With U.S. elections coming up this November, Brown wants to give eligible students every avenue to cast their ballots. Brown Votes, a University initiative, is helping simplify the process.
Even though Mark Tracy ’95 graduated from Brown with high salary offers from traditional banks and consulting firms, he chose to work in sustainability and agricultural rights.
When Genesis Torres ’28 was preparing to open her college decision letters last spring, it was “very nerve-wracking,” to say the least.
With a surge in on-campus protests since the start of the Israel-Hamas war last fall, many students across the country have come face-to-face with university policies governing free expression and demonstrations. Students have also navigated rising tensions in and out of the classroom when expressing ...
After three years at the University, Sylvia Carey-Butler, current Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity, prepares to step down from her role.
Dacia Read, a Providence native and former deputy chief of staff to then-Governor Gina Raimondo, will join Brown as the chief of staff for President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20.
On Tuesday, the University announced the launch of BrownConnect+, a digital platform for students and alums to find career opportunities.
About a dozen students from Sunrise Brown interrupted a Brown Investment Group keynote speaker event Monday evening to draw attention to the detrimental impacts of fossil fuels and related investments.
One hundred faculty members signed a letter in support of the divestment proposal currently being reviewed by Brown’s advisory committee.
Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and voiced support for divestment at a virtual talk on Monday.
Starting this year, prospective shoppers can select a new course code when perusing Courses@Brown: LING. With it comes new courses like LING1512: “Language and Ethnicity,” a product of the revamped linguistics program.
Beyond the thousands of new students who walked through the Van Wickle Gates in September, 67 new faculty members have also joined the Brown community this semester.
Patricia Poitevien ’94 MD’98 will become the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity interim vice president following Sylvia Carey-Butler’s upcoming departure from the position.
Four Brown juniors were selected for the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. The award is granted to those pursuing a career in public service, and provides over $50,000 worth of scholarships.
Neil Stringer ’27 volunteered to usher at the Lindemann Performing Arts Center’s inaugural performance last October. He soon learned that, through ArtsCrew, he could have been paid for the job.
Brown has decided on a name and design for its upcoming seven-story life sciences laboratory.
On Wednesday, community members had one last chance to publicly voice their concerns regarding divestment before an advisory committee on University resources issues their recommendation in under three weeks.
Comments made by the head of an advisory committee reviewing Brown’s divestment proposal garnered criticism — and a mass letter — from environmental experts and advocates.
Early ratings indicate around 67 million Americans tuned into Tuesday’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump.
The first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris drew a big crowd on Brown’s campus this Tuesday.
Solutions by The State News
