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Nineteen students announce indefinite hunger strike for divestment proposal ahead of Brown Corporation meeting

By Owen Dahlkamp and Samantha Chambers | February 2

On Friday, 19 students began an indefinite hunger strike in the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center that they say will last until the Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, “hears and considers a divestment resolution,” during their meetings that begin next week, according to a statement ...

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Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions Policies to provide updates ‘soon:’ Here’s what we know

By Owen Dahlkamp | February 2

For the past five months, the University’s Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions Policies has been considering changes to several of Brown’s admission policies, including test-optional, legacy and early decision practices. The committee was charged with providing recommendations to President Christina ...

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Newsletter, podcasts, workshops among new initiatives for international students

By Hadley Carr | February 1

Early this semester, the University’s international advising team introduced a newsletter, podcast and series of workshops to further support international students on campus. International students comprise 14% of the admitted class of 2027, a 3% increase from the previous year, according to a Jan. ...

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51 years since Roe: The evolution of reproductive rights in Rhode Island

By Tom Li | February 1

Jan. 22 marked the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s 1973 landmark decision that established a nationwide protection on abortion.

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Meet Fayble, a new event-hosting app by four Brown undergraduates

By Kate Rowberry | February 1

You may have seen the stickers.

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New University office to oversee federal compliance, investigations

By Samantha Chambers | January 31

The University’s compliance and federal investigatory operations have been moved from the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity to the newly-created Office of Equity Compliance and Reporting under the Division of Campus Life, according to a Jan. 31 Today@Brown announcement by President Christina ...

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Center for Career Exploration will stop inviting fossil fuel companies to recruit on campus

By Ethan Schenker | January 31

The Center for Career Exploration will no longer invite fossil fuel companies to host on-campus recruitment events, according to a May 2023 email reviewed by The Herald from Matthew Donato, the executive director of the CCE, to leaders of climate activism group Sunrise Brown. Sunrise announced the change ...

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PPE Center hosts expert panel on future of affirmative action policies

By Tom Li and Sophia Wotman | January 31

The Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics hosted a Wednesday evening event at which panelists addressed affirmative action and anti-discrimination policies in the college admissions process. Titled “After Affirmative Action: Democracy and the University,” the event constitutes another component ...

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Tomaquag Museum, RISD students collaborate to design new archival center

By Ciara Meyer | January 31

For five hours straight, two days per week, every week of the fall semester, a group of students at the Rhode Island School of Design listened eagerly to lectures about local Indigenous history, sifted through samples of native plants and reviewed blueprints.

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Brown postdoc union wins University recognition

By Grace Hu | January 31

After receiving word on Tuesday that their card check agreement is complete, the University officially recognized the Brown University Postdoc Labor Organization as a union, according to a BPLO Instagram post.

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Faculty Executive Committee maintains aim to reduce administrative growth

By Cate Latimer | January 31

As the Faculty Executive Committee continues its work into the spring semester, they remain focused on their fall priority: “reduce administrative growth.”

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Sunrise Brown calls on University to dissociate from fossil fuel industry at ACURM meeting

By Anisha Kumar and Julianna Chang | January 30

At the Advisory Committee on University Resources Management meeting Tuesday, members of climate activism group Sunrise Brown called on the University to dissociate from the fossil fuel industry.

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Brown Sunrise members interrupt Nikki Haley presidential events, protest candidate’s climate policies

By Sophia Wotman | January 30

On Jan. 20, three members of Brown’s chapter of Sunrise — an environmental activist organization — staged a series of interruptions at the New Hampshire Republican primaries to protest the climate policies of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

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Meet GPTA, a new AI assistant for CSCI 0150 students

By Leah Koritz | January 30

Last semester, the hundreds of students in CSCI: 0150: “Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Computer Science” — better known by the moniker CS15 — met a new member in the course teaching team: a chatbot teaching assistant called GPTA.

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Members of VISIONS Magazine reflect on AAPI creative community

By Lynn Nguyen | January 30

VISIONS Magazine, a literary and visual arts student publication, celebrates Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander diversity at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

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State-based pilot program aims to provide 125 housing slots to vulnerable individuals by late 2025

By Mikayla Kennedy | January 30

A state-based pilot program launched last month aims to provide 125 permanent supportive housing slots for especially vulnerable unhoused individuals by Sep. 30, 2025 using private investor funding.

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East Providence businesses reflect on I-195 Washington Bridge closure

By Sanai Rashid | January 29

On Dec. 11, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation shut down the westbound side of the I-195 Washington Bridge due to structural concerns, causing traffic delays. On Jan. 26, the United States Department of Justice and Office of the Inspector General released a federal investigation into the ...

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BAC event highlights the importance of coalition activism

By Katie Jain | January 29

The Brown Activist Coalition, an alliance of on-campus student activist groups, hosted its semesterly “Intro to Activism at Brown” seminar Sunday night.

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SAT, ACT scores more predictive of academic success at Ivy Plus schools than high school grades, new study suggests

By Owen Dahlkamp | January 29

A study released this January by research group Opportunity Insights found that standardized test scores — such as SAT and ACT scores — are more predictive of academic success at Ivy Plus colleges than high school grades.

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'Kriolu Voices Sounding:' month-long celebration delivers first notes

By Dennis Carey | January 28

On Saturday night, the Brown Arts Institute kicked off its month-long celebration “Kriolu Voices Sounding: Cabo Verdean/American Music and Politics in Rhode Island.” The series of events, featuring musicians, social advocates, community organizers and more, highlight Cabo Verdean culture and scholarship. ...