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Former Brown Provost to leave Apple University for MIT
By Ivy Huang | January 22Richard Locke P’18 will assume his new position as dean of MIT’s management school this July.
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From heavy metal history to Bob Dylan: Four unique courses to shop this semester
By Hadley Carr | January 22The Herald interviewed the professors of four courses that offer one-of-a-kind academic and interactive experiences this semester.
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Class of 2029 early decision reactions: Admits feel 'relieved' after acceptance
By Teddy Fisher | January 22The Herald spoke with six students who were accepted to Brown in December.
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Brown professor misused sensitive patient data for research, new lawsuit alleges
By Cate Latimer and Megan Chan | January 12President and CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute Neil Sarkar, who is also an associate professor of medical science and health services, policy and practice, has been accused of using unauthorized patient data for his research at Brown.
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Dean of School of Professional Studies Shankar Prasad PhD’06 to step down
By Claire Song | January 9Shankar Prasad PhD’06 will step down from his role as dean of the School of Professional Studies, effective Jan. 31, University officials announced Thursday.
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Brown will restrict faculty, staff growth and reduce PhD admissions to address budget deficit
By Cate Latimer | December 17Facing a structural deficit of $46 million, Brown is looking for solutions.
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Eric Gottlieb ’25 awarded Marshall Scholarship
By Hadley Carr | December 16Eric Gottlieb ’25 was one of 36 students awarded the 2025 Marshall Scholarship, the British government announced Monday. The scholarship funds up to three years of graduate study in any academic discipline at any institution in the United Kingdom.
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Brown’s early decision acceptance rate soars to 18%, the highest in six years
By Talia LeVine and Ciara Meyer | December 13On Friday afternoon, Brown University welcomed 906 of its 5,048 early decision applicants to the class of 2029 — the highest acceptance rate in over half a decade.
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How computer science TAs’ newest contract was negotiated
By Ethan Schenker | December 12When Brown reached a three-year contract with Teaching Assistant Labor Organization in late October, the union’s members became the first undergraduate student workers to secure a long term contract with the University.
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Brown is running out of academic space
By Ethan Schenker and Kate Rowberry | December 12“Over the past several semesters, we have experienced an increasing demand for classroom space across all our curricular endeavors,” Provost Francis Doyle wrote in September. This demand has “placed considerable strain on our classroom facilities,” Doyle said.
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Survey shows decrease in food insecurity for grad students, but organizers aren’t so sure
By Grace Hu | December 10Graduate Student Council members cited cost of living and a lack of affordable stores as key risk factors contributing to graduate food insecurity.
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Outlandish skits bring flair to one of Brown’s largest CS courses
By Leah Koritz | December 9In its first class of the fall semester, CSCI 150: “Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Computer Science” drew a crowd of 510 students who flooded into the Salomon Center auditorium.
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Is Brown giving out too many As? Professors discuss grading practices, grade inflation
By Kate Rowberry | December 9Just over half of Brown undergraduates described their courses as very difficult or somewhat difficult, The Herald’s fall 2024 poll found. But 63% of grades were an A in the last academic year.
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‘Possibly’ podcast takes a bite-sized approach to tackling environmental questions
By Sophia Wotman | December 9The student-reported podcast produces short episodes on sustainability and climate issues.
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Proposed changes look to clarify promotion paths and support non-tenure, research faculty
By Cate Latimer | December 6Some research and non-tenure track faculty have described their position as a dead-end and feel stagnated. Two new reports from faculty working groups are spotlighting these concerns, from a lack of benefits to difficulties with promotion.
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How Brown University recruits and admits its athletes
By Talia LeVine | December 6Most students who apply to Brown toil over their application without guidance from anyone affiliated with the University. But the avenue for admission is slightly different for recruited athletes compared to the rest of the student body.
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Brown announces plans for sustaining racial diversity after drop in first-year class
By Owen Dahlkamp and Ciara Meyer | December 4Brown announced new initiatives aimed at maintaining diversity in the University’s student body following a sharp drop in the share of Black and Hispanic students enrolled after the termination of race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
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After appointing provost, more AI initiatives are coming to Brown
By Elena Jiang | December 4The Brown University Community Council — composed of students, alumni, faculty, staff and University administration — convened for their last fall meeting to discuss the University’s artificial intelligence initiatives on Wednesday.
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Providence housing advocates speak about recent developments in anti-homeless litigation
By Nora Rowe | December 4On Wednesday, housing advocates Jennifer Wood and Kevin Simon spoke at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs about recent developments in anti-homeless litigation, both federally and locally.
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See how The Herald’s pages have evolved since 1891
By Caleb Ellenberg | December 4The Herald published its first edition on Wednesday Dec. 2, 1891. And while its mission of providing daily news to Brown remains, its writing style and the community it reports on has changed dramatically.
