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Faculty vote to eliminate course performance reports
By Cate Latimer | February 5Students will no longer be able to request a narrative evaluation of their course performance.
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‘Navigating some tough waters’: Brown explains decision to limit growth of PhD budget, unrestricted staff
By Samah Hamid | February 5Brown reaffirmed its plans to limit PhD program budget growth and unrestricted staff expansion.
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Brown graduate Christopher Collins MPP’12 among 67 killed in D.C. plane crash
By Claire Song | February 5Christopher Collins MPP’12, who was among the 67 killed in the D.C. plane crash, spent his time at Brown exploring education policy and finance.
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‘Hope for Cynics’: Stanford professor discusses overcoming negativity in Monday talk
By Roma Shah | February 5Stanford professor Jamil Zaki discusses tactics to overcome cynicism and negativity bias through hope and empathy.
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How students with allergies dine at Brown
By Maxwell Zhang | February 5Allergy accommodations range from a dedicated allergen-aware kitchen to order-ahead systems.
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Gov. Dan McKee includes assault weapons ban in FY 2026 budget proposal
By Andrea Li | February 4The budget-based ban comes after years of proposed bans on assault weapons through bills.
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Brown University Health to move into former Hasbro Providence office
By Michelle Bi | February 4Brown Health plans to consolidate its offices into Hasbro’s former Providence office building.
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A month later, Rhode Islanders still feel lingering effects of RIBridges cybersecurity attack
By Megan Chan | February 3Last year, government officials announced that the RIBridges was hit by a massive cyberattack.
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Community coordinator union ratifies first contract with unanimous vote
By Emily Feil | February 3LOCC has officially ratified their contract with the University and are looking toward future initiatives.
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Brown 2026 initiative celebrates US founding through speakers, archival research
By Divya Rajan | February 3The project features a series of research and teaching-based events.
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RISD students find first-year foundational classes valuable but lengthy
By Dia Nanda | February 3RISD’s first year program has its pros and cons, students say.
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‘Our common humanness’: Professor Sandra Barnes reflects on Emmy-nominated documentary
By Aniyah Nelson | February 2The Herald sat down with Sandra Barnes to discuss her recent work and its impact.
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Proposed $14.2 billion state budget seeks to close deficit
By Andrea Li | February 2Governor Dan McKee submitted his $14.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 on Jan. 16, marking a $250 million increase from the FY 2025 budget of $13.9 billion. The proposed increase follows a projected budget deficit of $297.8 million in the upcoming fiscal year, according to an analysis by the Rhode ...
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Brown initiative hopes to make research on systemic racism more accessible
By Zarina Hamilton | February 2The Systemic Racism Project aims to make research on systemic racism more accessible.
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Officers leave DPS over allegations of sexual harassment and toxic work environment
By Maya Nelson | January 31A Herald investigation found a department where some say they faced harassment by colleagues.
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How student organizations are responding to Trump administration immigration policy
By Lily Seltz | January 31Organizers at the Brown Dream Team and the Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice discuss community safety, institutional support and coalition.
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RIDOT releases final bidding window for the Washington Bridge
By Sanai Rashid | January 31The department hopes to award the final contract for the reconstruction project by early June.
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Providence will not ‘proactively collaborate’ with ICE deportations, inquiries
By Lev Kotler-Berkowitz | January 31Amid President Trump’s newly enacted policies targeting undocumented residents across the country, several Providence and Rhode Island officials affirmed their commitment to limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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ACLU of RI calls on Brown to reinstate SJP chapter
By Sophia Wotman | January 30ACLU R.I. sent University administrators a letter demanding they revoke the temporary suspension of Brown’s chapter of SJP, arguing that it violates Brown’s commitment to freedom of speech.
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RI Coalition to End Homelessness conducts annual count of homeless individuals
By Cecilia Cheng | January 30The annual count from the R.I. Coalition informs local and state funding for housing initiatives each year.
