar Bah, a former refugee from The Gambia and founder of the Refugee Dream Center, is working with Americans to build a model to empower refugees in the United States.
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