In recent weeks, there has been a palpable shift on campus. Classes feel more collaborative, students have returned to relaxing on the Main Green and we’ve all been able to watch the leaves fall as autumn settles in. The atmosphere is more peaceful as the divisive protests that dominated campus for ...
Freedom of expression, freedom of thought and the freedom to share information are at the core of what it means to be a member of the Brown community. These rights ensure our capacity to influence communities far beyond our own. Despite the importance of these freedoms, many of us take these rights ...
In September 2011, faculty at the Brown School of Public Health decided that enough was enough: The manipulative tobacco industry would be banned from funding faculty research. For decades, Big Tobacco had backed biased research to support its deadly agenda, threatening academic integrity and creating ...
The Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies and its successor committee, the Advisory Committee on University Resources Management, have historically represented Brown’s commitment to take responsibility for the moral implications of its investment policies. Unfortunately, ...
The general election is on everyone’s mind, and anticipation here on campus is rising exponentially. This was as evident as ever when we were out tabling with Brown Votes these past few weeks. Many students took initiative, coming up to us to learn how they could register. These same students brought ...
Carey: The principles that underpin divestment considerations at Brown trace back decades.
In his op-ed, Isaac Slevin ’25 argues that the Brown Corporation does not represent the interests of the University community and must be reformed.
Around noon on Wednesday Oct. 9, students at the University received an email from Chancellor Brian Moynihan ’81 P’14 P’19 and President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 detailing the culmination of the University’s battle against the student divestment movement. As is so often the case with ...
In their op-ed, Garrett Brand ’26 and Chloe Daniel ’27 argue that Brown must sever ties with the fossil fuel industry in its research.
The numbers tell the story, even if the email doesn’t.
As a Meiklejohn peer advisor, I often remind my students that college is a transformative experience intellectually, socially and emotionally. Learning does not only happen in the classroom – it happens in clubs, dining halls and especially in the wilderness. Yet Brown is failing to provide an outdoor ...
We need more conservatives at Brown. We need to actively recruit and welcome them as faculty, administrators and staff, invited speakers, but above all as students.
I want to address the elephant in the room: Yes, my name is Dorra. I used to hate how my name sounded like that of a certain cartoon character with a watermelon-shaped head and a talking monkey. I realized, though, that I can relate to Dora the Explorer in more ways than I thought, and I’m sure you ...
The local legend says that if you drink from the fountain outside the Athanæum, you will never leave College Hill. Brown poet and Professor Keith Waldrop once told Robert Arellano ’91 MA’94 that this legend was originally pronounced by Edgar Allan Poe after he was dumped by lifelong Providence ...
We are all born lacking. It might sound like an insult. But to me, that phrase not only provides me perspective, it’s a beacon of optimism. “We Are All Born Lacking” is the name of a poem written by author Elizabeth Shapiro for my mother on the day of her birth in the middle of a blizzard in rural ...
At the beginning of this semester, I decided to hang a string of rainbow lights around the perimeter of my room. Later that same evening, when the sun had finally set, I plugged the lights into the extension cord near my bed and marveled as the tiny red, green, yellow and blue bulbs illuminated my tiny ...
“Who are you?”“No, really, who are you?”
About four years ago, my college journey started with the Brown 2024 GroupMe. I had imagined my first year of college in many different ways except getting delayed and taking place online. I had watched many YouTube videos to get an idea of what the freshman dorms looked like or what the college experience ...
Truth be told, I was once denied from Brown.
This weekend marks the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, personal — and for many — financial sacrifices. Our graduation not only celebrates academic achievements but also honors the resilience, growth and transformation that each of us has undergone during our time at Brown. In the ...
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