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A behind-the-scenes look at ‘gamified’ courses at Brown
By Eric Dogini | November 12The Herald spoke with professors and faculty who design and teach gamified courses.
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Hannah Pingree ’98 enters race for governor of Maine
By Rebecca Goodman | November 12Pingree made a campaign stop in Providence this October.
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Students turn to auditing, vagabonding to explore academic interests
By Olivia Stacey | November 11When students audit a class, they do not receive course credit or a grade.
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Brown to move program, theme houses to lottery system
By Rachel Wicker and Sophia Wotman | November 11The leaders of these houses, many of which are affinity organizations, will no longer select residents themselves.
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Brown community gathers to celebrate 130 years of Jewish life
By Zarina Hamilton and James Libresco | November 10Organized by nearly 100 Brown alums, the weekend-long celebration offered lectures, panels and religious services to commemorate the history of Jewish life at Brown.
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Students use Open Curriculum to switch concentrations to align with passions, career goals
By Rahul Sameer | November 10The Herald spoke with several students who decided to switch their concentrations partway through their undergraduate years.
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Students aim to address global gun violence at annual Hack for Humanity event
By Emily Feil | November 10The winning team, “Luna,” was awarded a $3,000 seed grant for their project.
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Ivy+ graduate student leaders compare notes on federal, financial challenges at summit
By Ian Ritter and Emily Feil | November 10Graduate student leaders discussed federal challenges and other issues at annual conference.
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Making room in fashion: Julie Sygiel ’09 designs dresses with larger pockets
By Ella Piscatello | November 7Sygiel founded an online shop that sells dresses with pockets at least 8.5 inches deep.
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Silicon Valley meets College Hill: Venture capital presence expands at Brown
By Tiffany Xiao | November 6Venture capital firms like Pear VC and Y Combinator show growing interest in Brown’s startup founders.
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New admissions welcome center opens in Manning Hall
By Millie Barter | November 6The center aims to offer an immersive, welcoming launch point for campus tours.
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Condoleezza Rice encourages civil discourse, reflects on Israel-Hamas, Russia-Ukraine wars at lecture event
By Maya Nelson | November 6At the 105th Ogden Memorial Lecture, the former secretary of state reflected on her political career and the future of diplomacy.
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How pre-dental, pre-veterinarian students navigate career pathways at Brown
By Alejandro Ruiz | November 6This year, at least 16 Brown students are applying to dental school, and at least five are applying to veterinary school.
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Interim Dean of the Graduate School, Deputy Provost Janet Blume to retire in June
By Ethan Schenker | November 6Janet Blume, who first started working at Brown 40 years ago, will retire after this academic year.
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How Brown students got involved in the 2025 elections
By Amber Marcus-Blank | November 4Through canvassing, tracking voter registration and phonebanking, several campus organizations worked to increase political engagement.
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Brown to reduce PhD admissions by 20% this application cycle
By Samah Hamid | November 4The University’s expenditures on graduate programs will still increase, despite admissions reductions.
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Fmr. Rep. Kathy Manning breaks down government shutdown at Watson event
By Alice Xie | November 3Taubman Center Director Eric Patashnik moderated the discussion.
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Pre-med students report long waitlist to volunteer at RI Hospital
By Maria Kim | November 2The hospital’s waitlist has close to 200 applicants.
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Renovated Pembroke Hall provides new home for research on women, gender at Brown
By James Libresco | November 2Pembroke Hall reopened last month with dedicated space for archives and updated common areas.
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Brown begins to implement University-wide AI tools
By Alejandro Ruiz | November 2The OIT developed Transcribe as part of a broader initiative to incorporate AI into the University.
