CVS Health plans to lay off 632 employees that report to their headquarters in Woonsocket, the health company announced in a notice to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training earlier this month.
Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, an associate professor at the School of Public Health and the Warren Alpert Medical School, spoke about the legal future of reproductive rights and women’s healthcare at a Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs event on Tuesday.
After an era of take-home exams, primarily due to COVID-19, in-person exams are returning to campus. For some professors, suspected cheating and AI use is behind the shift.
The Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees will “share their thoughts” on a divestment proposal put forth by RISD Students for Justice in Palestine by March, according to Jaime Marland, a RISD spokesperson.
On Monday, the Providence City Council voted to accept the amendments proposed in the most recent version of its Comprehensive Plan, a ten-year roadmap for the city. The amended Comprehensive Plan will now be voted on for passage at the Nov. 7 full Council meeting.
David Cicilline, a former U.S. Representative and Providence mayor, was one of seven new members received into Brown’s Corporation during its annual October meeting.
The University is investigating potential student conduct violations for demonstrators who attended a Friday protest of the Corporation’s recent vote against divestment from companies with ties to the Israeli military.
Over the past two years, about 1,100 Haitian immigrants have come to Rhode Island, according to Baha Sadr, the state refugee coordinator at RI Department of Human Services.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) sent a letter to nine university presidents, including President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20, asking the universities to detail their plans to protect Jewish students on Oct. 4.
On Friday morning, as members of Brown’s governing Corporation convened for their October meeting, over 150 activists gathered to protest a recent decision against divesting from 10 companies with ties to Israel.
On Monday, Providence’s City Council will vote on an updated Comprehensive Plan, a ten-year roadmap for the city.
Transparency, campus dining and mental health services — in addition to divestment and democratization — are the top issues for the Undergraduate Council of Students this year, according to an email sent to all undergraduates on Oct. 7.
At a growing number of institutions, including Brown, student labor organizations allege that administrators’ crackdowns on their pro-Palestine demonstrations violate federal labor law that protects certain types of work-related protest activity.
On Tuesday, Rhode Island’s largest hospital system, Lifespan, was officially renamed Brown University Health. The change comes as part of expanded affiliation agreements and a multi-million dollar annual investment from Brown.
Undergraduate students are voting on a referendum proposing student representation in Brown’s highest governing body, the Corporation.
Last week, the District Court of Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Brown and the other Ivy League universities violated federal antitrust law by not offering scholarships to student athletes. Despite the setback, the plaintiffs plan to appeal the decision, further complicating the University’s ...
On Wednesday evening, members of Jews for Ceasefire Now erected a “Gaza Solidarity Sukkah” on the Quiet Green to mark the week-long holiday of Sukkot, one of the Jewish High Holy Days.
International students at Brown now have access to Interstride, an online portal to assist in their career search.
The Underground Coffee Company, Brown’s only student-run coffee shop, received 10 violations from the Rhode Island Department of Health in an Oct. 3 report.
The approval rating for President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 climbed 8.5 points to 25.2% this semester, according to data from The Herald’s fall poll, which surveyed 1,177 students. Last semester, her approval ratings hit their lowest point since at least 2018, with disapproval rates soaring ...
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