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Brown professor Kwame Dawes starts term as poet laureate of Jamaica
By Ava Stryker-Robbins | March 2Dawes began teaching at Brown in fall 2024.
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Meet Matthew Guterl, Brown’s new vice president for diversity and inclusion
By Zarina Hamilton and Samah Hamid | March 2The Herald talked with Matthew Guterl to learn more about his background, goals for his new role as vice president for diversity and inclusion.
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Watson Institute hosts student study groups on censorship, AI, geopolitics
By Alice Xie | March 2This semester, the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs is hosting three not-for-credit study groups that give students the opportunity to dive deeper into topics relevant to the current political landscape — including the Trump administration, artificial intelligence and media censorship. ...
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Brown Political Union debate on immigration enforcement postponed amid controversy
By Annika Singh | February 28Amid backlash from the Brown Dream Team, Brown Political Union indefinitely postponed their debate on immigration enforcement.
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Draft of Brown’s institutional values to be released in March
By Roma Shah | February 28At the meeting, administrators discussed University values and response to federal actions.
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From Common App to commencement: How students’ concentrations change over their years on College Hill
By Ciara Meyer | February 28Computer Science is one of the most popular concentrations with applicants and graduates alike.
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Why two Brown students are attending different courses every week
By Kate Rowberry | February 28Through a Departamental Independent Study Project, two Brown students are attending different courses each week.
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Brown Jews for Ceasefire Now renamed Jews for Palestinian Liberation
By Annika Singh | February 28The group clarifies its long-term goals and reiterates commitment to activism and community-building.
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Brown students second-guess their second concentration
By Hadley Carr | February 27While the number of students double-concentrating has increased by 13% over the past 10 years, those that actually pursue a dual degree is much lower.
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Before Brown: Francis Doyle, Brown’s 14th provost
By Roma Shah | February 26Francis Doyle discusses his career and research before coming to Brown.
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Brown graduate student Eva Erickson competes on ‘Survivor’
By Amber Marcus-Blank | February 26The 48th season premiered on Wednesday night, featuring Erickson as one of 20 contestants.
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University approves creation of new Center for Global Health Equity
By Aniyah Nelson | February 26The CGHE succeeds Brown’s Global Health Initiative, which was created in 2009.
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As graduate housing struggles continue, students look to the Jewelry District
By Ian Ritter | February 26A spring 2024 survey found that over 1,000 community members are looking for Jewelry District housing.
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CS Department announces course cancellations, changes for next academic year
By Chiupong Huang | February 26In an email to concentrators last month, the Department of Computer Science announced cancellations and changes to course offerings for the next academic year.
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Brown University named top producer of 2024-25 Fulbright students
By Hadley Carr | February 25This is the fifth time the University has earned this distinction.
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New chair of behavioral, social sciences hopes to expand nutrition education, examine student health
By Alex Bruce | February 24Jennifer Sacheck comes to Brown with decades of research experience in nutrition science.
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Rev. William Barber II calls for collective resistance in annual MLK Jr. Lecture
By Zarina Hamilton | February 24Reverend William J. Barber II emphasized the importance of mobilizing and standing up to injustices in the face of political polarization and inequality at the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture.
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Here’s how work-study financial aid works
By Ethan Schenker and Emily Feil | February 24Brown undergraduates earned $1.6 million in work-study aid last year.
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Brown Collegiate Scholars Program completes first semester with inaugural cohort of 30 students
By Joy Chen | February 21Thirty high school students in the Providence Public School District just completed the inaugural semester of the Brown Collegiate Scholars Program: a four-year program that prepares PPSD students to apply to selective colleges.
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Faculty emphasize importance of cultivating open dialogue, ideological diversity in University-led panel
By Chiupong Huang | February 20On Thursday night, three faculty members from various disciplines spoke at a “Dialogue Across Disciplines” panel moderated by President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 to discuss strategies for encouraging dialogue and ideological diversity on campus.
