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From GroupMe to Sidechat: The class of 2024’s time online
By Jack Tajmajer and Tom Li | May 23Coming to Brown during lockdown was “honestly a nightmare” for Meghan Spangenberg ’24.
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Brown confers nine honorary degrees at Commencement to artists, academics, University ‘champions’
By Will Kubzansky | May 23The University will award nine honorary doctorates at Commencement to a Nobel Prize winner, renowned artists and University donors among others, according to a University press release.President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 will confer the degrees, which are awarded by the Corporation, the University’s ...
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Commencement speakers to discuss ambition in friendships, overcoming obstacles
By Ryan Doherty | May 23Marielle Buxbaum ’24: Being ambitious about friendshipMarielle Buxbaum ’24 did not write her Commencement speech locked away in the library. Instead, she was with friends watching “Riverdale.”On a tight deadline to submit a speech for consideration, Buxbaum hoped that watching the show would ...
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Students to meet with Corporation members, present divestment proposal tomorrow
By Kathy Wang and Julia Vaz | May 22On Thursday, five students will present a divestment proposal to a select group of Corporation members as the first step in the agreement between protesters and administrators that ended the encampment on the University’s Main Green.
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41 arrested Brown University students issued six-month not-guilty filing
By Anisha Kumar | May 16In a final hearing Tuesday afternoon, the city court closed the case against the 41 students arrested in a December University Hall sit-in by providing them a six-month not guilty filing. Provided the students are not rearrested within the six-month period, the case will be dismissed and the students ...
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Community Coordinator union to continue bargaining through summer
By Grace Hu | May 13As of May 3, the Labor Organization of Community Coordinators has completed six bargaining sessions with the University. Since its formal recognition in the fall, LOCC has proposed sixteen contract articles. The University has proposed one new article which outlines the roles and tenets of the Community ...
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Phi Beta Kappa elects 185 seniors, 62 juniors
By Julianna Chang | May 11185 seniors and 62 juniors were elected to the University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring, according to Stephen Merriam Foley, associate professor of English and comparative literature and the secretary of the University’s chapter.
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RISD demonstrators voluntarily leave Prov-Wash, end sit-in for dissociation
By Tom Li, Ciara Meyer, Dana Richie and Megan Chan | May 9At approximately 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, all participants in a Rhode Island School of Design sit-in for dissociation from Israel exited 20 Washington Place, known as Prov-Wash. Approximately 30 rallying protestors entered the building and escorted the sit-in demonstrators out.
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Some RISD academic departments voice support for student demonstrators
By Tom Li, Avani Ghosh and Ciara Meyer | May 9On Wednesday, faculty affiliated with two departments at the Rhode Island School of Design released statements in support of the ongoing student demonstrations at 20 Washington Place, better known as Prov-Wash.
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RISD will not sever ties with Textron following occupation, President Crystal Williams announces
By Tom Li, Avani Ghosh, Ciara Meyer and Megan Chan | May 7RISD President Crystal Williams released information regarding the college’s investment portfolio and responded to student protestors’ demands in a Tuesday evening email sent to students and faculty.campus-wide email.
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“Unidentified package” in Providence Superior Court was not an explosive device, PPD says
By Tom Li, Avani Ghosh and Megan Chan | May 7At around 10 a.m. Tuesday, civilians in the Providence Superior Court and nearby buildings were told to evacuate by the Providence Police Department.
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RISD student demonstrators given 8 a.m. deadline to clear building occupation
By Tom Li, Avani Ghosh, Ciara Meyer and Megan Chan | May 7The 24 Rhode Island School of Design students staging an occupation of the second hall of 20 Washington Place, better known as Prov-Wash, have been given until 8 a.m. Tuesday to clear out their demonstration, student protestors announced early Tuesday morning. Administrators have not announced consequences ...
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RISD students occupy and barricade building, calling for disaffiliation from Israel
By Tom Li, Avani Ghosh, Ciara Meyer and Megan Chan | May 6A group of 21 students at the Rhode Island School of Design announced an indefinite “building occupation” on the first floor of 20 Washington Place Building, the administrative building better known as Prov-Wash.
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RISD Students for Justice in Palestine begin indefinite strike for divestment
By Ciara Meyer and Megan Chan | May 1More than 300 students, faculty and community members rallied at the Rhode Island School of Design Wednesday morning, initiating a pro-divestment strike from classes that was organized by RISD’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.
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Providence’s Eat, Play, Learn youth summer programming back for 2024
By Ciara Meyer | May 1Mayor Brett Smiley announced the return of Eat, Play, Learn for this summer.
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In Photos: Seven-day Main Green encampment for divestment comes to an end
By Dana Richie | May 1On Tuesday afternoon, students began to pack away their tents and supplies, disassembling a seven-day encampment for divestment that drew over 100 protestors.
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Live updates: Corporation to vote on divestment, encampment to end
By Owen Dahlkamp, Anisha Kumar, Ryan Doherty, Tom Li, Avani Ghosh and Dana Richie | April 30Live coverage of this topic has ended. To learn more, read our coverage of the agreement between the University and student protesters here.
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Brown University encampment ends, Corp to vote on divestment from Israel in Oct
By Owen Dahlkamp, Anisha Kumar, Ryan Doherty, Tom Li and Avani Ghosh | April 30The Corporation, Brown’s highest governing body, will vote on divestment from companies affiliated with Israel at its October meeting following an agreement between encampment organizers and University administrators this afternoon. Organizers announced the agreement at a rally.
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Three Brown University academics elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
By Ryan Doherty | April 29On Wednesday, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced 250 new members for 2024, including three Brown University academics: Provost Francis Doyle, Professor of Sociology Prudence Carter, and Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Greg Hirth.
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City Council members urge Solicitor to drop charges against 41 arrested students
By Ryan Doherty, Tom Li and Avani Ghosh | April 29A letter by three City Council members — published Monday on Instagram and dated April 18 — urged the Solicitor's office to drop the charges against the 41 students arrested during a Dec. 11 sit-in at University Hall.
