On Monday, lawyers from Muslim Advocates and Marzouk Law submitted an amended lawsuit challenging the March deportation of Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawieh. She was deported to Lebanon despite holding a valid H-1B visa and a federal judge’s order not to deport Alawieh without prior notice. ...

Newly unsealed documents shed light on deportation of Brown professor

By Cate Latimer | May 8 | University News

A photo of University Hall in front of a blue sky.

Faculty voted against the implementation of a weeklong fall break at Tuesday’s faculty meeting, with ...

Faculty vote against weeklong Thanksgiving break

By Samah Hamid | May 8 | University News

Faculty voted against the implementation of a weeklong fall break at Tuesday’s faculty meeting, with ...

The election was the first to follow new election rules adopted in March.

Graduate Student Council elects new executive board, announces awards recipients

By Ian Ritter | May 8 | University News

The election was the first to follow new election rules adopted in March.

Live: Federal actions target Brown

Brown, other universities sue National Science Foundation over cuts to federal research funding

By Elise Haulund and Claire Song | May 6 | Science & Research

Brown received $34.4 million in federal funding from the NSF, according to court filings.

History, Slavic studies professor Ethan Pollock named next dean of the College

By Aniyah Nelson | May 6 | University News

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Pollock will begin his tenure on July 1, succeeding Professor of Engineering and Physics Rashid Zia ’01.

Opinions

Editors’ Note: Amid uncertainty, trust student journalism

By 135th Editorial Board | April 25

Since our last editors’ note, Brown University has been shaken by federal actions threatening to remake American higher education.

Cooper-Nelson: Gratitude in a time of grievance: a Chaplain’s farewell

By Janet Cooper Nelson | April 25

As another academic year comes to a close, it seems like only yesterday that I mailed my annual letter to incoming Brunonians. Maybe you remember receiving or reading it? Now, I send a final grateful goodbye through the pages of The Herald. Though in my retirement, the situation on College Hill will ...

Aizenberg ’26: Land acknowledgements are empty gestures

By Benjamin Aizenberg | April 24

Imagine a bandit breaks into your house. He terrorizes your family, eats your food and then refuses to leave. When you attempt to force him out, he enlists help from the local government, which evicts you instead. Left without your home and most prized possessions, you fall into poverty. Meanwhile, ...

Barrozo ’26: How to reorient yourself in disorienting times

By Julia Barrozo | April 24

As we approach finals and contend with an unhalting news cycle, it feels as though the world has turned sideways. In these slanted days, when my mind has grown heavy with noise and my body runs on instinct alone, I have felt the urge to reorient. By infusing my days with little rituals — gestures ...

Lair ’28: A lesson from small town America: Pop your Brown bubble

By CJ Lair | April 24

In anticipation of move-in day, I giddily perused the Google Maps Street View of Providence. By the time I carried my suitcases into Andrews Hall, I had a full itinerary of Providence attractions — coffee shops, running paths, stores and parks.

University News

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GOP congressman questions Brown’s low endowment tax, disciplinary proceedings for Bloat@Brown creator

By Elena Jiang | May 3

Follow The Herald’s latest coverage on how the Trump administration is impacting Brown here.

A photo of Daniel Solomon '26 delivering remarks at the AJC Global Forum in NYC. He is speaking at the podium, wearing a suit with a yellow ribbon.

Chabad of College Hill awarded American Jewish Committee award for campus advocacy

By Zarina Hamilton | May 1

Daniel Solomon ’26 accepted the AJC’s campus advocacy award on behalf of Chabad of College Hill.

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Phi Beta Kappa elects 174 seniors, 63 juniors

By Hadley Carr | April 30

This spring, 174 seniors and 63 juniors were elected into the University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, according to Stephen Merriam Foley ’74, associate professor emeritus of English and comparative literature and chapter president.

House Judiciary Committee prepared to subpoena Brown amid congressional probe into alleged price-fixing

By Ciara Meyer | April 30

Follow The Herald’s latest coverage on how the Trump administration is impacting Brown here.

Paxson solicits donations, political support for research funding in email to Brown alums, affiliates

By Cate Latimer | April 30

The letter asks alums and community members to contact congressional representatives and donate to a new Brown Resilience Fund.

Arts & Culture

A photo of a person playing a trombone while facing toward a stage on the Main Green at Brown University. There is a screen that displays "Spring Weekend" in a funky font several times.

Live performances underwhelm at Spring Weekend 2025

By Alice Xie, Ann Gray Golpira and Gabriella Wrighten | May 5

Herald writers reviewed a day of performances by Zack Fox, Ravyn Lenae, JT and Offset.

The RUSHMERE album cover, with RUSHMERE printed across in bold red letters over a blurry black-and-white photo of the band as well as other men in various stages of distress.

Mumford & Sons’s ‘RUSHMERE’ is an unimaginative replication of the past

By Alyssia Ouhocine | April 25

“RUSHMERE” is a mediocre folk release by Mumford & Sons with little nuance to celebrate.

Metro

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Back on ‘home turf’: Marathon returns to Providence after two-year hiatus

By Emma Meija | May 4

The new route avoids the Washington Bridge, a factor in the cancellation of last year’s race.

Rhode Island College community members protest program suspensions at State House

By Ian Ritter | April 25

None of the to-be-suspended programs had more than 13 graduates in total between 2021 and 2024.

Home away from home: International students make up a third of RISD’s undergraduate body

By Dia Nanda | April 24

Amid political uncertainty, students said they cherish having a large international body.

How Trump’s dismantling of the Education Department may impact the PPSD

By Joy Chen | April 24

An atmosphere of uncertainty pervades the PPSD as the new administration dismantles the Education Department.

Sports

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Science & Research

‘Honored and humbled’: Eight Brown faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

By Jonathan Kim | May 1

The Brown academics are among the 248 scholars elected to the Academy this year.

Trump has frozen millions in research grants. Explore how much Brown relies on them.

By Claire Song | April 25

The Herald’s data desk dove into federal and institutional data to understand how research is funded at Brown.