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How three students are using Brown Design Workshop’s Maker grants
By Noa Saviano | November 30The grants provide $500 to student projects.
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Pickup football, banh xeo, tofurkey: How students are celebrating Thanksgiving this year
By Tiffany Xiao | November 24The Herald spoke to eight students who reflected on fond memories and family traditions.
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The past 15 years at Brown, according to The Herald’s semesterly polls
By Manav Musunuru | November 24The Herald looked back at almost 30 semesters of poll data to track the evolution of Brown’s undergraduate students — and their opinions — over the past 15 years.
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Student labor organizers to launch chaperone program to protect noncitizens from ICE activity
By Emily Feil and Michelle Bi | November 23The program reflects a growing collaboration between labor organizers and local activist groups.
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Paxson earned over $3.1 million in 2023, a 74% increase from 2022
By Roma Shah and Samah Hamid | November 21The figure marks the highest total compensation she has received during her tenure as University president.
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Students, Career Center staff voice concerns about bleak job market
By Tiffany Xiao | November 21The number of students in the class of 2026 who are pessimistic about the job market was higher than the number of first-year students.
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Brown to face increased 4% endowment tax next fiscal year
By Roma Shah | November 20The University saw a $2.6 million operating surplus and a 7.2% net increase in assets in fiscal year 2025.
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From London to Cape Verde: How professors create courses with international travel
By Nate Barkow | November 19Faculty members can apply for a Global Experiential Learning and Teaching grant to fund a class with an international trip.
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Two Brown students, one alum named 2026 Rhodes Scholars
By Jeremiah Farr | November 19Keidy Palma Ramirez ’26, Nick Sanzi ’25 and Coco Huang ’26 were announced as scholarship recipients this weekend.
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Brown to expand financial support, mentorship programs for student veterans
By Ali Schapiro | November 19The University hopes its increased participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program will remove financial barriers for eligible graduate student veterans.
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BCSC student worker labor union dissolves, citing ‘systemically poor turnout’
By Ethan Schenker | November 18TWLO leaders wrote that some recent meetings failed to garner attendance from at least 10 members.
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Harvard professor unpacks unexpected democratic resilience in Latin America at lecture event
By Ethan Schenker | November 18Harvard professor Steven Levitsky examined why some democracies in Latin America have survived.
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Identity-based student groups report more pushback from SAO on constitutions, event descriptions
By Zarina Hamilton | November 18The SAO reached out to several clubs requesting club and event descriptions that clarify the groups are open to all.
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Leaders of program, theme houses condemn University’s change to selection process
By Zarina Hamilton and Hadley Carr | November 16Many house leaders condemned the change to a randomized lottery system for program housing selection.
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Inside the seminars shaping Brown’s first-year class
By Ava Schelling | November 16Since 2002, first-year students at Brown have had the opportunity to take first-year seminars — small courses, capped at about 20 undergraduates, that are designed to build community and introduce new Brunonians to seminar-style learning.
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Student-athletes leverage social media, NIL policies to score brand deals
By Ian Ritter | November 14Ivy League athletes can be paid by third-parties but not their own universities.
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul criticizes Trump at BPU event
By Sophia Wotman | November 14Kentucky Senator Rand Paul spoke on President Trump’s oversteps on executive power and the federal government’s role in higher education.
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‘They would be ostracized’: Over 45% of students have felt uncomfortable expressing political beliefs, Herald poll finds
By Marat Basaria | November 13Conservative students were more likely to report discomfort than their liberal peers.
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How some professors use cold calling, on-call lists to encourage classroom participation
By Noa Saviano | November 12Students say they’ve seen increased engagement because of the policy, but expressed some reservations.
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A behind-the-scenes look at ‘gamified’ courses at Brown
By Eric Dogini | November 12The Herald spoke with professors and faculty who design and teach gamified courses.
