Brown aims to seek approval from faculty and the Corporation in May to convert the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs into a school for international and public affairs, Provost Francis Doyle said at Tuesday’s faculty meeting.
Faculty approved a new standing committee to review gifts and grants for compliance with Brown’s Gift Acceptance and Openness in Research policies at Tuesday’s faculty meeting.
Justin Bolsen ’26 placed second in his appearance on “Jeopardy!” this Tuesday night with a final score of $9,958. Bolsen walked away from the show with a $5,000 prize.
Brown University will reinstate standardized testing requirements for most applicants to the College beginning with the class of 2029, according to University administrators.
On Monday night, the Student Government Association began its Spring 2024 election cycle for its three branches — the Undergraduate Council of Students, the Undergraduate Financial Board and the Class Coordinating Board — with two information sessions. The sessions were the first two of SGA’s ...
Inside Stephen Robert ’62 Hall, through the double doors on Brook Street, passers-by are immediately immersed in Mahnoor Hussain’s new exhibition “Digitizing the Miniature: Mahnoor Hussain and the Spirit of Feminism.”
Justin Bolsen ’26 will compete in this year’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Tournament of Champions, the first episode of which will air Tuesday night. Having won the ‘Jeopardy!’ High School Reunion Tournament last spring, Bolsen “knew the grand prize was the money and also the invitation” to return to ...
Edward Steinfeld, a professor of China studies, political science and international and public affairs, will end his term as director of the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs on June 30, according to a Monday letter from University Provost Francis Doyle. Wendy Schiller, a professor ...
On Feb. 28, students at the School of Public Health delivered an open letter to the school’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The letter called on the SPH to speak out about “the genocide and public health disaster in Palestine.”
This article is the first in a series exploring tenure at Brown and in higher education.
On Friday afternoon, about 30 students and community members gathered in the Petteruti Lounge for the Department of English’s first-ever Inclusive Journalism Conference. Organized by Nell Lake, a lecturer in English non-fiction writing, the three-and-a-half-hour event featured a roundtable discussion ...
Imagine this: Shopping period is ending soon. After an hours-long search for another course to add to your schedule, you seem to have found the one. But how will you know whether it’s the best course for you?
The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society announced a holistic set of curriculum revisions to the Environmental Studies and Sciences concentration on Feb. 21, according to an email sent to all concentrators and affiliated faculty reviewed by The Herald.
Danielle Allen, a political scientist and professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, spoke about her new book, “Justice by Means of Democracy” at a lecture hosted by Brown’s Democracy Project on Thursday. She also discussed social differences and the possibility of a more equitable economy.
BrownTogether, the University’s largest fundraising campaign, reached its $4 billion goal 10 months ahead of schedule, according to a letter to the community from President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 released Wednesday.
Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, spoke on campus Feb. 22 at an event sponsored by the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity. Greenblatt’s visit, which saw dozens of students walk out during his talk, provoked discussion and controversy within the University community. ...
The University added a “fossil-free” mutual fund option to faculty and staff retirement plans in late December, Benefits Operations Director Kimberly Almeida wrote in an email to The Herald.
The University officially recognized the Third World Labor Organization, according to a Wednesday TWLO Instagram post. The union represents 53 student workers at the Brown Center for Students of Color.
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On Tuesday, geologist Ross Stein ’75 presented a workshop for aspiring researchers on identifying scientific fraud. The talk also focused on the complexities and risks of reporting such fraud to relevant authorities.
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