For alums of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, one key issue hits close to home as Election Day approaches: climate change.
The University temporarily suspended Brown’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine pending an external investigation into conduct violations at a pro-divestment protest held earlier this month.
Spring Weekend 2025 will be a one-day event on Saturday, April 26th, the Brown Concert Agency announced Friday.
Here's what to see, do and eat this weekend.
As Brown is set to reconsider its policy on giving applicants with familial connections to Brown preference in the admissions process, The Herald polled over 1,100 undergraduates to understand their opinions on the controversial practice.
In their letter to the Brown community announcing that the Corporation voted against a divestment proposal from 10 companies with ties to Israel, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 and Chancellor Brian Moynihan ’81 P’14 P’19 wrote that Brown’s mission is “not to adjudicate or resolve ...
On Tuesday, 60 community members gathered for a student-organized forum of candidates for Providence’s school board to answer questions on their campaigns. Students said the purpose of the forum was to remedy a lack of outreach from candidates.
How does love manage to fit in between classes and career fairs? In a place where ambition and intellect run high, is there still room for romance? The leaves are falling into place — and for some students, it may be time to fall in love as well.
Students and faculty gathered Wednesday to discuss how generative AI can impact learning in an event hosted by the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. Moderated by Mary Wright, the center’s executive director, the event included a panel featuring four students, followed by a Q&A.
The Teaching Assistant Labor Organization has ratified its first long-term contract with the University, the union wrote in an email to members Wednesday afternoon.
The 225 Main St. building sat empty at the heart of downtown Pawtucket. But in 2020, developer Leslie Moore bought the property with a clear mission in mind: uplifting Black businesses and people of color.
This election year, students rushed to register for POLS 1120: “Campaigns and Elections.” The class is taught by Richard Arenberg, a political science professor and a 34-year veteran of Capitol Hill.
For Cara Hutton ’26 and Talia Reiss ’27 — co-presidents of Planned Parenthood Advocates at Brown — abortion rights have been at the top of their minds during this election cycle.
What started as a few knitters getting together on a Zoom call has become a brick-and-mortar space to unwind and meet other yarn crafters. Located at 144 Brook St., Knit Club is a welcoming space for Providence locals and students to work on their knitting projects and become part of a full-fledged ...
Early Tuesday morning, members of Jews for Ceasefire Now were threatened with conduct violations by the Department of Public Safety for sleeping in a temporary structure that they had built to celebrate the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
A proposed amendment to the City’s draft Comprehensive Plan, a ten-year guide for urban planning and development, could make Providence the first East Coast city to effectively ban the development of new gas stations.
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.
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