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Watson Institute appoints new graduate, undergraduate program directors
By Talia LeVine | October 18The Watson Institute welcomed four new members to its leadership team this school year.
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‘Come and slow down’: Snail Mail @ Brown builds community, encourages traditional forms of communication
By Annika Singh | October 18Snail Mail @ Brown encourages a return to traditional forms of communications.
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Q&A: BWell’s assoc. director for empowerment and prevention Services discusses her 16 years at Brown, importance of sex education
By Cate Latimer | October 18The Herald sat down for a conversation with Naomi Ninneman, associate director for empowerment and prevention services at Bwell.
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New multicultural student group holds candlelit vigil for Palestinian, Israeli deaths
By Sam Levine | October 18Community members shared religious prayers, anonymous student testimonies
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Brown announces 2.7% investment returns for endowment in fiscal year 2023
By Charlie Clynes | October 18$174 million in returns and $175 million in donations brought the combined value of the endowment to $6.6 billion.
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Brown emphasizes targeted applicant recruitment following fall of affirmative action
By Owen Dahlkamp | October 18The Office of Undergraduate Admission is turning to applicant recruitment to bolster student body diversity.
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What is the University’s endowment?
By Charlie Clynes and Neil Mehta | October 18Brown’s endowment is its $6.6 billion invested fund, entirely composed of donations and grown through investments.
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City Plan Commission approves three of four waiver requests for 269 Wickenden project
By Rhea Rasquinha | October 18The Providence City Plan Commission approved a dimensional adjustment and two design waivers for the 269 Wickenden mixed-use project.
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Student groups release statements on Israel-Hamas war, criticize Paxson’s response
By Owen Dahlkamp | October 18Violence in Israel and Gaza has sparked intense outcry from Brown community members, with several campus organizations holding vigils to commemorate the loss of civilian lives. Several student organizations have released statements of mourning while simultaneously condemning what they identify as ...
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First session of Global Brown Center speaker series hosts Keshia Abraham
By Hadley Carr | October 18Global Brown Center speaker series hosted its first session on Oct. 17 with Keshia Abraham.
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‘Exceptional women are not the exception’: Author, reporter Kate Zernike discusses gender discrimination in STEM
By Anisha Kumar | October 18Kate Zernike discussed her newest book “The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science” at a talk on Tuesday.
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‘We’ve had enough catastrophe’: Students raise over $3,000 for earthquake relief in Afghanistan
By Kathy Wang | October 17Brown students raised over $3,000 for humanitarian relief efforts after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, Oct. 7.
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New indoor turf facility expected to open spring 2026, Brown says
By Neil Mehta | October 17Brown plans to open its new athletic facility in time for the Spring 2026 season.
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Weekend SciLi closures caused by faulty sprinkler, Facilities says
By Neil Mehta | October 16Library fully operational as of Monday morning
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Rainn Wilson discusses The Office, spirituality in banter-filled lecture
By Kelvin Jiang | October 16The Brown Lecture Board hosted Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Rainn Wilson Monday evening, an event which included a moderated conversation and a student question-and-answer session afterward. In a wide-reaching interview, Wilson covered a lot of ground: The conversation included topics ranging ...
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Students celebrate National Coming Out Day on Main Green
By Jack Tajmajer | October 16Community members take photos, grab merch in support of LGBTQ+ community
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R.I. coalition raises awareness around issues of domestic violence in state, at University
By Julia Vaz | October 16R.I. Coalition Against Domestic Violence unveils ‘One of Us’ campaign for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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City Council declares Providence a ‘Climate Jobs City’
By Camila Valdes | October 15Lawmakers, policy directors discuss clean energy goals, equitable workforce initiatives
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Writing Fellows Program celebrates 40 years
By Katie Jain | October 15Former and current students and faculty came together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Writing Fellows Program in the Watson Institute for International Affairs Wednesday. The event featured a panel of writing fellow leaders past and present who discussed the role the program played during ...
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Campus group campaigns for students to go vegan with booth offering ‘breast milk,’ ‘dog meat’
By Haley Sandlow | October 15On Monday, it was dog meat. On Tuesday, it was “HuMilk” — or, supposedly, human breast milk. At a table at the bottom of Wriston Quadrangle last week, a table staffed with volunteers handed out “samples” to willing students and had conversations with others.The samples? ...
