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Brown is searching for a new Associate Provost of Artificial Intelligence
By Ryan Doherty | September 25Brown is looking for a new administrative leader for artificial intelligence.
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Lifespan, soon Brown University Health, lays off 20% of executives
By Tom Li | September 24Lifespan, the state’s largest employer and health care provider, laid off a fifth of its executive employees, the company’s leadership announced Friday.
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RI Socialism Party calls on Sen. Reed to end aid to Israel at Tuesday rally for Lebanon
By Ciara Meyer and Sophia Wotman | September 24On Tuesday evening, about 100 community and student activists — including approximately 50 Brown students led by the Brown Divest Coalition — gathered in front of Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) office to support Lebanon following recent Israeli military attacks on the country to target Hezbollah. ...
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Providence continues to invest in affordable housing projects amid housing crisis
By Mikayla Kennedy | September 24Since 2022, the Providence Redevelopment Agency has awarded $55.6 million in loans to projects that will build or restore affordable housing units. The loans will assist with a total of 2,114 units, according to city spokesperson Michaela Antunes. This August, a $12.7 million chunk of that money was ...
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University diversity board calls on administration for transparency on admissions and Title VI
By Anisha Kumar | September 24A memo from Brown’s diversity oversight board calls on Brown for transparency and public engagement on its reinstatement of test-mandatory policy, demographic data from admissions and anti-discrimination policies.
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Brown University drops from Top 10 in 2025 U.S. News Ranking
By Cate Latimer | September 24After a year of sitting in ninth place, Brown fell to 13th in the 2025 US News Best Colleges Rankings. It was the only school to fall out of the top 10 this year.
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Regular decision applicants say Brown was their top choice. Why didn’t they apply early?
By Talia LeVine | September 23Many high schoolers whose top college choice is Brown apply under its binding early decision program, which has a higher acceptance rate.
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Community members pack stadium to support Rhode Island’s first soccer team
By Maya Kelly | September 23While a rainy Saturday night might have caused some to stay in, dozens of thundering superfans chose to pack Bryant University’s Beirne Stadium in support of Rhode Island’s first professional soccer team. Waving yellow and blue flags and banging on oversized drums, locals far and wide screamed “ole” ...
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A lack of communication from UFB last semester caused troubled club finances, students say
By Leah Koritz | September 23Last spring, Brown’s QuestBridge student group — one of hundreds of clubs receiving its annual funding from the Undergraduate Finance Board for 2024-25 — was given $517.73, one-third of its annual funding from the prior year.
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The battle over affirmative action is far from finished, triggering new legal threats
By Owen Dahlkamp | September 22When the Supreme Court ruled in June 2023 that colleges and universities could no longer employ race-based affirmative action, administrations nationwide scrambled to interpret a dense, 237-page ruling that would dictate the future of the admission process at their respective institutions.
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Brown University sees uptick in admission yield after last year’s lows
By Owen Dahlkamp | September 22After tens of thousands of applications are evaluated and admission decisions are sent out, Brown’s Office of Undergraduate Admission waits to see how many students take them up on their offer. If too many students accept, it creates logistical headaches for the University. But too few, and Brown ...
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After a divisive Spring Weekend, what’s on the table for 2025?
By Benicio Beatty | September 22Last year’s Spring Weekend — a one-day concert featuring five acts — left many students dissatisfied. This spring, Brown Concert Agency hopes to change that.
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Brown opens new office space for growing military-affiliated student population
By Maya Nelson and Talia LeVine | September 19The Office of Military-Affiliated Students has found a new home: 12-foot tall ceilings, sweeping windows, lounge areas and a caffeine-stocked kitchenette all accented with design elements paying homage to Brown’s history of student veterans.
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Unsurprisingly, Kamala Harris will likely win Rhode Island, recent poll finds
By Ryan Doherty and Tom Li | September 19If the election were to happen today, Rhode Island would elect Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House.
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Providence City Council passes “equity-driven” cannabis zoning ordinance
By Avani Ghosh | September 19On Thursday, the Providence City Council voted 12-2 to pass the cannabis zoning ordinance, which includes “equity-driven zoning and public safety measures” and amends the zoning code with additional guidance for cannabis retailers on licensing and approval processes.
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A Brown University initiative is helping students register to vote in upcoming election
By Teddy Fisher | September 19With U.S. elections coming up this November, Brown wants to give eligible students every avenue to cast their ballots. Brown Votes, a University initiative, is helping simplify the process.
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Brown University welcomes its first professor of sustainable finance and investing
By Rebecca Weng | September 19Even though Mark Tracy ’95 graduated from Brown with high salary offers from traditional banks and consulting firms, he chose to work in sustainability and agricultural rights.
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Newest Kaplan Scholars reflect on path to Brown, future plans
By Aniyah Nelson | September 19When Genesis Torres ’28 was preparing to open her college decision letters last spring, it was “very nerve-wracking,” to say the least.
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Activist communities find a rare consensus: Brown has a free speech problem
By Grace Hu | September 18With a surge in on-campus protests since the start of the Israel-Hamas war last fall, many students across the country have come face-to-face with university policies governing free expression and demonstrations. Students have also navigated rising tensions in and out of the classroom when expressing ...
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Six weeks before departure, Sylvia Carey-Butler reflects on tenure, looks to future
By Anisha Kumar and Julianna Chang | September 18After three years at the University, Sylvia Carey-Butler, current Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity, prepares to step down from her role.
