Participatory budgeting is a bottom-up investment in public infrastructure where citizens get a direct say in how to fund public projects, explained Jonathan Collins, assistant professor of political science, public policy and education. Participatory budgeting offers a “beacon of hope that ...
The reunion tournament will mark Bolsen's second appearance on “Jeopardy!”
Brown’s oldest a cappella group competes for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The legislation will be enacted at no cost to homeowners and addresses concerns about the material’s health and environmental risks.
Professors discuss the College Board's revised curriculum for its AP African American Studies course.
Fane Tower is the “second-largest construction project” in Providence’s history, said Greg Macini from Build RI. “It has too much of an economic impact to not let this project go forward.”
Author and poet Ocean Vuong shares insight as part of Greg and Julie Flynn Cogut Institute Speaker Series.
The Supreme Court is slated to decide two cases that will determine the future of affirmative action by June. With the current court known as the most conservative slate of judges in nearly a century, the future of affirmative action remains uncertain.
The hiring process for computer science teaching assistants resumes after being placed on hold due to the Teaching Assistant Labor Organization's workplace election on March 2.
Activist groups discuss future goals, repealing Rhode Island’s Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights.
On Jan. 5, Dawn Desilets filed a federal lawsuit against the Lifespan Corporation for disability discrimination and retaliation for using the Family and Medical Leave Act. According to court documents reviewed by The Herald, Desilets was fired in 2021 after contracting “long-haul” COVID. Desilets ...
On January 24, the Van Wickle Gates opened to welcome a cohort of mid-year transfer students.
When Elon Collins ’23.5 found out that she had been nominated to apply to speak at the class of 2023’s commencement in an email from the College last December, she began wondering: “How am I going to distill my entire Brown experience into like, 1000 words?” she told The Herald.
GLO is renegotiating its full contract for the first time in its history.
Gov. Dan McKee, alongside bill sponsors, recently held a press conference introducing legislation that would ban the sale of assault-style weapons, such as AR-15s, in Rhode Island. If the bill passes, the state will join nine others enacting bans on certain types of assault-style weapons.
New restaurant to offer high quality chicken at affordable prices.
Freeman Hrabowski III, president emeritus of the University of Maryland, reflected on the influence of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement on higher education at the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. lecture Feb. 15.
Students express concern about the mandatory S/NC grading system in the English non-fiction program, with some voicing a desire to have the opportunity to take courses for a grade.
Francis J. Doyle III is a sailor, a passionate soccer referee and a father of three. He’s also partially responsible for the development of the artificial pancreas — and has steered Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences for over seven years. In July, he’ll become Brown’s ...
A total of 266 students are studying abroad in 28 different countries this semester.
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