Eric Gottlieb ’25 awarded Marshall Scholarship

By Hadley Carr | December 16

Eric Gottlieb ’25 was one of 36 students awarded the 2025 Marshall Scholarship, the British government announced Monday. The scholarship funds up to three years of graduate study in any academic discipline at any institution in the United Kingdom.

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Brown’s early decision acceptance rate soars to 18%, the highest in six years

By Talia LeVine and Ciara Meyer | December 13

On Friday afternoon, Brown University welcomed 906 of its 5,048 early decision applicants to the class of 2029 — the highest acceptance rate in over half a decade.

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How computer science TAs’ newest contract was negotiated

By Ethan Schenker | December 12

When Brown reached a three-year contract with Teaching Assistant Labor Organization in late October, the union’s members became the first undergraduate student workers to secure a long term contract with the University.

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Brown is running out of academic space

By Ethan Schenker and Kate Rowberry | December 12

“Over the past several semesters, we have experienced an increasing demand for classroom space across all our curricular endeavors,” Provost Francis Doyle wrote in September. This demand has “placed considerable strain on our classroom facilities,” Doyle said.

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Survey shows decrease in food insecurity for grad students, but organizers aren’t so sure

By Grace Hu | December 10

Graduate Student Council members cited cost of living and a lack of affordable stores as key risk factors contributing to graduate food insecurity.