Brown’s Corporation struck down a proposal to divest from companies with Israeli military ties. A Herald poll conducted before the decision found that most Brown students supported the proposal.
A group of student-run councils created by the Office of Residential Life aims to give students more say over their dorm buildings.
The announcement caps months of organizing on campus, including the arrest of 61 pro-divestment activists during two sit-ins last fall, a hunger strike in February and an encampment in support of divestment in April.
Rashid Zia ’01, dean of the College, will go on sabbatical overseas at the end of this academic year, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
“Did you know that so-and-so is PLME?” This is a question many Brown students may have heard. And unless the target of the question is enrolled in the Program in Liberal Medical Education themselves, there is a good chance the answer might be no.
Two panelists weighed tradeoffs in election security ahead of the 2024 election.
Experts at a Tuesday panel discussion hosted by the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs examined the role of climate issues in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
Community members gathered throughout the day to honor the lives lost and hostages taken.
Students seeking financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form will face a delayed timeline for the second year in a row. Traditionally, the FAFSA form opens on Oct. 1. This year, it will launch on Dec. 1.
Throughout its history, students have led a push to increase diversity in IBES faculty and staff.
When Alex Lee ’25 first arrived at Brown, he had zero intention of competing on the mock trial team. Unimpressed by his high school experience with the extracurricular, it took a lot of convincing from a friend for him to consider joining Brown’s team.
Brown University's endowment saw an 11.3% return on investments in fiscal year 2024, eclipsing last year’s returns of 2.7% and generating $728 million, the University’s Investment Office announced in a press release.
Gianna Englert, an associate professor of humanities at the University of Florida, visited Brown on Thursday to discuss her book investigating the tensions between liberal and democratic ideologies in 19th century France.
It took President Joe Biden 27 minutes to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee after he announced he wouldn’t be running for a second term. Harris has renewed enthusiasm within the Democratic party and, it seems, among Brown University faculty and staff.
The Department of Computer Science hosted an interactive event on Thursday to reflect on and propose improvements to the department’s enrollment process, following challenges earlier in the semester.
The Graduate Student Council voted to approve changes to its constitution and by-laws, at its monthly general body meeting on Wednesday night.
Americans’ main concerns over the 2024 elections are varied, ranging from immigration to the economy. But, for some professors, the issues at stake hit particularly close to home — especially those related to education policy.
For years in public presentations, petitions and meetings, faculty have raised concerns about a major issue: compensation.
When Gabriela Venegas-Ramirez ’26 saw the Providence chapter provide free meals at Kennedy Plaza for the first time, she began working with them.
Every year, Brown offers an array of funding for students to study and conduct specialized research on campus. A select few take their studies abroad.
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