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Former Brown Provost to leave Apple University for MIT
By Ivy Huang | January 22Richard Locke P’18 will assume his new position as dean of MIT’s management school this July.
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From heavy metal history to Bob Dylan: Four unique courses to shop this semester
By Hadley Carr | January 22The Herald interviewed the professors of four courses that offer one-of-a-kind academic and interactive experiences this semester.
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Providence Public Schools show moderate progress in recent accountability scores
By Joy Chen | January 22Student Julianna Espinal said that the PPSD was progressing, but slowly: “it’s moving an inch and we should really be moving a mile.”
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Class of 2029 early decision reactions: Admits feel 'relieved' after acceptance
By Teddy Fisher | January 22The Herald spoke with six students who were accepted to Brown in December.
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Welcome back to Providence. Here’s what you’ve missed.
By Maya Kelly, Sanai Rashid, Avani Ghosh, Ciara Meyer and Megan Chan | January 22The Herald has kept its finger on Providence’s pulse throughout winter break. Here are the updates.
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RI Attorney General joins suit to block Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order
By Ethan Schenker | January 22In federal court filings on Tuesday, the attorneys general representing Rhode Island and 17 other states sued President Donald Trump to halt the enforcement of a Jan. 20 executive order that would end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.
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A tale of two degrees: Students reflect on the Brown-RISD Dual Degree experience
By Dia Nanda | January 22For Emmie Fitz-Gibbon ’27, going to an art school was not something she had planned. But now, three years into the Brown-RISD Dual Degree Program, she can’t picture her life without it.
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RISD Board of Trustees votes against Israel divestment proposal
By Sanai Rashid | January 21On Jan. 9, the Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees voted to reject a student divestment proposal targeting the school’s relationship with companies affiliated with Israel.
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Brown professor misused sensitive patient data for research, new lawsuit alleges
By Cate Latimer and Megan Chan | January 12President and CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute Neil Sarkar, who is also an associate professor of medical science and health services, policy and practice, has been accused of using unauthorized patient data for his research at Brown.
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Dean of School of Professional Studies Shankar Prasad PhD’06 to step down
By Claire Song | January 9Shankar Prasad PhD’06 will step down from his role as dean of the School of Professional Studies, effective Jan. 31, University officials announced Thursday.
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Brown will restrict faculty, staff growth and reduce PhD admissions to address budget deficit
By Cate Latimer | December 17Facing a structural deficit of $46 million, Brown is looking for solutions.
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Eric Gottlieb ’25 awarded Marshall Scholarship
By Hadley Carr | December 16Eric Gottlieb ’25 was one of 36 students awarded the 2025 Marshall Scholarship, the British government announced Monday. The scholarship funds up to three years of graduate study in any academic discipline at any institution in the United Kingdom.
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Trends point to a preference for online shopping this holiday season
By Maya Kelly | December 16Local business owners and sustainability advocates discuss online shopping trends as the holiday gift season approaches.
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Brown’s early decision acceptance rate soars to 18%, the highest in six years
By Talia LeVine and Ciara Meyer | December 13On Friday afternoon, Brown University welcomed 906 of its 5,048 early decision applicants to the class of 2029 — the highest acceptance rate in over half a decade.
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How computer science TAs’ newest contract was negotiated
By Ethan Schenker | December 12When Brown reached a three-year contract with Teaching Assistant Labor Organization in late October, the union’s members became the first undergraduate student workers to secure a long term contract with the University.
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Brown is running out of academic space
By Ethan Schenker and Kate Rowberry | December 12“Over the past several semesters, we have experienced an increasing demand for classroom space across all our curricular endeavors,” Provost Francis Doyle wrote in September. This demand has “placed considerable strain on our classroom facilities,” Doyle said.
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Five years of Spin scooters: Are community members dizzy?
By Amelie Chin | December 11Since Spin’s introduction to Providence five years ago, zipping bright orange scooters have become a regular sight on College Hill. With a scan of a QR code, users can unlock a scooter for a $1 fee and ride them at a rate of 41 cents per minute.
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Survey shows decrease in food insecurity for grad students, but organizers aren’t so sure
By Grace Hu | December 10Graduate Student Council members cited cost of living and a lack of affordable stores as key risk factors contributing to graduate food insecurity.
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Outlandish skits bring flair to one of Brown’s largest CS courses
By Leah Koritz | December 9In its first class of the fall semester, CSCI 150: “Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Computer Science” drew a crowd of 510 students who flooded into the Salomon Center auditorium.
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Is Brown giving out too many As? Professors discuss grading practices, grade inflation
By Kate Rowberry | December 9Just over half of Brown undergraduates described their courses as very difficult or somewhat difficult, The Herald’s fall 2024 poll found. But 63% of grades were an A in the last academic year.
