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The Herald's Fall 2021 Poll

Welcome to The Herald’s fall 2021 poll, conducted in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, you’ll find dozens of graphs that will allow you to explore the student body and the myriad identities, experiences and opinions present on campus.

Students react to first post-COVID Thanksgiving

This year’s Thanksgiving registered as one of the busiest days for airports across the country, as individuals made their way home to see their loved ones.

Brown’s pandemic timeline

The University administered half a million tests over the 446 days the COVID testing program has been running. Routine asymptomatic testing for students, faculty and staff became a staple of life at college during a pandemic over the past 14 months. For many students, it was one of few opportunities ...

Students celebrate Diwali across campus

Neil Shah ’25, a first-year from Edison, New Jersey, usually celebrates the South Asian festival Diwali at home with “fireworks, food and a whole lot of fun.”  But this year, he joined students across campus in celebrating Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, on Thursday ...

New design engineering concentration proposed

When it comes to studying design, students at Brown have historically had to try taking RISD classes or pursue Independent Concentrations.  But soon, the University may offer an option to study design through the engineering department. The Design Engineering Committee — a group of ...

Paxson responds to Anti-Black Racism Task Force recommendations, elicits mixed reactions from members

As several million Americans protested for Black Lives Matter in June 2020, organizations, companies and schools alike published messages to show their support of the movement and set forth initiatives to combat racial injustices. 

BSU hosts fourth Black Convocation

The Black Student Union celebrated its fourth annual Black Convocation Sunday for the classes of 2024 and 2025. The event, themed “Rooted and Resting: Rebuilding Brick by Brick” this year, welcomed Black underclassmen to College Hill and into the Black community at Brown, encouraging them to lean ...

Title IX suit plaintiffs detail path to legal action against Brown

After a group of current and recent University students accused Brown in a federal class action suit of systematically failing to protect students from sexual abuse and of intentionally deterring students from reporting incidents, the four plaintiffs — Chloe Burns ’19, Taja Hirata-Epstein ’20, ...

Students, alums file federal class action lawsuit against Brown claiming U. fails to protect students from sexual violence

Four women filed a federal class action complaint Aug. 6 against the University, claiming that it not only neglected to protect its students from sexual harassment and sexual abuse, but also “actively prevented the reporting of such harm.” The class of the suit, which was filed in the U.S. District ...