Students criticize legacy admissions at University digital forum
By Teddy Fisher and Ciara Meyer | January 29The University hosted a student forum on legacy admissions and all students expressed opposition.
The University hosted a student forum on legacy admissions and all students expressed opposition.
Starting in the 2025 season, Ivy League football teams can enter NCAA Division I postseason play.
PhD budget growth is set to be reduced from 6% to 4% through reduced admissions targets.
In July, Littman will become the University’s inaugural Associate Provost for AI.
Brown is prepared to exercise its “legal right” to challenge laws, regulations or other orders, leadership says.
The University launched the campaign in 2015, aiming to fund its 2013 strategic plan.
Union leaders want Provost Francis Doyle to commit to continue recognizing student labor unions.
Dean of the College Rashid Zia ’01 will step down after a seven-year tenure.
Undecided first-years take advantage of shopping period every term to hone in on their interests.
Over winter break, students can intern at organizations focused on social impact.
The Brown Arts Institute is offering a selection of courses that straddle theory and practice.
Postdocs who receive external funding may not be covered under a new contract.
The Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice collaborated with the Smithsonian Institution to create a new traveling exhibition that investigates the history of colonialism and slavery from a global perspective.
Nearly a thousand medical residents at Brown-affiliated hospitals are gearing up for bargaining after unionizing earlier this month. The residents announced plans to unionize in November, pushing for higher compensation and better working conditions to mitigate “rampant burnout.”
They hope school will bring opportunities for increased faculty involvement from a variety of departments.
The tentative agreement caps a year of negotiations and follows a three-day strike during first-year move-in.
On Dec. 17, Brown announced plans to expand its online master’s programs in the hopes of reducing its $46 million structural budget deficit. The University hopes to raise its number of online learners to 2,000 students within the next five years, according to the announcement.
Students from Sunrise Brown discuss their plans and fears following the presidential inauguration.
Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, Brown’s chaplain, will retire at the end of this academic year.
A new identity program house for Latine students is forming this semester. The new house will be a merger of La Casita — the University’s Latine student house — and Casa Machado, the Spanish language program house.