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Some international students quarantine in countries away from home before returning to College Hill

By Benjamin Pollard | September 7

For Shanghai resident Tiffany Chan '23, coming back to Brown from China this fall requires an unusual, extra long layover: 14 days of quarantine in Hong Kong. The stop is necessary because of current travel restrictions banning non-U.S. passport holders from entering the U.S. directly from China. Chan ...

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Supreme Court allows for eased mail-ballot rules in R.I. during pandemic

By Benjamin Pollard | September 5

The United States Supreme Court rejected a Republican-led effort to maintain a two-witness or notary requirement for mail-in ballots in Rhode Island. This provision had been suspended in July due to coronavirus concerns. Civil liberties groups, the Rhode Island Secretary of State and many voters have ...

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Brown rolls out COVID-19 testing procedures for the academic year

By Emilija Sagaityte | September 3

Where students once climbed onto the roof for an evening of soccer under the stars, where athletes huddled together to chat with their teammates during practices and navigated the track and courts, the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center has now become a primary gathering spot for the Brown community — ...

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Brown changes official name to remove 'Plantations'

By Caelyn Pender | September 3

The University changed its official name from “Brown University in Providence in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations” to “Brown University,” according to a letter from President Christina Paxson P’19, Provost Richard Locke P'18 and Executive Vice President for Finance and ...

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Five positive COVID-19 tests among 5,400 results in Brown community

By Clara Gutman Argemí | September 2

Five out of 5,400 COVID-19 test results of Brown community members were positive as of Sept. 1. 6,375 members of the Brown community who are studying, living or working on campus were enrolled in the University’s testing program, which began Aug. 24, according to a community wide email from Executive ...

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Brown files to dismiss class action lawsuit demanding refund over COVID-19 closure

By Olivia George | September 1

The University has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought by students seeking reimbursement of tuition, fees, and room and board following the University’s decision to close campus in March and transition exclusively to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. The motion, ...

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No positive COVID-19 cases among RISD student leaders back on campus

By Katie Chen | August 28

None of the 44 student leaders Rhode Island School of Design welcomed back this month in preparation for in-person learning tested positive for COVID-19. While colleges around the country, including Brown, have reversed or reconsidered their in-person fall plans, RISD has maintained its original ...

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Internal emails between Paxson, key administrators reveal desire to ‘get us out of’ 1998 Title IX consent decree

By Li Goldstein | August 27

Emails between University administrators released today reveal internal strategies regarding Title IX compliance and the recent demotion of several varsity teams. The June emails were sent prior to the reinstatement of men’s track, field and cross country teams and before a motion was filed later ...

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Brown announces educational campaign on COVID-19 public health guidelines

By Katie Chen | August 27

As some students return to campus and Providence, the University has launched the Brown Takes Care campaign to encourage personal responsibility for public health by providing both physical and online resources to stay safe and maintain the community. The campaign aims to engage Brunonians on- and ...

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Brown implements revised Title IX policy in response to new federal regulations

By Maisie Newbury | August 26

The University narrowed the jurisdiction of its Title IX policy, changed how it defines sexual harassment and authorized cross-examination during live hearings in response to new regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education in May. Changes to federal Title IX regulations have impacted University ...

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For students returning to Providence: Campus resources

By Ben Glickman | August 21

Updated 1:55 P.M., August 24, 2020 The Herald has compiled a list of on-campus services and resources for students returning to Providence as well as information detailing the policies and guidelines Brown has put in place for students living on and off-campus, which can be found here. We will be ...

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For students returning to Providence: Quiet period guidelines, testing procedures

By Ben Glickman | August 21

Updated 4:49 P.M., September 1, 2020 As part of the University’s “phased approach” to undergraduate instruction and students’ return to campus announced Aug. 11, most undergraduate students will not be allowed on campus until late September, if at all. But, for the undergraduates granted ...

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Now you see me, now you don’t: Using artificial intelligence to identify COVID-19, developing a PPE coating to stop it in its tracks

By Emilija Sagaityte | August 19

Instead of relying on only a physical barrier, what if scientists were to develop a substance capable of killing COVID-19’s viral particles when they come in contact with personal protective equipment? And in cases where the virus evades these protections, what if programming software could give radiologists ...

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‘Untitled (Lamp/Bear)’ to be removed from Brown’s campus ‘over the coming weeks’

By Nicholas Michael | August 17

Updated 7:40 P.M., August 17, 2020 Urs Fischer’s 2006 sculpture “Untitled (Lamp/Bear),” one of campus’ most divisive and lurid examples of public art, is preparing to make its exit from Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle “over the coming weeks” after more than four years since its June 2016 arrival. The ...

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Faculty re-adjust courses following changes to Brown’s initial reopening plan

By Jack Walker and Livia Gimenes | August 15

When President Christina Paxson P'19 announced Aug. 11 that all undergraduate classes would be taught fully online until at least Oct. 5, faculty members, like students, were tasked with reimagining what the fall semester would look like.

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As fall semester nears, students already on campus voice serious concerns about living conditions

By Olivia George | August 13

College students across the country are preparing for an academic year like no other: masks in near-empty lecture halls, regular nasal swab testing and no large campus gatherings. For the limited number of students who will be permitted to return to campus in late August, healthy and safe dorm conditions ...

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Brown undergraduates to be tested for COVID-19 twice a week for foreseeable future

By Emilija Sagaityte | August 13

The University released its guidelines Aug. 11 for the free COVID-19 testing that will be required of returning students and employees during the fall semester. The summer testing pilot program currently in place will transition to this academic-year testing initiative beginning the week of Aug. 24. ...

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Brown undergraduate classes will be fully online until at least Oct. 5

By Jack Walker, Olivia George and Allie Reed | August 11

Updated 12:06 P.M. August 11, 2020The University is implementing a “phased approach” to in-person undergraduate instruction and student returns to campus in light of the shifting public health landscape, according to the Healthy Brown website.As part of this approach, all undergraduate courses will ...

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Nearly 800 students to attend Brown remotely for fall semester

By Li Goldstein | August 10

Approximately 800 undergraduate students will study remotely during the upcoming semester, accounting for around 15.5 percent of respondents to the Fall 2020 Location of Study Form, which was completed by sophomores, juniors and seniors in July. The form, which was due July 15, asked students to indicate ...

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‘This is going to end:’ Anthony Fauci joins Ashish Jha to address COVID-19 pandemic in live-streamed Brown event

By Cate Ryan | August 8

Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, spoke through screens to the Brown community and the public Friday afternoon, sharing practical public health advice and updates on the nation’s COVID-19 response. Fauci was interviewed by Ashish Jha, the incoming dean of the School ...