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President Christina Paxson elected to American Council on Education board of directors
By Katie Jain | March 9Paxson will begin her three-year term on the board in April.
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Yearbook cost reduced from $100 to $30
By Indigo Mudbhary | March 8With new funding, Liber Brunensis hopes to increase accessibility for those looking to purchase a yearbook.
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UCS passes resolution supporting fossil fuel dissociation campaign at town hall
By Indigo Mudbhary | March 8Sunrise Brown delivered a presentation at a UCS town hall Wednesday in which they overviewed their recent report on Brown’s relationship with the fossil fuel industry.
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Campus sororities see uptick in recruitment for first time since pandemic
By Anisha Kumar | March 8The University sororities have concluded their rush process, with less than half of those registered for rush accepting bids.
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Fashion@Brown envisions more sustainable fashion industry
By Julia Vaz | March 8From renting out clothing to swapping pieces with other students, Fashion at Brown hopes to continue their partnerships in making clothing more sustainable and affordable.
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Paxson provides updates on grant, gift review process
By Owen Dahlkamp | March 8According to Paxson, the group’s first recommendation was to “amend the Openness In Research Policy” — which states the University’s commitment to freedom of research — to include a clause ensuring that the University’s grant and gift acceptance policies align.
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Health Equity Scholars highlight program support, opportunities at SPH
By Swaraj Agarwal | March 7HES program has expanded from HBCU graduates to include RI residents and graduates of HSIs.
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Brown launches new Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies concentration
By Neil Mehta | March 7Almost one year after being announced at the April 2022 faculty meeting, the Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies concentration is now available for students.
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Zia discusses potential changes to enrollment units at faculty meeting
By Owen Dahlkamp | March 7The changes have not yet been officially proposed.
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Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants share culture, language
By Dana Richie | March 7For the 2022-23 academic year, three Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants are helping undergraduate students improve their language skills in multiple University language programs.
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Ukrainian House at Brown offers ‘a piece of home’ to students, support for Ukraine
By Indigo Mudbhary | March 6The Ukrainian House at Brown gained official University recognition.
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Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life celebrates 70th anniversary, looks to future
By Sarah Onderdonk | March 6The Office seeks to grow its visibility and support programming like a planned spiritual residential community in the new Brook Street dorms.
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Sunrise Brown kicks off DIRE campaign at Main Green rally
By Sam Levine | March 5The campaign calls on the University to dissociate from the fossil fuel industry and reinvest in the Providence community.
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‘It’s revolutionary’: How La Alianza is supporting Brown’s Latinx pre-law students
By Aniyah Nelson and Sofia Barnett | March 5With its sights set on the future, the University’s first Latinx pre-law society, La Alianza, has plans for extensive programming and reform on campus.
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Panel discusses intersections between robots, race, hierarchy
By Owen Dahlkamp | March 3Authors of “Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots and Technological Futures” discuss connections between technology and race.
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Azad Essa discusses new book ‘Hostile Homelands’ at Students for Justice in Palestine event
By Ryan Doherty | March 3Journalist Azad Essa discussed Zionism and Hindutva at a book talk Thursday.
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CS TAs vote to unionize, become first undergraduate labor union on campus
By Sam Levine and Ashley Cai | March 2Undergraduate computer science teaching assistants voted 303-28 in favor of unionizing, announced a National Labor Relations Board representative following the tabulation of votes cast in the election. 331 total votes were cast, with 91.5% in favor and 8.5% opposed. 541 people were eligible to vote. ...
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Brown’s payments to Providence, explained
By Rhea Rasquinha | March 2The University’s payment agreements to Providence are up for renegotiation this year.
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Hearing, happiness and high demand: a look at the two most popular courses at Brown
By Anisha Kumar | March 2Most popular courses this semester include “Biology of Hearing” and “Happiness and the Pursuit of the Good Life.”
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School of Public Health launches three new affinity-based student groups
By Lynn Nguyen | March 2School of Public Health student leaders share groups goals and founding.
