When Oleksii Shebanov ’26, an international student from Ukraine, received his admission offer from the University, he was also extended the option to arrive on campus early and attend Brown’s summer session. But due to delays with his visa application, which included traveling to the Czech Republic ...
Curious community members and passersby gathered at the steps of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center Friday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Brown’s newest employee: a one-and-a-half-year-old black labrador retriever named Elvy.
New washing machines and dryers were installed in every residence hall over the summer, Senior Associate Dean and Senior Director of Residential Life Brenda Ice wrote in an email to The Herald. CSC ServiceWorks, a laundry services contractor, replaced units that had “been on campus a number ...
Students, faculty and staff gathered on the Main Green to celebrate the start of the 259th academic year and welcome incoming undergraduate, graduate and medical students as part of its Opening Convocation Saturday morning. The convocation, which was rescheduled from Tuesday due to inclement ...
More than 400 student groups took to the Main Green last Thursday to participate in the annual Fall Activities Fair, hosted by the Student Activities Office and the Undergraduate Council of Students. Each year, the event allows student organizations to showcase their work and recruit new members, ...
As the class of 2026 moved into their dorms on Aug. 31, they were greeted by the Orientation Welcoming Committee — 77 Bruno leaders and six first-year fellows. This year’s orientation marked the beginning of the first fully in-person, mask-optional orientation since the onset of the COVID-19 ...
A federal judge granted preliminary approval of a $1.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit, which three students brought against the University seeking tuition and fee refunds for the Spring 2020 semester when the University sent students home and switched to remote learning at the start ...
Nearly 70% of students admitted to the University’s class of 2026 accepted a spot last spring, a record-high that slightly surpasses the previous rate set by the class of 2025, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote in an email to The Herald.
Mary Jo Callan was appointed as Vice President for Community Engagement and Stark Family Executive Director at the University’s Swearer Center for Public Service, effective September 1, according to an August 31 campus-wide ...
President Christina Paxson P’19 will lead a search committee for the next provost, according to a Tuesday Today@Brown announcement. The search follows an Aug. 11 announcement that Provost Richard Locke P’18 will depart from his role at the end of the 2022-23 academic year. Locke will assume a ...
The Verney-Woolley Dining Hall underwent more than $3 million in renovations over the summer, adding new seating, food storage and amenities, according to dining and construction employees involved with the project.
The Graduate School Council hosted Bryant Ford, the new director of Counseling and Psychological Services, in its first meeting of the semester Wednesday. During the meeting, the council discussed the fall budget and elected a new president and chair of communications.
The Meiklejohn Peer Advising Program will pay peer advisors a $500 stipend this semester, one of several changes made to the role for this academic year.
Several campus buildings flooded Monday due to heavy rain, displacing roughly 35 first-year students from their rooms.
A lawsuit alleging that Brown was part of a group of colleges that ignored its commitment to need-blind admission policies can move ahead, a federal judge in Illinois ruled in late ...
Students who completed the Third World Transition Program, a four-day pre-orientation geared toward students of color, last Wednesday said they found a new community while completing workshops.
Routine testing and masking in most settings will remain optional for the fall semester, as University COVID-19 protocols remain largely unchanged from the spring.
Three Black former members of Brown Mock Trial said they left the team between summer 2020 and fall 2021 over a pattern of racist behavior by certain other members. In interviews with The Herald, the former members alleged that some members of the team made racist remarks about marginalized groups ...
Dean of Financial Aid Jim Tilton will retire at the end of 2022, Provost Richard Locke P'18 wrote in a Today@Brown announcement Thursday morning.
A swastika carved into a wall in Barus and Holley was reported to the Department of Public Safety on Thursday, the second incident of antisemitic graffiti on campus this summer.
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