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More than three-quarters of students on campus have documented their COVID-19 vaccinations with the University

By Gabriella Vulakh | June 6

The percentage of documented COVID-19 vaccinations increased to 76.8 percent and 69.3 percent, respectively, for students and employees on campus during the week of May 27 to June 2, according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Testing Update. Including students and employees not on campus, 50.6 percent ...

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Gates Foundation grants Annenberg Institute $999,260

By Kate Dario | June 2

The Annenberg Institute received a $999,260 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last month to fund the National Student Support Accelerator. The NSSA research aims to strengthen and grow high-impact tutoring programs and opportunities for K-12 students nationwide. This funding will support ...

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'The planning is exhausting’: International students discuss challenges of arriving on College Hill during pandemic

By Jasper Yeh | June 2

When Xinyu Yan ’24 realized that the U.S. Embassy in China was not going to open in time for her to obtain a visa for the summer semester, she decided to take an unconventional route. Along with other students from China, Yan flew to Singapore to apply for a student visa and quarantined there for ...

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FY22 budget, Faculty Rules and Regulations amendments discussed at faculty meeting

By Alex Nadirashvili | June 2

Members of the University’s administration and faculty discussed amendments to the Faculty Rules and Regulations, the Fiscal Year 2022 budget and hopes for the 2021-22 academic year at the final faculty meeting of the semester Tuesday. Johanna Hanink, associate professor of classics and Faculty Executive ...

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Corporation approves $1.34 billion budget for FY22

By Caelyn Pender | June 1

The Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — approved a $1.34 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2022 at its May meeting, an 11.9 percent increase from last year’s budget. The Corporation’s trustees also approved $1.369 billion in expenses, making for a projected total deficit of ...

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Brown ‘on a very good trajectory’: Vaccine documentation surpasses 60 percent for employees, students on campus as Brown begins lifting COVID-19 restrictions

By Gabriella Vulakh | May 31

The total percentage of students who have documented their COVID-19 vaccinations has increased to 40.6 percent, and the total number of employees has increased to 59.7 percent, according to the University’s May 28 COVID-19 Testing Update. Of the students and employees currently on campus, more than ...

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East Side restaurants ease back into full in-person dining

By Katy Pickens | May 31

After over a year of restrictions on restaurants, owners on the East Side have been hungry to return to full indoor dining experiences. Now that Rhode Island has officially reopened as of May 21, they are doing just that. The state’s reopening means that there are no longer any restrictions on indoor ...

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Brown research study finds decades-long decline in Black male, Native American, Alaskan Native medical students

By Kathleen Meininger | May 27

Despite efforts by medical schools to increase diversity in their student bodies, the percentage of students that make up medicine’s most underrepresented groups — Black men and Native American and Alaskan Native men and women — has decreased over the last four decades, according to a recent study ...

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University’s peer institutions announce COVID-19 vaccination requirements

By Sameer Sinha | May 27

More schools are announcing a vaccine requirement for students returning to campus for the 2021-22 academic year, signaling a return to normalcy. The University announced that vaccines would be required in the fall in a letter from President Christina Paxson P’19 April 6 and it was among the first ...

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U. reduces COVID-19 testing frequency, updates mask-wearing, social distancing guidelines

By Jack Walker | May 27

Updated 3:10 p.m., May 27, 2021. The University announced “significant changes” to its COVID-19 guidelines that will “enable increased campus activities” in light of improving public health conditions both on campus and across the state, according to a community-wide email Thursday from Executive ...

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‘It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon’: Protesters reflect one year after murder of George Floyd

By Livia Gimenes | May 26

Silence fell around the steps of the Rhode Island State House, allowing only the noise of passing cars to echo through the marble steps and open green. A year after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin, the Black Lives Matter Rhode Island Political Action Committee ...

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Brown RISD Catholic Community to open new community center

By Sarah McGrath | May 26

The Brown RISD-Catholic Community is opening a new community center on Prospect Street, a space which BRCC hopes will become a new hub for Catholic life on campus. The building was acquired last January as a part of BRCC’s Build Together Capital Campaign, which raised nearly $3.5 million in its ...

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As COVID-19 continues to ravage India, students weigh in

By Jasper Yeh | May 25

As the second wave of COVID-19 infections continues in India, images of devastating loss — such as people lining up outside hospitals with empty oxygen cylinders — have captured the world’s attention. “We were doing completely fine,” said Soumya Karwa ’23, who is spending the summer at ...

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More than 300 protesters in Providence demand the U.S. stop funding military aid for Israel

By Ashley Guo | May 25

More than 300 protesters rallied at Burnside Park on Friday, raising signs reading “U.S. Aid Kills Palestinian Children!” and “Solidarity with the Palestinian People’s Struggle.” The protest was organized to demand that “Rhode Island’s four federal legislators co-sponsor a joint resolution ...

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R.I. legislators propose tax on sugary beverages

By Emily Faulhaber | May 25

Rhode Island legislators proposed a pair of bills that would impose a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages such as non-diet soda, sports drinks and fruit drinks with added sugars. The revenue from the tax would go toward providing a 50 percent discount on fruits and vegetables to those who qualify ...

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Mask mandate in Rhode Island lifted following CDC guidance, remains in effect at University

By Sameer Sinha | May 24

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee lifted the statewide mask mandate May 18 following the release of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that fully vaccinated individuals no longer have to wear a mask in most settings. One of the first steps in a return to normalcy, ...

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One week in, students offer mixed opinions on summer term

By Jasper Yeh | May 24

Unlike in previous years, summer on College Hill is bustling with students taking full-time courses, which began May 13. All first-years and some sophomores are spending this summer fully enrolled in classes as part of the University’s de-densified tri-semester system amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While ...

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No time to waste: Taubman panel recaps Biden’s first 100 days

By Liza Mullett | May 24

What letter grade does President Biden deserve for his first 100 days in office? The Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs sought to answer that question and assess Biden’s presidential progress in a panel May 24. With marks ...

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Nearly one third of all students, half of employees have documented COVID-19 vaccination with University

By Gabriella Vulakh | May 23

Almost a third of total students — 31.1 percent — and 44.7 percent of employees have documented their COVID-19 vaccinations with the University as of May 21, according to Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06. Of the students currently on campus, 44.6 percent ...

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DishUp RI launches 13 products from local restaurant entrepreneurs

By Victoria Yin | May 23

May 21 wasn’t just the day COVID-19 capacity restrictions were lifted after over a year for Rhode Island restaurants. It was also the day some restaurateurs ventured into retail by releasing locally made products — like a spice mix with flavors from Kabob and Curry or Elena’s Sweet Corn Cakes ...