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Ancient drugs, memes, White House dinners: Five unique courses to shop this semester
By Hadley Carr | September 2The Herald surveyed five courses that take a creative approach to learning.
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Paxson addresses federal deal, outlines University priorities ahead of 2025-26 year
By Samah Hamid | August 30University priorities include aligning Brown’s policies with the statement of University Values and Voice and expanding the Discovery Through Dialogue project.
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About 15 incoming international students ‘unable to reach campus’ this fall, Paxson says
By Ethan Schenker | August 28Affected students are primarily enrolled in graduate programs, and “many others” have chosen to defer their studies, according to University officials.
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First Penn, then Columbia, now Brown: Comparing Trump admin. deals across the Ivy League
By Cate Latimer | August 21Higher education experts weigh in on the key differences between the White House’s agreements with Brown, Columbia and Penn.
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Executive order, Brown settlement threaten to upend admissions practices, experts say
By Kate Butts | August 12Trump’s executive order requires all federally funded universities to submit admissions data on race.
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Brown, other universities sued over alleged tuition inflation through early decision applications
By Kate Butts | August 8The suit also claims early decision applications are not legally binding.
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With GLO push, RI becomes first state to explicitly codify student unionization rights in state law
By Ethan Schenker | August 6Brown’s graduate student union worked with one of Rhode Island’s largest labor unions to push for the bill’s passage.
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Brown braces for layoffs, further cost-cutting measures despite agreement with Trump administration
By Cate Latimer | August 5University administrators announced various strategies intended to help Brown manage a $30 million impact from federal actions.
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Brown reaches deal with federal government to restore federal research funding
By Cate Latimer and Avani Ghosh | July 30Brown has reached a deal with the federal government to restore some federal research funding and address allegations of antisemitism on campus, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 announced in a University-wide email Wednesday.
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Brown looking to redevelop, potentially sell 21 College Hill, Jewelry District properties
By Maya Nelson and Cate Latimer | July 30The request for proposals from qualified developers comes amid federal funding threats and a University budget deficit.
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Brown secures $500 million loan amid federal funding uncertainty
By Cate Latimer | July 28Brown has secured a $500 million loan amid federal cuts to research and financial aid in recent months, marking at least the second major loan the University has taken out in the span of four months.
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Brown in discussions with White House to restore federal funding, says WSJ, Bloomberg
By Claire Song | July 25A deal could involve a fine similar to that outlined in Columbia’s Wednesday settlement with the Trump administration.
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Graduate student Eva Erickson reflects on second place finish in season 48 of 'Survivor'
By Amber Marcus-Blank | July 22Erickson, who was the first openly autistic contestant on the show, now uses her social media following to create videos about autism.
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Congress passed the Republican tax and spending bill. Here’s how it could impact Brown.
By Cate Latimer and Ciara Meyer | July 21While the new endowment tax won’t impact Brown, cuts to federal aid will.
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Postdoc union reaches second interim salary agreement with Brown
By Emily Feil | July 17In early July, the Brown Postdoc Labor Organization reached a second yearlong interim agreement with Brown to raise postdoctoral employees’ salaries in accordance with the National Institutes of Health’s recommended minimums. The agreement comes after over a year of bargaining in which the two parties ...
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House Republicans subpoena Brown in Ivy League price-fixing probe
By Ciara Meyer | July 1On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed documents from Brown and Penn as part of a broader investigation into alleged price-fixing among the Ivy League.
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Brown extends staff hiring freeze, announces plans for more drastic cost-cutting measures
By Cate Latimer | June 30Recent cost-cutting measures have not been enough to keep the University’s financial woes at bay, wrote President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20, Provost Francis Doyle and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Sarah Latham in the Monday Today@Brown
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‘It is remarkable how approachable he is’: Rashid Zia ’01 closes tenure as dean of the College
By Hadley Carr | June 30Zia is set to step down June 30 and will return as a professor of engineering and physics.
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Congressional committee requests Brown’s documentation related to Bloat@Brown investigation
By Cate Latimer | June 26The committee claims that Brown’s investigation into Alex Shieh ’27 may discourage others from questioning the rising cost of tuition.
Science & Research
Federal judge rules in favor of Brown, other universities in lawsuit against NSF cuts to research funding
By Elise Haulund and Claire Song | June 25The proposed cut would have cost Brown an estimated $11.3 million in funding over the next five years, court filings say.
