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Student safety, divorce and AI: The Herald’s Spring 2026 Poll
By Ava Stryker-Robbins, Alice Xie and Sajiv Mehta | April 13The Herald polled 1,275 undergraduates from March 17 to March 19.
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Jewish deli Maven’s Jr. opens on Thayer Street
By Seyla Fernandez | April 13The deli is the second Maven’s Delicatessen location in Rhode Island.
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RISD’s ‘UNBOUND’ Art Book Fair binds community members through print media
By Izabella Piatkowski | April 13The event attracted around 2,000 people and hosted 48 vendors from across the region.
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After 59 years, Spectrum India prepares to close its doors
By Pavani Durbhakula | April 12The store will officially close at the end of May.
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U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen criticizes war in Iran, party-line politics during Watson fireside chat
By Marat Basaria | April 10The senator from New Hampshire also encouraged military funding for Taiwan.
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Employees who worked following Dec. 13 eligible for compensatory time, one-time payments
By Ian Ritter | April 10Employees will also be recognized at the women’s lacrosse game this Saturday.
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Annual Spring Thaw Powwow canceled due to post-shooting event constraints
By Rachel Wicker | April 10The Powwow is organized each spring by the BCSC and Natives at Brown.
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After 14 years, Bear Bucks program set to end June 30
By Tyler Timmers | April 10The cancellation of the program comes as other payment methods have become popularized on campus.
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ACLU, University spar in court over public access to DPS arrest records
By Michelle Bi | April 9The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of R.I. on behalf of two separate journalists.
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University plans to construct new economics building on Brook Street, nearby residents express disapproval
By Roma Shah and Jeremiah Farr | April 9Four residential structures currently stand on the proposed development site.
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Meet Gravy: The turkey that keeps trying to cross the road
By Maxwell Silver | April 8The Middletown turkey has been recaptured by the state’s Department of Environmental Management.
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Interim chief Hugh Clements named DPS chief of police, VP for public safety and emergency management
By Emily Feil | April 8Former police chief Rodney Chatman officially separated from the University as part of a settlement proposal approved Tuesday.
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Faculty vote to change language on ‘course bunching,’ establish graduate microcertificates
By Seyla Fernandez | April 8The motion to reinstate the University president as the presiding officer at faculty meetings was not on the agenda.
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Meet the 2026 UCS candidates
By Eric Dogini | April 8Though the presidency is uncontested, four candidates are vying for the vice position.
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Meet the alums in the running to be on the Brown Corporation
By Jeremiah Farr | April 8Three alums who graduated in the last three years are in contention to be a New Alumni Trustee.
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BPU hosts conversation with Oren Cass on the Trump administration’s economic policies
By Noa Saviano | April 8Cass is the founder and chief economist of the American Compass, a conservative economic think tank.
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Brown Police Chief Rodney Chatman to leave University
By James Libresco and Emily Feil | April 7The separation comes as part of a settlement proposal approved in court Tuesday morning.
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Providence residents rally in support of rent stabilization ordinance
By Pavani Durbhakula | April 7Last week’s vote fell one vote short of the supermajority needed to override Mayor Brett Smiley’s veto.
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How Providence eighth graders receive their high school placements
By Nate Barkow | April 6All but two PPSD high schools select students using a lottery system.
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Graduate fellows push for unionization at Friday rally
By James Libresco | April 6At the event, the union organizers delivered a formal letter to an administrative assistant inside University Hall.
