For 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.
On 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.
President 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.
Shankar Prasad PhD’06 will step down from his role as dean of the School of Professional Studies, effective Jan. 31, University officials announced Thursday.
Facing a structural deficit of $46 million, Brown is looking for solutions.
Eric 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.
Local business owners and sustainability advocates discuss online shopping trends as the holiday gift season approaches.
On 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.
When 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.
“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.
Since 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.
Graduate Student Council members cited cost of living and a lack of affordable stores as key risk factors contributing to graduate food insecurity.
In 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.
Just 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.
The student-reported podcast produces short episodes on sustainability and climate issues.
On Nov. 7, the Rhode Island Senate Democratic Caucus convened to determine its leadership for the upcoming session.
Some research and non-tenure track faculty have described their position as a dead-end and feel stagnated. Two new reports from faculty working groups are spotlighting these concerns, from a lack of benefits to difficulties with promotion.
Most students who apply to Brown toil over their application without guidance from anyone affiliated with the University. But the avenue for admission is slightly different for recruited athletes compared to the rest of the student body.
New bus service proposals aim to make the commute of students across Providence’s Public School District more efficient. Additional bus routes and increased frequency were also proposed, following potential cuts earlier in the year due to a driver shortage.
Providence received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2024 Municipal Equality Index. The MEI reports ratings on hundreds of cities throughout the U.S. on LGBTQ+ equality in the city’s policies, services and programs. This is the 11th year in a row in which Providence has earned a score ...
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