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Paxson denounces ICE guidance prohibiting international students from studying in U.S. with fully online course load

By Benjamin Pollard | July 9

President Christina Paxson P’19 wrote that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new guidance for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program is “nothing short of cruel” in a community-wide email sent Wednesday afternoon. The guidance could jeopardize the visa status of international students ...

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Ivy League cancels all fall sports competition

By Ryan Handel | July 8

The Ivy League canceled all fall athletic competition, according to an announcement released Wednesday afternoon. Winter sports will not begin until after Jan. 1. As each of the members schools announced plans and guidelines for the fall semester adjusted in light of COVID-19, and “as athletics ...

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Housing, academic modifications announced for fall 2020

By Li Goldstein | July 7

Returning undergraduate students must submit housing and meal plan preferences by July 15, according to an email from Dean of the College Rashid Zia '01 and Vice President for Campus Life Eric Estes. Students also received financial aid packages today, so that award amounts may inform their decisions ...

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Brown to bring students back to campus for two out of three terms for 2020-21 academic year

By Henry Dawson | July 7

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the University will resume on-campus instruction in the fall under a tri-semester model. Under this model, the University will offer instruction in the fall, spring and summer of the 2020-21 academic calendar, according to a community-wide announcement sent ...

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Out of 1,600+ applicants, SPRINT awards 476 students funding for remote summer research opportunities

By Jack Walker | July 1

In total, 476 students received a Brown Connect Collaborative SPRINT award as part of a University initiative to fund remote student research opportunities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of June 30, 228 SPRINT awards were given to students with external internships, 208 for faculty collaborations ...

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New motion in 1998 Title IX suit alleges Brown violated settlement with recent varsity demotions

By Li Goldstein | June 29

Amy Cohen ’92 and a group of 12 other plaintiffs — all female athletes who collectively sued the University in 1998 for violating Title IX legislation protecting gender equity in athletics — are challenging the University in court for allegedly violating the terms of the original settlement. The ...

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Paxson discusses national issues impacting College Hill at faculty meeting

By Livia Gimenes | June 28

President Christina Paxson P’19 reaffirmed the University’s support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Black Lives Matter movement and LGBTQ+ rights during Tuesday’s special faculty meeting. Paxson said that she is “very heartened” by the Supreme Court’s ruling to deny ...

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Students will continue to demand Brown cut ties with Warren Kanders following Safariland tear gas divestment

By Katie Chen | June 28

Safariland Group — a company led by University alum and donor Warren Kanders ’79 P’23 — announced June 9 that it will divest from its Defense Technology and Monadnock divisions, which are responsible for producing crowd-control weapons such as tear gas. The division sold products to law enforcement ...

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Brown faculty governance modified at special faculty meeting

By Livia Gimenes | June 26

At Tuesday’s special faculty meeting, attendees passed a motion to create the Procedural Integrity Committee, which will take over responsibilities regarding denials of promotion, tenure and reappointment from the Committee on Faculty Equity and Diversity. Before the motion creating the PIC passed ...

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Celebration, reflection, action: Employees mark Juneteenth as a paid day off for the first time at Brown

By Olivia George | June 26

When Juliet Hooker, a professor of political science, began teaching her class POLS 1530: Gender, Slavery, and Freedom a few years ago, she was surprised to learn just how little some students in her classroom knew of the University’s ties to chattel slavery. Some were unaware of the Slavery Memorial ...

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Brown’s Faculty Executive Committee to vote on three-semester academic calendar

By Livia Gimenes | June 23

The University is currently “planning intensely” in order to be prepared to implement the three-semester calendar for the coming academic year in light of the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of whether these fall, spring or summer semesters are held in person or online, President Paxson P’19 ...

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Brown announces test-optional policy for class of 2025 applicants

By Will Kubzansky | June 22

For the first time in generations, applicants to Brown can skip a ritual of the application process: the often-dreaded standardized test. Citing the impact of the coronavirus on students’ ability to take the SAT or ACT, the University announced that applicants to the class of 2025 will not need to ...

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Brown launches full-tuition scholarship for underrepresented students pursuing Masters in Public Health

By Rahma Ibrahim | June 22

The School of Public Health has announced a new Health Equity Scholars fellowship program that will allow up to five students from Tougaloo College — a historically Black college in Mississippi — to pursue a Master of Public Health degree at the University under a full-tuition scholarship. The program ...

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Students express preference for return to campus, fall/spring semester combination in tri-semester model

By Kayla Guo | June 21

Most University undergraduate students prefer on-campus experiences for the upcoming academic year, according to the results of the Undergraduate Student Preferences Survey on 2020-21 Academic Year Scenarios. Sent to all returning undergraduate students May 17, the survey garnered an 84 percent response ...

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Most students support randomized COVID-19 testing, technology-enabled contact tracing for 2020-21 academic year

By Kayla Guo | June 21

Most University undergraduate students expressed strong support for randomized COVID-19 testing and technology-enabled contact tracing in any on-campus scenarios for the upcoming academic year, according to the results of the Undergraduate Student Preferences Survey on 2020-21 Academic Year Scenarios. Sent ...

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Providence youth lead Juneteenth rally, draw over 1,000 participants

By Sophie Culpepper | June 20

The march to the Rhode Island State House was loud. The eight minutes and 46 seconds spent sitting on the State House steps were almost silent. To recognize the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, more than 1,000 protestors took part in a youth-led and organized rally in Providence Friday afternoon. Protestors ...

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Starting at the microscopic level: COVID-19 researchers at Brown combat viral proteins

By Emilija Sagaityte | June 17

With the assistance of the COVID-19 Research Seed Fund awards, several projects are diving in to investigate COVID-19 on the microscopic, molecular level. How pharmaceuticals impact COVID-19 Members of the Brown Experimentalists Against COVID-19 research group, dubbed the BEACON group and led by principal ...

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RISD will re-open campus in de-densified model for Fall 2020

By Livia Gimenes | June 16

Updated 11:45 a.m., June 17, 2020 The Rhode Island School of Design plans to open its campus for Fall 2020 in a “de-densified” model, according to a community-wide email sent by RISD President Rosanne Somerson Monday afternoon. Core studio and shop-based classes will be held in person while ...

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'Racism is a public health issue': Medical workers unite to support Black Lives Matter

By Olivia George | June 15

In the shadow of Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Chief Pediatrics Resident Alexis Thompson bowed her head in silence. She was motionless, surrounded by dozens of colleagues, clad in their white jackets, blue-green uniforms and face masks. Together, they knelt for eight minutes and 46 seconds — the ...

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Paxson and Hayes detail initial decision-making process behind Excellence in Brown Athletics Initiative

By Ryan Handel | June 14

After the University announced last month that it would transition 11 varsity sports teams to club status and promote club co-ed sailing and women’s sailing to varsity, an outpouring of support flooded in for the demoted teams. President Christina Paxson P’19 addressed some of these concerns in ...