University News Editor Kathy Wang is a University News editor who oversees the student government and international student life beats. She is a junior from Beijing, China studying Nonfiction Writing and Comparative Literature. Growing up, she has changed her English name at least five times.
Brown students and faculty discuss devastation, anger, following the potential hate crime in which Brown junior Hisham Awartani ’25 was shot and injured.
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 lists demands to University in school-wide communication following Wednesday’s listening session on Israel-Palestine conflict
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.
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.
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.
Brown students raised over $3,000 for humanitarian relief efforts after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Recent violence in Israel and Gaza, students told The Herald, has reverberated through campus — leading them to seek community and space to mourn.
Global Brown Center grows international advising team, extends pre-orientation program
In an Aug. 31 email, the Student Activities Office announced to some student groups that SAO will no longer make exceptions to their “University Breaks" policy, which prohibits student group meetings and events during breaks.
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