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Lindemann Performing Arts Center hosts opening celebration
By Isabel Hahn | October 22Festivities include ribbon-cutting ceremony, inaugural public performance
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Cornel West, 2024 presidential candidate, attends Brown celebration in his honor
By Anisha Kumar | October 22Panelists discuss West’s academic work, legacy during two-day event
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2023 Housing Fact Book, Rhode Island Zoning Atlas detail various housing trends
By Stella Chen | October 222023 Housing Fact Book, Rhode Island Zoning Atlas detail various housing trends
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‘Culturally important keystone’: Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated reflect on progress since reinstatement
By Cassandra Coleman | October 20This December marks two years since the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Iota Alpha chapter was reinstated at Brown in 2021
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U. appoints implementation team to carry out recommendations from task force on status of women faculty
By Samantha Chambers | October 19Brown has appointed an implementation team to carry out recommendations from the Task Force on the Status of Women Faculty.
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2023 Hunger Survey reveals rise in food insecurity
By Yael Sarig | October 19According to the 2019 survey, an average of 53,000 people sought food assistance in Rhode Island each month. In 2023, that number has jumped to 75,000.
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U. website provides resources to navigate activities, programs after SCOTUS ruling on race-conscious admissions
By Ryan Doherty and Natalie Villacres | October 19Brown launched a website aimed to help university members navigate programs and activities in light of the Supreme Court’s decision.
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Watson Institute appoints new graduate, undergraduate program directors
By Talia LeVine | October 18The Watson Institute welcomed four new members to its leadership team this school year.
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‘Come and slow down’: Snail Mail @ Brown builds community, encourages traditional forms of communication
By Annika Singh | October 18Snail Mail @ Brown encourages a return to traditional forms of communications.
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Q&A: BWell’s assoc. director for empowerment and prevention Services discusses her 16 years at Brown, importance of sex education
By Cate Latimer | October 18The Herald sat down for a conversation with Naomi Ninneman, associate director for empowerment and prevention services at Bwell.
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New multicultural student group holds candlelit vigil for Palestinian, Israeli deaths
By Sam Levine | October 18Community members shared religious prayers, anonymous student testimonies
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Brown announces 2.7% investment returns for endowment in fiscal year 2023
By Charlie Clynes | October 18$174 million in returns and $175 million in donations brought the combined value of the endowment to $6.6 billion.
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Brown emphasizes targeted applicant recruitment following fall of affirmative action
By Owen Dahlkamp | October 18The Office of Undergraduate Admission is turning to applicant recruitment to bolster student body diversity.
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What is the University’s endowment?
By Charlie Clynes and Neil Mehta | October 18Brown’s endowment is its $6.6 billion invested fund, entirely composed of donations and grown through investments.
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City Plan Commission approves three of four waiver requests for 269 Wickenden project
By Rhea Rasquinha | October 18The Providence City Plan Commission approved a dimensional adjustment and two design waivers for the 269 Wickenden mixed-use project.
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Student groups release statements on Israel-Hamas war, criticize Paxson’s response
By Owen Dahlkamp | October 18Violence in Israel and Gaza has sparked intense outcry from Brown community members, with several campus organizations holding vigils to commemorate the loss of civilian lives. Several student organizations have released statements of mourning while simultaneously condemning what they identify as ...
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First session of Global Brown Center speaker series hosts Keshia Abraham
By Hadley Carr | October 18Global Brown Center speaker series hosted its first session on Oct. 17 with Keshia Abraham.
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‘Exceptional women are not the exception’: Author, reporter Kate Zernike discusses gender discrimination in STEM
By Anisha Kumar | October 18Kate Zernike discussed her newest book “The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science” at a talk on Tuesday.
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‘We’ve had enough catastrophe’: Students raise over $3,000 for earthquake relief in Afghanistan
By Kathy Wang | October 17Brown students raised over $3,000 for humanitarian relief efforts after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, Oct. 7.
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New indoor turf facility expected to open spring 2026, Brown says
By Neil Mehta | October 17Brown plans to open its new athletic facility in time for the Spring 2026 season.
