Brown is facing a structural budget deficit driven by the University's efforts to reposition as a leading research institution rather than a liberal arts college model, administrators explained at Tuesday’s faculty meeting.
After last month’s decision not to implement a one-time 5% faculty salary increase, University administration continued to face backlash at Tuesday’s faculty meeting.
Before dropping out of the race in July, President Joe Biden faced few direct challengers to his 2024 presidential nomination. Among the few longshot contenders was Brown alum and Rep. Dean Phillips ’91 (D-M.N.), who cited the need for a new generation of Democratic leadership when announcing his ...
Last Friday, union representatives from Teamsters Local 251 and United Service and Allied Workers of Rhode Island picketed on Waterman Street in support of shuttle drivers and dining, library and facilities staff. The groups are currently under contract negotiations with private shuttle operator Transdev ...
Since joining the Brown Arts Institute in 2020, Avery Willis Hoffman braved COVID-19, shepherded the creation of the Lindemann Performing Arts Center and taught numerous courses. She has now decided to leave College Hill.
Jan Tullis, an accomplished and beloved professor emerita in the University’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, died Sept. 15 at the age of 81.
In the 2024 presidential election, almost eleven thousand Rhode Islanders cast their ballots for third-party candidates. Third-party voters The Herald spoke to said what many Americans are feeling: they have grown disillusioned with a two-party system and are looking for new representation.
When Alex Adams first became involved with the Special Olympics Rhode Island, they recalled feeling “very shy” because they “didn’t know many people.”
President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 vowed in March to seek public input from Brown community members on the use of familial preferences in admissions. Eight months later, she has only solicited input via the Brown Alumni Magazine, which is distributed to alumni, staff, faculty and parents ...
The program will welcome its first cohort in Sept. 2025.
Five students will be admitted to the program’s inaugural cohort for the 2025-26 academic year.
The Problem-Solving Fellows help STEM professors, teaching assistants and tutors reflect on their teaching.
After seven months of bargaining with private shuttle operator Transdev, shuttle drivers at Brown, the Rhode Island School of Design and Rhode Island College could go on strike next week if an agreement is not reached by their next bargaining session on Nov. 12.
On Thursday evening, Providence City Council approved an agreement for Brown University Health — previously Lifespan — to pay $1.5 million in lieu of taxes to the city, an agreement commonly abbreviated as PILOT. The motion passed 12-2.
Following former President Donald Trump’s victory in this year’s elections, political science scholars discussed the future of the country at a joint panel hosted by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Wednesday night. ...
At midnight this Tuesday, Asher Labovich ’26 received a standing ovation from a crowd of hundreds gathered in Salomon Center’s auditorium. He had spent the night providing real-time political analysis to students as presidential election results poured in nationwide.
Following a multi-day, statewide tour late last month, Representative Gabe Amo (D-R.I. 1) announced new legislation that would support Rhode Island’s emerging “blue economy.”
Providence officials unveiled a new plan to reduce waste. Funded by $255,850 worth of U.S. Department of Agriculture grants, the City will support initiatives and local organizations implementing composting bins, encouraging landfill diversions and developing school curriculum.
The Undergraduate Council of Students hosted a town hall to discuss its initiatives to increase student representation in and engagement with the University’s administrative bodies.
Early Wednesday morning, former President Donald Trump was projected to win the presidency in a clear rebuke of Democrats, leaving many students at Brown University shocked, mournful and fearful.
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