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After 50 years of mentorship program, Meiklejohns reflect on advising experience
By Ryan Doherty | September 6Meiklejohns give first-years the advice they wish got.
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Brown forms committee to reconsider legacy, early decision, test-optional policies
By Owen Dahlkamp and Haley Sandlow | September 6Both President Christina Paxson P'19 P'MD'20 and Provost Francis J. Doyle III pointed to the national dialogue on admission practices as reasoning for the committee’s formation. But Doyle also emphasized the independent nature of the committee's work.
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New agreement would increase Brown’s voluntary payments to Providence
By Sam Levine and Rhea Rasquinha | September 6The proposed agreements provide for more than $174 million in voluntary payments from Brown to Providence between 2024 and 2043, according to a press release provided at the conference.
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Warren Alpert Medical School withdraws from U.S. News & World Report’s ranking system
By Sofia Barnett | September 5Several peer institutions, including Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and Penn, announced that they would withdraw from the rankings earlier this year.
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CS TAs have a new union contract. What comes next?
By Ashley Cai | September 5The interim contract only lasts for the 2023-2024 academic year and is expected to be replaced by a full contract that TALO and the University will negotiate in the coming months, according to Joe Maffa ’24, a TALO organizer.
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Gabe Amo wins CD1 special Democratic primary
By Jacob Smollen | September 5Gabe Amo won the Democratic primary for the special election in Rhode Island’s 1st U.S. Congressional District.
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Mala Noodles, In The Pink come to Thayer
By Avani Ghosh | September 5Mala Noodles and In The Pink opened on Thayer over the summer.
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U. welcomes incoming class to campus in 260th Opening Convocation
By Julianna Chang | September 5Incoming undergraduate, graduate and medical students walked through the Van Wickle Gates for the first time Tuesday afternoon to kick off the University’s 260th Opening Convocation.
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Brown relaunches CareerLAB as Center for Career Exploration
By Sofia Barnett | August 30The new center will expand upon services previously offered by CareerLAB and offer new resources focused largely on alumni networking opportunities.
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CS TAs, Brown reach contract for 2023-24 academic year
By Neil Mehta | August 25The contract’s announcement follows eight bargaining sessions between TALO and the University and marks the first agreement reached by TALO since CS TAs voted to unionize in March.
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The landscape of college admissions in a post-affirmative action world
By Owen Dahlkamp and Ryan Doherty | August 24Following the Supreme Court’s June decision to restrict the use of race in college admissions, the future of admission practices at elite colleges remains uncertain. ...
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Wealthy applicants are more likely to attend Brown. Researchers measured their advantage.
By Neil Mehta | August 23An applicant to Brown with parents in the top 0.1% of earners are over 2.7 times more likely to attend Brown than one from the bottom 20%, according to data from a new study by economists from Brown and Harvard.
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Former football coach arrested over alleged school shooting threats to Brown, UConn
By Julia Vaz | August 5DPS’s “investigation to date indicates that (Hernandez) had not been on Brown’s campus in the weeks prior to arrest,” according to an email sent to the University community. A DPS official wrote that while the investigation indicates that Hernandez did not visit Brown, DPS “can't say with ...
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Brown announces new essay, ‘very short answer’ section in undergraduate application
By Owen Dahlkamp | August 1The application will have three required 250-word supplemental essays. Two remain the same from last year’s, asking students about the open curriculum and what brings them joy. A new prompt asks students to reflect on their upbringing: It asks students to “share how an aspect of your growing ...
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Brown community condemns end of affirmative action
By Owen Dahlkamp | July 11Following the June 29 Supreme Court ruling outlawing race-conscious college admissions, student organizations at Brown were swift to denounce the decision — and called for the University’s Office of College Admission to solicit student input during this process.
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Phi Beta Kappa elects 165 seniors, 47 juniors
By Sofia Barnett | July 7One hundred sixty-five graduating seniors, 47 juniors and one graduating PhD student were elected to the University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on May 21 and April 3 respectively, according to announcements from Coppélia Kahn, professor emerita of English and chapter secretary.
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Exploring the evolution of queer studies at Brown
By Sofia Barnett and Sam Levine | July 6A look through The Herald’s archives offers a history of queer studies on campus and a sense of what it’s like studying the discipline at Brown today.
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LGBTQ+ student self-identification has doubled at Brown since 2010, according to Herald polling data
By Sofia Barnett and Ryan Doherty | June 24The Herald reviewed data from its semesterly polls and spoke with current students to investigate how the LGBTQ+ community on campus has evolved over time.
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New LGBTQ Center assistant director Keri McDonough discusses position, future of center
By Neil Mehta | June 24McDonough began their role as assistant director of the LGBTQ Center and graduate student engagement in April.
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‘Creating dangerous gaps’: U. professors weigh in on nationwide surge in book bans
By Sahil Balani | June 24Since 2021, the United States has witnessed a surge in books being banned from educational institutions and libraries across the country.
