Elena Shih, assistant professor of American studies and ethnic studies, delivered the Annual Elizabeth Munves Sherman ’77, P’06, P’09 Lecture in Gender and Sexuality Studies Thursday afternoon in Pembroke Hall.
When Beverly Hodgson ’70 became editor-in-chief of The Brown Daily Herald in 1969, she made national headlines as the “First Woman Editor of (an) Ivy League Daily.”
When students returned to College Hill in the fall of 1970, they quickly encountered fliers asking a list of questions. “Does it bother you that the secretaries at Pembroke earn less than the secretaries at Brown?”
The College Curriculum Council approved a new curricular designation, “Race, Power and Privilege,” which will be implemented for courses beginning in the Summer 2022 term, according to a March 16 Today@Brown announcement.
For 48 years the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender has been a center for feminist and gender-centered discussions and activism at the University.
The new residence hall on Brook Street is currently on schedule to be complete and ready for occupancy by August 2023. “The project in general is very healthy,” said Assistant Vice President of Planning, Design & Construction Paul Dietel. The project faced some supply chain issues after the ...
Beginning March 14, the University made masking in most settings and asymptomatic COVID-19 testing optional for fully vaccinated undergraduates, The Herald previously reported. While some students and faculty have expressed relief over the loosened guidelines, others have voiced concerns about how ...
Alexander Valentini ’24 did not have Tiktok downloaded on his phone until 105 days ago. But after starting his 30-day challenge of “trying the worst foods my dining hall has to offer” Dec. 9, he became an overnight internet sensation. In total, he has amassed a following of over 185,000 followers ...
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty that followed fundamentally changed the rhythms of day-to-day life on Brown’s campus and beyond. Almost two years after students were
Tom Perez ’83, former United States secretary of labor and former chair of the Democratic National Committee, discussed voting rights with Wendy Schiller, professor of political science and director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, at the Watson Institute for International ...
The University has held three pilot sessions of a new grief group for faculty and staff, meant to help the members process their grief after losing a loved one, this month. Chaplain of the University Janet Cooper Nelson and Mika MacInnis ’02, a psychologist, led the group together. The group met ...
International undergraduates studying in STEM fields came together to reflect on their experiences interning in the United States in a discussion on Wednesday afternoon titled “International Student Internships in Focus: STEM Panel.” The panel, part of an ongoing March 2022 series, will be followed ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students held its general body meeting Wednesday evening. According to UCS Vice President Sam Caplan ’22, University President Christina Paxson P’19 “is planning on attending one of the (Council’s) future (general body) meetings.”
Leah VanWey, dean of the School of Professional Studies and professor of sociology, was appointed as the next dean of the faculty, according to a March 18 Today@Brown announcement from Provost Richard Locke P’18. Beginning July 1, VanWey will succeed Kevin McLaughlin, who has served in the role ...
On Feb. 24, Mariya Bachmaha MPH ’16 woke up at 6 a.m. in her hometown of Lviv — a city in Western Ukraine — to news of Russia’s invasion. Bachmaha was initially shocked by the news, as well as worried about her family’s safety and the possible consequences of such a conflict. But once the ...
In September 2019, an estimated 1,000 people gathered in downtown Providence and at the Rhode Island State House as part of a global climate strike. The protest was locally organized ...
A first-year at the University has brought “Tech(nically) Politics,” a national movement created to leverage youth voices to push for greater legislative action on tech regulation, to campus.
After over a month of negotiations, the Graduate Labor Organization and the University officially agreed on a Fiscal Year 2023 stipend increase for graduate student workers ...
Rabbi Michelle Dardashti from Brown RISD Hillel accepted the position of Senior Rabbi at Kane Street Synagogue in Brooklyn, NY and will start her role later this summer.
Twenty-two students reported positive COVID-19 test results and approximately 24 students were in designated on-campus or off-campus isolation housing during the week of March 10 to 16, according to a March 18 Today@Brown announcement. Six employees reported positive COVID-19 results in the same ...
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