Brown’s administration has long insisted that the University’s endowment is “not a political instrument,” part of its doctrine of political neutrality — a doctrine with serious limits. Political neutrality is all fine and good when it comes to mundane issues like the federal deficit. ...
Editor’s note: This op-ed was signed by the 41 members of the Brown Divest Coalition that sat in University Hall on Dec. 11. The full list of signatories is included at the bottom of the op-ed.
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In her column, Sasha Estice ’24.5 describes how food can connect us and shape our sense of self.
In her op-ed, Maria Claudia Gurjão Bonaparte ’26 argues that ACURM must have the resources to bring transparency to and identify potential social harm tied to University investments
In their editorial, the editorial page board encourages students to fill out course evaluations and Critical Review surveys.
In her op-ed, Marielle Buxbaum ’24 argues that being able to accept imperfection is an effective strategy for living with obsessive-compulsive disorder — and making the world better.
In the X-Men fictional universe, mutants are people born with something called the X-gene, a gene that confers superhuman abilities of various forms. Yet these mutations also generate unique physical traits — metal claws, blue skin and maybe a tail — which lead to mutants being ostracized from society. ...
In just one year, generative artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT have transformed the way we work and learn. In the Herald’s Fall 2023 poll, only 30.3% of surveyed students said that they do not use ChatGPT or similar tools in their academic study. Given the prevalence and utility of this ...
Hours after student groups at Harvard published a letter stating that its signers “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence” in response to the Israel-Hamas war, a debate emerged on the university’s campus over the limits of freedom of expression. As tensions rose ...
The Herald is proud to announce the members of our 134th Editorial Board, which will oversee the paper through its 133rd year.
In his column, Paul Hudes ’27 argues that the shared meal should be appreciated for its innate ability to bring people together.
In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that Brown Dining Services should better consider the reactions of students and staff members as they plan future initiatives.
In their column, Paulie Malherbe ’26 argues that Hollywood producers and audiences need to decenter whiteness and cisness in queer media and platform more intersectional stories.
Thanksgiving is a time for love, food and family. It is also a time to argue with our relatives over a plate of turkey, as many of us were reminded last week. These often heated conversations have made it evident to me that America is media illiterate — unable to parse the many channels through which ...
In 2018, the World Wildlife Fund claimed that, by not using plastic straws, we could “help change the future for our oceans.” They were certainly addressing an important problem, but plastic straws constitute only a fraction of overall plastic pollution. The only viable way to mitigate plastic pollution ...
The “billionaire” has become an essential character in American pop culture. Whether we admire them, envy them or villainize them, it is difficult to deny the vast power that their wealth grants them. However, there is little consensus on how billionaires should best exercise this power for the ...
In her column, Anusha Gupta ’25 offers advice for couples in a long-distance relationship.
In their editor's note, the 133rd Editorial Board expresses their gratitude.
Few topics that compel discourse quite like public education. Whether about book bans or science curricula, conversations surrounding K-12 classrooms lay bare our greatest hopes and deepest inadequacies as a democratic society. We tend to think about the great inequalities of the American public education ...
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