On Jan. 17, the Florida Board of Governors voted to replace “Principles of Sociology” with “Introductory Survey to 1877” on the list of approved core graduation requirements for public universities in the state. The new course focuses on a “historically accurate account of America’s founding.” ...
In preparation for the primary elections on April 2, Rhode Island legislators and members from both the Democratic and Republican parties will be meeting with residents and community members this month. A full calendar of events for each party can be found on the Rhode Island Democratic Party website ...
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A total of 48,881 students applied to Brown’s class of 2028, marking both a 5% decrease from last year and the third-largest applicant pool in University history, according to Logan Powell, associate provost for enrollment and dean of undergraduate admission.
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On Feb. 2, attention turned briefly to the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where the shadow of a chubby-cheeked 11-pound rodent serves as the ultimate weather forecast one day a year.
This past weekend, R.I. VegFest — an annual vegan food festival in Rhode Island — brought over 85 plant-based and vegan vendors to the WaterFire Arts Center.
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Brown is known for its open curriculum, which encourages students to explore and combine a wide range of interests. But cross-disciplinary exploration is not limited to the student body.
President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 has declined to meet the demands of 19 student protestors who began a hunger strike Friday afternoon, according to a letter Paxson sent to the demonstrators and reviewed by The Herald.
On Friday, 19 students began an indefinite hunger strike in the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center that they say will last until the Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, “hears and considers a divestment resolution,” during their meetings that begin next week, according to a statement ...
For the past five months, the University’s Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions Policies has been considering changes to several of Brown’s admission policies, including test-optional, legacy and early decision practices. The committee was charged with providing recommendations to President Christina ...
Early this semester, the University’s international advising team introduced a newsletter, podcast and series of workshops to further support international students on campus. International students comprise 14% of the admitted class of 2027, a 3% increase from the previous year, according to a Jan. ...
Jan. 22 marked the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s 1973 landmark decision that established a nationwide protection on abortion.
You may have seen the stickers.
The University’s compliance and federal investigatory operations have been moved from the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity to the newly-created Office of Equity Compliance and Reporting under the Division of Campus Life, according to a Jan. 31 Today@Brown announcement by President Christina ...
The Center for Career Exploration will no longer invite fossil fuel companies to host on-campus recruitment events, according to a May 2023 email reviewed by The Herald from Matthew Donato, the executive director of the CCE, to leaders of climate activism group Sunrise Brown. Sunrise announced the change ...
The Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics hosted a Wednesday evening event at which panelists addressed affirmative action and anti-discrimination policies in the college admissions process. Titled “After Affirmative Action: Democracy and the University,” the event constitutes another component ...
For five hours straight, two days per week, every week of the fall semester, a group of students at the Rhode Island School of Design listened eagerly to lectures about local Indigenous history, sifted through samples of native plants and reviewed blueprints.
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