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Provost Doyle reaffirms protest policy amid pro-Palestinian encampments at peer institutions

By Owen Dahlkamp and Ryan Doherty | April 23

Provost Francis Doyle sent an email to community members about University policy surrounding encampments on Tuesday afternoon. The email comes amid a series of national protests calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas and on universities to divest from weapons manufacturers and companies ...

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Sprucing up Rhode Island: RIDEM gives away over 2000 free trees

By Maya Kelly | April 23

This article is part of an Earth Month series exploring environmental issues, climate initiatives and community stakeholders throughout Providence and Rhode Island.

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State senators discuss education accountability, reform at 2024 education summit

By Byron Darnton | April 23

Panelists ranging from Brown researchers to former public school students spoke Monday evening about state and school accountability at the R.I. Senate Education Summit, an event hosted by the Community College of Rhode Island and moderated by State Senators Sandra Cano (D-Pawtucket) and Hanna Gallo ...

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PhD candidates, GLO express frustration at unexpected partial denials of COVID funding extension

By Ethan Schenker and Grace Hu | April 22

Following an uptick in sixth-year PhD students reporting that their requests for a yearlong COVID-related funding extension had been partially denied by the University, Graduate Labor Organization leaders are accusing the University of violating “the spirit” of a clause in a 2023 side letter to ...

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House Speaker Shekarchi speaks at Taubman Center Politics and Policy Lunch

By Amber Marcus-Blank | April 22

R.I. House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi (D-Warwick) spoke at a Politics and Policy Lunch hosted by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy in Stephen Robert ’62 Hall on Monday.

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ADOCH 2024 sees over 1000 prospective students, multiple student protests

By Megan Chan | April 21

A swath of admitted students paraded Brown’s campus during A Day on College Hill last Friday. The annual event was hosted twice — April 12 and April 19 — and saw a turnout of over 1,000 students, according to a University press release.

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Around 100 rally to support pro-Palestine demonstrators from Columbia during ADOCH

By Tom Li and Avani Ghosh | April 19

On Friday, around 100 students rallied in support of the 113 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Columbia University on Thursday.

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BSI installation pays tribute to 130 hostages in Gaza, assembled ahead of ADOCH

By Tom Li and Avani Ghosh | April 19

Brown Students for Israel organized an installation on the Quiet Green to pay tribute to the approximately 130 hostages believed to be held in Gaza during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

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Brown slated to begin construction on seven-story laboratory this summer

By Mira White | April 19

The University is set to continue its expansion into Providence’s Jewelry District with the creation of a seven-story lab building on Chestnut Street. The Providence Downtown Design Review Committee greenlit the building designs in December and construction is slated to commence this summer.

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BCA addresses Spring Weekend funding, artist selection process

By Anisha Kumar and Julianna Chang | April 18

Earlier this month, the Brown Concert Agency received widespread criticism for its lineup selection and poster design for this year’s Spring Weekend, which is set to occur on Sunday.

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Goncalves introduces ordinance requiring council approval for bike lane removals

By Ciara Meyer | April 18

After the City announced plans to remove the South Water Street bike lane in early April, City Councilor John Goncalves ’13 MA ’15 (Ward-1) introduced an ordinance that would require the City Council to authorize the removal of any bike lanes within the city. At a City Council meeting this Thursday, ...

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Brown in talks to invest in Fortress Investment Group, Bloomberg reports

By Ryan Doherty | April 18

Brown is allegedly in “advanced talks” to invest in Fortress Investment Group with Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co. and BTG Pactual, a Brazilian financial company, Bloomberg previously reported.

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After funding crisis, what comes next for UFB?

By Leah Koritz and Julianna Chang | April 17

This year, student groups faced restricted budgets after the Undergraduate Finance Board aggressively spent its $1.2 million surplus in the 2022-23 academic year — leaving a $1.5 million gap between requested and received funding.

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Smiley’s FY 2025 budget pledges ‘no increases to taxes for businesses or residents’

By Tom Li and Avani Ghosh | April 17

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced a $598.6 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 at his Wednesday budget address to the Providence City Council. This is Smiley’s second budget proposal as mayor.

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An overview of the Watson Institute, from then to now

By Ryan Doherty and Cate Latimer | April 17

On April 2, faculty approved a motion to create a School of International and Public Affairs, marking the next step in a continued push to develop Brown’s graduate program. The Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — is expected to vote on the motion this May, according to a ...

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Women faculty discuss informal advising, ‘underappreciated’ service to Brown community

By Kate Rowberry | April 17

The University’s Task Force on the Status of Women Faculty’s April 2023 report found that women faculty feel their service to the Brown community is “undocumented and, as a consequence, underappreciated.” Service responsibilities include informal student mentorship, advising and serving on departmental ...

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Community members, overdose survivors discuss harm reduction at Monday panel

By Ciara Meyer | April 16

Content warning: This article includes mentions of drug use, overdose and deaths from overdose.

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Metro Boomin discusses career, future projects at Spring 2024 Lecture Event

By Sanai Rashid | April 16

On Tuesday, the Brown University Lecture Board hosted Metro Boomin for a talk at Salomon DECI.

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Two Brown University students win Truman scholarship

By James Ma | April 16

Alexandra Mork ’25 and Jay Philbrick ’24.5 won the Harry S. Truman scholarship this year, making the University one of six institutions in the United States with multiple recipients of the scholarship. Truman Scholars receive a $30,000 scholarship for graduate school and gain access to special programming ...

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BUCC discusses divestment, endowment, school of International and Public Affairs at public meeting

By Kate Butts | April 16

On April 16, the Brown Community Council convened at Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center to discuss University topics including the proposal for a School of International and Public Affairs and the management of Brown’s endowment. President Christina Paxson P’19 PMD’20 was traveling, but attended ...