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‘Students built this’: IBES celebrates 10th anniversary
By Elise Haulund | October 7Throughout its history, students have led a push to increase diversity in IBES faculty and staff.
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Cutthroat or collaborative: Is Brown’s club culture competitive?
By Maya Nelson and Hadley Carr | October 7When 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.
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Brown’s endowment returns 11.3% in 2024, settling to pre-pandemic levels
By Anisha Kumar | October 4Brown 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.
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Gianna Englert argues that liberalism and democracy haven’t always been compatible
By Megan Chan | October 3Gianna 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.
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University employees donated 226 times more to Harris, Biden than Trump
By Owen Dahlkamp | October 3It 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.
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After course enrollment controversy, computer science department looks for path forward
By Kate Rowberry | October 3The 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.
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GSC approves updated constitution and by-laws, elects new executive board members
By Grace Hu | October 3The Graduate Student Council voted to approve changes to its constitution and by-laws, at its monthly general body meeting on Wednesday night.
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How the 2024 elections might impact education, according to Brown professors
By Amber Marcus-Blank | October 3Americans’ 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.
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Brown to restructure faculty salary, Paxson says
By Cate Latimer | October 3For years in public presentations, petitions and meetings, faculty have raised concerns about a major issue: compensation.
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Brown’s Food Not Bombs is working to feed Providence
By Henry McDonald | October 3When Gabriela Venegas-Ramirez ’26 saw the Providence chapter provide free meals at Kennedy Plaza for the first time, she began working with them.
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Budgeting, cardiology and wildlife conservation: Three Bruno summers in Brazil
By Gabriella Miranda | October 3Every 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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Allison Horrocks on what American Girl dolls can teach us about history
By Kate Butts | October 1At just 18 inches tall, Felicity Merriman has a defiant look in her plastic eyes, a determined set to her painted mouth and a commanding presence in any room.
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The big and small things leading to 25 years of IMP
By Hadley Carr | October 1Maithili Parekh ’02 started her “typical Brown career” in finance before tapping into journalism, the art world and eventually community-based social services. What gave her the communication and advocacy skills needed for all these paths, however, was starting the International Mentorship Program ...
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Divestment recommendation will remain confidential until after Corporation votes, Paxson says
By Sam Levine | October 1A Brown advisory committee’s recommendation on divestment from 10 companies with ties to Israel will remain confidential until after the Corporation votes on the matter later this month.
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150 students rally for divestment as Brown advisory committee’s recommendation nears
By Avani Ghosh and Sophia Wotman | September 30On the final day before the deadline for a University advisory committee to issue a recommendation on divestment, 150 students gathered outside of Faunce Arch Monday afternoon to rally in support of divestment from 10 companies with ties to Israel.
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The stakes of the 2024 elections for international students
By Elena Jiang | September 30Last month, international student Kate Choi ’26 tuned into the American presidential debate. While she had a fun time watching it with her friends, she also couldn’t ignore her concern over how candidates discussed issues that directly affected her experiences both back home and in the United States ...
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The pro- and anti-divestment proposals to the University, annotated by The Herald.
By Owen Dahlkamp, Ty Pham-Swann, Ethan Schenker, Ryan Doherty, Katie Jain, Hadley Carr, Julia Vaz, Neil Mehta, Sophia Wotman and Aniyah Nelson | September 30Brown's Advisory Committee on University Resources Management is closer than ever to releasing its public recommendation on whether the University should divest from 10 companies affiliated with the Israeli military. To make this recommendation, the committee examined two student proposals: Brown Divest ...
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Sydney Skybetter named new faculty director of Brown Arts Institute
By Aniyah Nelson | September 29Associate Professor of Theater Arts and Performance Studies Sydney Skybetter was named the newest faculty director of the Brown Arts Institute.
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These are the 10 companies student activists want Brown to divest from
By Kate Butts | September 29On Monday, the Advisory Committee for University Resources Management will issue a recommendation to President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 on whether to approve a proposal to divest from 10 companies which student activists claim “facilitate the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory.” ...
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Climate activism at Brown finds its place amid Israel divestment push
By Sophia Wotman | September 29As the divestment push has stretched into the fall and a vote by the Corporation — Brown’s highest governing body — on whether to divest nears, climate activists have continued their original campaigns while intertwining their efforts with the movement on campus to divest from companies with ties ...
