In an effort to spur creativity within the local economy, Providence has re-launched the Providence Design Catalyst program to provide grant funding to small, design-oriented businesses. Design Catalyst has $185,000 in capital to distribute for the coming year in individual grants ranging from $10,000 ...
The Rhode Island Department of Education has received a $20 million federal grant to improve children’s literacy rates. The grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month, will target readers from birth to grade 12 by focusing on improving curriculum quality. Any traditional ...
A new plan that proposes a complete transformation of the Kennedy Plaza transit hub has sparked controversy among Providence community members. The plan, released by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Sept. 5, includes building a bus tunnel underneath Washington Street, which runs between ...
A $6.3 million research grant from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will allow University researchers to develop an implantable spinal device to help repair neural connections in the spine. The grant will fund a University collaboration with the Rhode Island Hospital, Intel Corporation ...
Students will no longer have access to free drug testing on campus after the University canceled a service formerly offered by Students for Sensible Drug Policy. The University stopped the group’s drug testing program Sept. 20, after suspending the service last Spring Weekend — the annual weekend-long ...
In an effort to decrease incidents of “risky behavior,” including hazing and alcohol consumption, the University’s 2019-20 Code of Student Conduct prohibits participation in derecognized student groups. Derecognized student are “groups, teams, or organizations that have had their University ...
The yield rate for the class of 2023 — the percentage of accepted students who enrolled at the University — reached a record-high 62.3 percent, said Dean of Admission Logan Powell. The University has seen a steady increase in yield numbers over the past three classes, according to data provided ...
A 200-foot-tall tower crane will be installed at the construction site for the Performing Arts Center in early November, and it will remain there for at least 14 months. The tower crane will be the tallest structure on campus, standing 20 feet taller than the Sciences Library. Tower cranes have not ...
At age 22, Alex Morse ’11 was elected the youngest mayor of Holyoke, MA, just months after graduating from the University. Now, Morse has his sights set on a new office: the U.S. House of Representatives. “I want to be in Washington to work in collaboration with the residents of the first congressional ...
A new working group of faculty, staff and students will seek to amend a former proposal to replace the Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies, said James Morgan, chair of the Faculty Executive Committee, at a community forum yesterday. The FEC clarified at the meeting ...
As debate over the impeachment inquiry against President Trump dominates discourse nationwide, some students on campus are weighing the implications of the investigation. The Herald conducted interviews with 10 undergraduate students over the last week and found that many support holding Trump accountable ...
Informal grassroots movements and women’s activism helped catalyze the successful uprising against now-former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir earlier this year, said two academic scholars speaking at the Joukowsky Forum yesterday. The event, hosted at the Watson Institute for International and Public ...
As the 2020 presidential race heats up and young people prepare for a high-stakes election, University students are talking about how to best leave their mark. In a panel Monday evening, five students drew on their own experiences to break down the different ways Brown undergrads can play a role in ...
Fall 2019 poll results can be found here. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christina Paxson is handling her job as the president of the University? 8.1% Strongly approve 27.3% Somewhat approve 17.7% Somewhat disapprove 5.3% Strongly disapprove 41.7% No opinion 2. Do you approve or disapprove ...
Rolling into a shuttle stop next to Keeney Quadrangle on a rainy Friday night, Louis DiBiasio, a bus driver for Brown University Shuttle, looked out his right window. The stop didn’t appear to have any potential riders, but he checked again — out the rearview mirror, then the sideview — just in ...
As Jewish residents across the state observe this year’s High Holy Days — Judaism’s most sacred season — many are also calling for the closure of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility for its connection to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and protesting the detention of undocumented immigrants ...
Every Wednesday, students emerge from the Sciences Library to the aroma of baked goods mixed with fresh greens and apple cider. The weekly farmers market off Thayer Street reliably draws a crowd for the quality of its products, but one of its stalls offers more than what meets the nose. Harvest Kitchen, ...
The computer science department increased wages this semester for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants and Head Teaching Assistants by 10 percent and 15 percent respectively. The wages for UTAs increased from $10.60 to $11.66 per hour while the wages for HTAs increased from $10.86 to $12.50 per hour, ...
The University plans to pay $620,000 distributed among more than 100 student Dining Services workers and their lawyers to settle a class action lawsuit over disputed pay. The preliminary approval of the settlement was filed Oct. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The student ...
More than Sunday brunches in the Sharpe Refectory or the aroma of muffins in the Blue Room, Brown students love their dining experiences because of Gail McCarthy. After 17 years at the University, the Brown Dining Services cashier has developed a cult-like following among students, who look forward ...
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