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.
At Brown, a majority of students hold no particular religious affiliation. But those who do represent a diverse array of faiths.
A group of researchers at Brown are developing an app to reduce drinking in young adults and encourage healthier drinking habits.
As Rhode Islanders headed to the polls to vote in the 2024 presidential election, The Herald visited three poll locations in Providence and spoke to voters and poll workers.
When Christopher Bove became president of College Democrats of Rhode Island, he couldn’t help but notice the lack of political enthusiasm.
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