Representative K. Joseph Shekarchi, who recently became Speaker of the Rhode Island House after long-standing Speaker Nicholas Mattiello was defeated by Republican challenger Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung, hopes to prioritize more collaboration among House members and technologically adapt to the challenges ...
Curfews imposed in Rhode Island to curb the spread of COVID-19 have been painful for local businesses, prompting some to call for the state to remove certain restrictions. “They are not able to serve the same number of patrons that they once served,” Ward 1 Councilman John Goncalves told The Herald. ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students discussed virtual meeting conduct standards, introduced closed captioning for meetings and engaged in community-building exercises during its first general body meeting of the semester Wednesday evening. In response to concerns about UCS members’ past behavior ...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island wrote a letter on Jan. 15 to Providence Chief of Police Hugh Clements Jr. and Commissioner of Public Safety Steven Paré imploring them to take actions that “ensure stronger compliance” of the Providence Police Department’s body camera policy. Though ...
Recent appointments of four women of color in both state and local courts have made Rhode Island history. Justice Melissa Long is the first Black justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Judge Elizabeth Ortiz is the first Latina to serve on the Rhode Island Family Court, Judge Linda Rekas Sloan ...
As Quiet Period restrictions confine students to their dorm rooms, some have expressed concerns about challenging living and dining conditions following their return to campus for the spring semester. These have included drafts of cold air, frigid showers and unclean residence halls, students told ...
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic back in March, recent Brown graduates Chuck Isgar ’20.5 and Megan Kasselberg ’20 started Intern from Home, an online platform that connects students seeking internships with companies in need. As the pandemic wore on and companies shifted to conducting business ...
The University will transition into a Modified Level 2 of the Campus Activity Status beginning Jan. 27, at which point classes of 19 students or fewer will be allowed to meet in person, according to an email sent by Russell Carey, executive vice president for planning and policy, Tuesday evening. This ...
Janet Yellen ’67 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Monday evening to head the Department of the Treasury following announcements of her planned nomination by the Biden administration in November. Yellen is the first woman to hold the position.
University President Christina Paxson P’19 was selected to serve as the chair of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank’s board of directors, the Federal Reserve Board announced Dec. 23. Her position began Jan. 1. Paxson, an expert on economics and public policy, has served on the Boston Fed’s board ...
Nearly half of all enrolled undergraduate students are living on campus or in University-leased housing this semester, according to data provided to The Herald by Dean of the College Rashid Zia ’01. Only 15 percent of enrolled students are studying remotely this spring, and 36.1 percent are living ...
The Lifespan health system received a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna on Dec. 14 and Dec. 22, respectively. Two physicians who received both vaccine doses through the program spoke with The Herald about their experiences. Lifespan-affiliated hospitals are holding vaccine ...
With limited supply of vaccines in Rhode Island, state officials have backed a three-phased prioritization plan to determine who receives doses first, with a focus on equity and minimizing hospitalizations. More than 66,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Rhode Island, according to ...
At the Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice, an organization incorporated last July, undergraduate students are acquiring the tools to represent asylum seekers in immigration court. The organization recently partnered with the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at the Watson Institute ...
A report released Oct. 19 provided recommendations for managing the COVID-19 pandemic in prisons and jails, which have become hotspots for the spread of COVID-19. The report, titled “Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19: Advancing Health, Equity and Safety,” was put together ...
37 University community members tested positive for COVID-19 through the asymptomatic testing program from Jan. 10 to Jan. 17, which included the move-in period for the spring semester, according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Dashboard. Executive Vice President of Planning and Policy Russell Carey ...
Applications to the University reached an all-time high for the class of 2025, exceeding last year’s total by nearly 10,000 students, Dean of Admission Logan Powell told The Herald. Before the Jan. 5 deadline, 46,469 applicants — from both the early and regular decision pools — applied to the ...
Students who recently arrived on campus can move into stage two of Quiet Period starting Jan. 23 at 6 a.m., according to a Thursday night email from Associate Vice President for Campus Life Vanessa Britto and Dean of Students Koren Bakkegard. During stage two of Quiet Period, students may pick up meals ...
Pizza Marvin, a collaboration between chef Robert Andreozzi and renowned bartender Jesse Hedberg, opened its doors on the corner of Wickenden Street and Governor Street last month. Andreozzi drew inspiration from “historic pizza joints,” he said. Pizza Marvin offers New Haven-inspired pies ...
The Brown Center for Students of Color is in the process of searching for a new director, planning to pick someone to assume the position by the summer. The new director, along with new staff members who will eventually fill current vacancies, will play a large role in shaping the atmosphere of the ...
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