Kathy Wang

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‘There weren’t really words’: Brown community members react to shooting of Hisham Awartani ’25 in Vermont

Brown students and faculty discuss devastation, anger, following the potential hate crime in which Brown junior Hisham Awartani ’25 was shot and injured.

At vigil for Palestinian junior, crowd shouts Paxson off microphone amid calls for divestment

While speakers’ comments ranged from condemnations of the shooting to political demands, they also highlighted Awartani’s character and values — a witty polyglot with a talent for archaeology and math who is intensely focused on others.

UCS calls on Brown to acknowledge oppression of Palestinian people, support end to violence in Palestine, Israel

UCS lists demands to University in school-wide communication following Wednesday’s listening session on Israel-Palestine conflict

Over 100 attend UCS listening session on Israel-Palestine, campus climate

The event encouraged students to share their “feelings and experiences regarding campus climate, the Israel-Palestine conflict, student activism … (and) how UCS can be supportive through this time,” according to a UCS email to students.

Over 1,400 alums call for Brown to support divestment, ceasefire in Gaza in open letter

This story is part of The Herald's ongoing coverage of student arrests following a Nov. 8 sit-in at University Hall. To get more context and read our full coverage, click here.

Installation at Brown-RISD Hillel expresses solidarity with 242 Israeli hostages held by Hamas

Jewish community members and Brown-RISD Hillel staff set up 242 empty seats at a Shabbat table on the Hillel terrace for hostages held by Hamas, joining similar installations across the United States and the world.

‘We’ve had enough catastrophe’: Students raise over $3,000 for earthquake relief in Afghanistan

Brown students raised over $3,000 for humanitarian relief efforts after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, Oct. 7.

‘Gut-wrenching’: Community members process recent violence in Israel, Gaza

Recent violence in Israel and Gaza, students told The Herald, has reverberated through campus — leading them to seek community and space to mourn.

Campus roundup: U. expands staff, programs in support of international students

Global Brown Center grows international advising team, extends pre-orientation program