Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, spoke Thursday evening at an event sponsored by the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity. The event was followed by a question-and-answer session moderated by Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller. Partway ...
The Met and the Sharpe Refectory are the main dining halls at the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown respectively. But how does The Met compare to the Ratty? Do RISD students eat better than Brunonians? Is their artistic prowess fueled by their food? The Herald spoke to three Brown-RISD Dual Degree ...
For 18 years, Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment has brought educational support and one-on-one mentorship to Providence’s refugee community. With over 100 student volunteers commuting directly to tutees’ homes in the greater Providence area, the program aims to provide an intimate relationship ...
The Teaching Assistant Labor Organization — which represents undergraduate computer science teaching assistants — held elections for their leadership board Jan. 31. Yasmine Abdelaziz ’25, Shravya Sompalli ’25 and Arman Deendar ’25 were elected by acclamation for president, coordinator for ...
On Feb. 6, teachers and staff at 360 High School in South Providence were informed at an emergency meeting that their school would be closed and merged under the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex. The next day, Providence Public School District leaders shared the decision with students. That afternoon, ...
In the coming months, students at Brown may notice a new publication on College Hill — the Brown Jewish Journal.
“Wind power holds exciting potential for (Rhode Island’s) energy needs,” said former Gov. Donald Carcieri ’65 in his 2007 State of the State address.
Amid student activism responding to the Israel-Palestine war, campuses reconsidering their admissions policies and concerns of academic freedom in the face of political pressure, Brown and other universities face a deluge of difficult decisions with national implications.
At 1 p.m. on Feb. 17, roughly 100 community members gathered at Memorial Park on South Main Street for a “Hands Off Rafah” rally and die-in.
A Jan. 12 revision to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act has prompted museums, including Brown’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, to implement changes and undergo repatriation procedures in recent years.
In Gov. Dan McKee’s annual State of the State Address last month, one goal stood out: His administration will seek to bring Rhode Island up to the level of Massachusetts student achievement by 2030, echoing a target set last year.
The University is prepared to recognize the Third World Labor Organization — a union representing student workers at the Brown Center for Students of Color — pending the review of signed union authorization cards demonstrating majority support among student employees, the organization announced ...
The Graduate Labor Organization announced that it will spend the spring demanding that the University divest from companies facilitating the Israel-Palestine war in an Instagram post on Feb. 5.
On Feb. 5, the Undergraduate Council of Students elected Marlo Hulnick ’26 as the new equity and inclusion chair and Alan Xiong ’26 as the new treasurer. The special elections, announced on Jan. 24 UCS email, were held to fill vacancies left by former representatives currently studying abroad. ...
Sherrilyn Ifill, the former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, delivered the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Thursday at the Salomon Center. Hosted by the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, the annual lecture celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., ...
In January, several major tech companies — including industry giants Google, Amazon and Meta — announced a wave of layoffs in which over 20,000 workers lost their jobs, according to CNBC.
On Feb. 12, Mayor Brett Smiley inducted three Providence community members to the city’s Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame. The induction was hosted in the Providence City Council chambers and was followed by a reception in honor of Black History Month, featuring food and live performances. ...
Rep. Tina Spears (D-Charlestown, South Kingstown, New Shoreham, Westerly) introduced H7022 — a bill to improve coastal resiliency — in the Rhode Island House of Representatives Jan. 5. The bill mandates the creation of a coastal resiliency plan by June 30, 2025.
The remaining 21 of the 41 students arrested at a Dec. 11 University Hall sit-in for divestment and ceasefire were arraigned at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The other 20 students were arraigned on Monday. All 41 students pleaded not guilty to “willful trespassing within school buildings” and received a pretrial ...
Some graduate student workers have expressed frustration with the timeline for implementing back pay guarantees stipulated in the Graduate Labor Organization’s second union contract, which was ratified with the University last December.
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