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Hana Butler Gutiérrez ’24 named Gates Cambridge Scholar
By Hadley Carr | March 30Butler Gutiérrez will study in Cambridge’s micro and nanotechnology enterprise program.
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Five years ago, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Here’s how it changed the lives of 10 students at Brown.
By Megan Chan and Elena Jiang | March 30The Herald spoke to 10 students about how the pandemic impacted their lives before they found their way to Brown.
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Brown admits 5.65% of applicants to class of 2029
By Teddy Fisher and Ciara Meyer | March 27On Thursday evening, the University rounded out its admitted class of 2029 with 2,418 accepted applicants, marking an overall acceptance rate of 5.65%. This year, Brown saw a noticeable decrease in the number of applicants with 42,765 applying this cycle, 37,710 during regular decision and 5,055 during ...
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CS Department looks to expand fifth-year master’s amid University-wide push to grow grad programs
By Ian Ritter | March 21Students say fifth-year programs have provided continuity with their undergraduate studies.
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Muslim students find community in faith, food during Ramadan
By Tiffany Xiao | March 21This Ramadan, Brown’s Muslim community comes together through community iftars and prayers.
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Brown Center for Students of Color contract negotiations stall over free speech clause
By Ethan Schenker | March 21Brown Center for Students of Color student workers are fighting for speech and programming protections.
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President Paxson details how University would respond to federal attacks on academic freedom
By Roma Shah | March 20The announcement comes after federal funding threats at Columbia and Penn.
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How a half-credit course looks to prepare students for peer advising
By Kate Rowberry | March 20UNIV 0123: “Practical Introduction to Peer Advising” is no ordinary Brown course.
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CNN host Van Jones shares personal upbringing, reflects on state of American politics
By Amber Marcus-Blank | March 20Jones spoke on ties between Jewish and Black communities, federal directives and the 2024 election.
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SGA election cycle set to begin after spring break
By Chiupong Huang | March 20The Student Government Association is aiming to begin its spring 2025 election cycle soon after spring break, SGA Elections Chair Ethan Davis ’25 told The Herald. All non-appointed seats within the three branches of SGA — the Undergraduate Council of Students, the Undergraduate Finance Board and ...
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Three postdoctoral researchers honored with Postdoctoral Excellence Awards
By Donna Zhang | March 20In late February, Debbie Yee, Amber Hampton and Catherine Mata Hidalgo received Postdoctoral Excellence Awards from the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs.
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Brown Filipino Alliance pushes for new Tagalog language program
By Ishya Washington | March 20Although Tagalog is the fourth most-spoken language in the United States, it is not one of over 25 languages offered at Brown.
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Josiah’s to offer milkshakes after spring break
By Lizaura Gomez Cabrera | March 18After months of anticipation, Josiah’s will officially begin churning out milkshakes on April 2, marking the end of a year-long initiative by the Undergraduate Council of Students. The announcement came via an email from the UCS on March 17.
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Brown committee releases draft statement of University values
By Cate Latimer and Sophia Wotman | March 18Values include the pursuit of knowledge, diversity, academic freedom and respecting Brown’s mission.
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Decades of walking through the Van Wickle gates: A history of admissions at Brown
By Teddy Fisher and Annika Singh | March 18The Herald interviewed alums dating back to the class of 1949 about their admissions experience.
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What we know about Rasha Alawieh and her deportation
By Claire Song and Cate Latimer | March 18The assistant professor of medicine was deported to Lebanon despite holding a valid H-1B visa.
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Hundreds protest deportation of Brown professor, doctor at RI State House
By Ciara Meyer | March 17Protesters demanded that Brown increase support for Rasha Alawieh and the campus immigrant community.
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Students seeking jobs in government face challenges due to federal hiring turmoil
By Ethan Schenker and Hadley Carr | March 17The Herald spoke with four students whose plans have changed due to recent federal actions.
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Deported Brown professor, doctor had ‘sympathetic photos and videos’ of Hezbollah leadership on her phone, DOJ alleges
By Cate Latimer | March 17Federal prosecutors claim Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawieh was deported after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found “sympathetic photos and videos” of Hezbollah figures on her cell phone, Politico reported on Monday. This provides the first public explanation as to why Alawieh ...
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Brown, Yale, Princeton hold inaugural Cross Ivy Non-Traditional Student Event
By Chiupong Huang | March 16Non-traditional student community organizers from Brown, Princeton and Yale held the inaugural cross-Ivy Non-Traditional Student Crossover Event at Brown on Saturday.
