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Community Coordinators announce plans to unionize

By Sam Levine | September 29

Community Coordinators — students who work as live-in residential assistants and community leaders with the Office of Residential Life — announced that they plan to unionize in an Instagram post shared Friday morning.

Brown set to launch HBCU partnerships program in 2024

By Samantha Chambers | September 28

The University has continued to advance plans for a new partnership program with several public and private HBCUs.

MBTA announces extension of late-night service from Boston to Providence

By Maya Nelson | September 28

The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Authority announced that beginning Oct. 2, the last train running outbound from South Station on the Providence/Stoughton line will depart at 11:55 p.m. instead of the current 11:00 p.m.

Rally calls for unionization of security contractors staffing two University-owned buildings

By Sam Levine | September 28

Around 20 local politicians, University labor organizers and members of the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ gathered outside Alumnae Hall Wednesday for a rally supporting the unionization of security guards employed by USENTRA, a private company that staffs security at two University-owned ...

UCS holds first-ever Open House, a peek into the year

By Lynn Nguyen | September 28

UCS held their first-ever open house to share objectives and recruit undergraduates.

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Seven student group events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

By Ryan Doherty | September 28

Here are seven student group events where attendees can dance, listen to live performances and find community.

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Old books, new directions: JCB staff discuss importance of collection

By Indigo Mudbhary | September 27

The Herald spoke to staff, professors and students about the importance and future of the John Carter Brown Library.

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TAs allege job uncertainty, reduced hours in biology course, unexpected termination in previously planned engineering course

By Ashley Cai | September 27

TAs alleged job uncertainty and reduced hours in a biology course this fall, and unexpected termination in a previously planned engineering course last spring.

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School of Public Health kicks off 10-year anniversary celebrations with reception

By Ryan Doherty | September 27

President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 and SPH Dean Ashish Jha discussed the past and future of public health at the University in a reception kicking off 10-year anniversary celebrations.

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Brown to receive new COVID-19 vaccine

By Haley Sandlow | September 27

Vanessa Britto MSc’96, associate vice president for Campus Life and executive director of Health and Wellness, said that the increase in COVID-19 cases on campus is “not unusual or unexpected.”

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Brown community members share concerns amid increase in LGBTQ+ book bans

By Cate Latimer | September 27

The Herald spoke to University community members about how book bans targeting LGBTQ+ authors, identities and themes impact readers in Rhode Island and beyond.

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School of Public Health celebrates ten years

By Ryan Doherty and Haley Sandlow | September 26

Explore the history of public health education at Brown

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Global Brown Center welcomes two ‘incredible’ additions to staff

By Kelvin Jiang | September 26

The Global Brown Center for International Students welcomed two new staff members to its team over the summer.

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Quyen Tran performs drag king show hosted by Brown

By Chinmayi Rajaram | September 25

On Friday, award-winning Boston-area drag king Quyen Tran made the trek down to Providence to deliver her solo drag show, “Transformation.”

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Linguistics program becomes independent from CLPS

By Anisha Kumar | September 25

With two new faculty members, linguistics program will offer six new courses this academic year.

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‘Close-knit’: Birbs at Brown sends students flying on crochet bird scavenger hunt

By Jennifer Shim and Katie Li | September 24

The account, which started last Spring, now has more than three thousand followers.

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New coffee shop to open in Brook Street dorm in mid-November

By Neil Mehta | September 24

Pawtucket-based coffee supplier Hazel Origin Coffee will open its second location in a first-floor retail space in the Chen Family Hall in mid-November, co-owner Dulce Lopez told The Herald. Construction in the space is scheduled to begin this week.

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DPS union signs new contract with University, sergeants form separate union

By Jennifer Shim | September 21

The University signed a new collective bargaining agreement with the Brown University Security Patrolperson's Association.

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Brown alum indicted on ‘Cop City’ charges, community members write letter of support

By Mahin Ashfaq | September 21

On March 5, Brown alum and current law student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jamie Marsicano ’16 was arrested on domestic terrorism charges while attending a music festival as part of protests against the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, nicknamed ...

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Upcoming exhibit on Mumia Abu-Jamal aims to highlight impact of incarceration

By Emily Faulhaber | September 20

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s personal collection of writings and materials will be exhibited on campus starting Sept. 28