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Gabe Amo wins CD1 special Democratic primary
By Jacob Smollen | September 5Gabe Amo won the Democratic primary for the special election in Rhode Island’s 1st U.S. Congressional District.
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Mala Noodles, In The Pink come to Thayer
By Avani Ghosh | September 5Mala Noodles and In The Pink opened on Thayer over the summer.
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U. welcomes incoming class to campus in 260th Opening Convocation
By Julianna Chang | September 5Incoming undergraduate, graduate and medical students walked through the Van Wickle Gates for the first time Tuesday afternoon to kick off the University’s 260th Opening Convocation.
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Brown relaunches CareerLAB as Center for Career Exploration
By Sofia Barnett | August 30The new center will expand upon services previously offered by CareerLAB and offer new resources focused largely on alumni networking opportunities.
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CS TAs, Brown reach contract for 2023-24 academic year
By Neil Mehta | August 25The contract’s announcement follows eight bargaining sessions between TALO and the University and marks the first agreement reached by TALO since CS TAs voted to unionize in March.
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The landscape of college admissions in a post-affirmative action world
By Owen Dahlkamp and Ryan Doherty | August 24Following the Supreme Court’s June decision to restrict the use of race in college admissions, the future of admission practices at elite colleges remains uncertain. ...
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Wealthy applicants are more likely to attend Brown. Researchers measured their advantage.
By Neil Mehta | August 23An applicant to Brown with parents in the top 0.1% of earners are over 2.7 times more likely to attend Brown than one from the bottom 20%, according to data from a new study by economists from Brown and Harvard.
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Former football coach arrested over alleged school shooting threats to Brown, UConn
By Julia Vaz | August 5DPS’s “investigation to date indicates that (Hernandez) had not been on Brown’s campus in the weeks prior to arrest,” according to an email sent to the University community. A DPS official wrote that while the investigation indicates that Hernandez did not visit Brown, DPS “can't say with ...
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Brown announces new essay, ‘very short answer’ section in undergraduate application
By Owen Dahlkamp | August 1The application will have three required 250-word supplemental essays. Two remain the same from last year’s, asking students about the open curriculum and what brings them joy. A new prompt asks students to reflect on their upbringing: It asks students to “share how an aspect of your growing ...
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Brown community condemns end of affirmative action
By Owen Dahlkamp | July 11Following the June 29 Supreme Court ruling outlawing race-conscious college admissions, student organizations at Brown were swift to denounce the decision — and called for the University’s Office of College Admission to solicit student input during this process.
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Phi Beta Kappa elects 165 seniors, 47 juniors
By Sofia Barnett | July 7One hundred sixty-five graduating seniors, 47 juniors and one graduating PhD student were elected to the University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on May 21 and April 3 respectively, according to announcements from Coppélia Kahn, professor emerita of English and chapter secretary.
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Exploring the evolution of queer studies at Brown
By Sam Levine and Sofia Barnett | July 6A look through The Herald’s archives offers a history of queer studies on campus and a sense of what it’s like studying the discipline at Brown today.
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LGBTQ+ student self-identification has doubled at Brown since 2010, according to Herald polling data
By Ryan Doherty and Sofia Barnett | June 24The Herald reviewed data from its semesterly polls and spoke with current students to investigate how the LGBTQ+ community on campus has evolved over time.
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New LGBTQ Center assistant director Keri McDonough discusses position, future of center
By Neil Mehta | June 24McDonough began their role as assistant director of the LGBTQ Center and graduate student engagement in April.
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‘Creating dangerous gaps’: U. professors weigh in on nationwide surge in book bans
By Sahil Balani | June 24Since 2021, the United States has witnessed a surge in books being banned from educational institutions and libraries across the country.
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Brown names Associate Professor of Education John Papay director of Annenberg Institute
By Neil Mehta | June 19Papay, a researcher who focuses on educational inequality, began at Brown as an assistant professor in 2012.
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Brown announces plans for integrated life sciences building, indoor athletic training facility
By Ryan Doherty | June 15Brown will look to break ground on the athletics facility by summer 2024 — while the life sciences building could be completed in three to four years.
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Ashish Jha will resume as SPH Dean starting July 1
By Neil Mehta | June 11Jha, current White House COVID-19 response coordinator, will return to his role as Brown's dean of the School of Public Health.
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‘You can’t put a price tag in that’: Little Compton addresses lack of affordable housing
By Julia Vaz | June 10While state law requires 10% of the housing stock in most Rhode Island municipalities to be affordable, Little Compton falls under the 1% mark with just nine long-term affordable housing units.
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Corporation approves $1.69 billion budget in May meeting
By Charlie Clynes | June 10The Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, approved a $1.69 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2024 in its May meetings, according to a Today @ Brown message from President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20.
