On Jan. 26, three University students launched a new, standalone Dear Blueno website. The site’s launch follows the removal of the original Dear Blueno Facebook page, which was in November 2021, The Herald previously reported.
Buildings on different corners of campus — Andrews Hall, Diman House and Sayles Hall — flooded over the weekend and on Monday. But, according to the University, the causes of flooding have all been resolved. Zandy Swartzman ’24, a resident of Diman House, said he and his friends were extremely ...
Citing concerns over recently-announced COVID-19 testing and instruction policies, the Graduate Labor Organization formally delivered an open letter condemning University reopening plans Jan. 24. The letter, signed by more than 230 graduate student employees, 200 undergraduates and dozens of community ...
Negotiations regarding the contract reopener for the Graduate Labor Organization began last Wednesday in a meeting between GLO and the University, marking the beginning of the annual negotiations process through which the yearly stipends for PhD and MFA students are decided. The meeting was held ...
Many University community members have expressed concerns over the Center’s proposal. These critiques were articulated in a Dec. 7 letter circulated among faculty written by Naoko Shibusawa, associate professor of history and American Studies. Other faculty members are more optimistic about the ...
University of Michigan’s Board of Regents voted unanimously Jan. 15 to fire its president and former Brown provost Mark Schlissel effective immediately.
The Undergraduate Council of Students announced in a Jan. 22 email to the Brown community that the number of student group categories, which determines the amount of funding allocated for each group, will be reduced from three to two. The change will increase funding opportunities for new student ...
Almost 71 years ago to the day, the doors of the Sharpe Refectory opened for the first time to University students. The project — costing just under $21.5 million in 2022 dollars — boasted a central dining room, which seated 920 students. With an additional 17 dining rooms specially ...
Portions of the east wing of Andrews Hall were flooded late Saturday evening, prompting a building-wide evacuation of students, according to four Andrews residents. Dorms in all five residential floors of the building, as well as the third and fourth floor hallways, were affected by ...
In her room at home in South Africa, International Mentoring Program Coordinator Mpumi Tshabalala ’23 attached photos of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center and her dorm room to her wall to remind her of Brown after she was sent home in March 2020. Over winter break, she returned back to those ...
The impending threat of the Omicron variant has caused uncertainty about how to proceed with the spring semester. Some professors and students have accepted the risks of the pandemic and are prepared to slowly return to normalcy. Others remain anxious and plan to proceed with caution.
Sixty-six students and 45 employees reported positive COVID-19 test results on campus from Jan. 20 to 26, and approximately 36 students are currently in isolation in on-campus or designated off-campus housing, according to a
Two varsity athletes who were suspended in fall 2021 due to allegations of sexual assault sued the University in separate lawsuits in December and January. Each suit alleged that suspension without the completion of a full Title IX investigation constituted a breach of contract and sought injunctive ...
The University received a record-high number of applications for the class of 2026, with a combined 50,608 applicants from both the early and regular decision pools, Dean of Admission Logan Powell told The Herald. Powell noted that applications rose in every category, every geographic region and ...
The University’s undergraduate students departed for spring study abroad programs this year amid rising COVID-19 cases driven by the emergence of the Omicron variant. But abroad travelers are at more programs around the globe than during previous pandemic semesters.
The University will extend its test-optional policy for all applicants through the 2022-23 admission cycle due to “extraordinary circumstances” that many students continue to face, according to a Tuesday announcement on the Admission Office’s website.
The University’s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated chapter, Iota Alpha, announced Dec. 8 that “Iota Alpha is back on the yard.” The chapter returned to campus with nine new members after becoming
Gail McCarthy, a Brown Dining Services employee of 19 years known by students for her kindness while swiping Brown IDs, retired Dec. 31. Before her retirement, McCarthy had taken a leave from work since Thanksgiving due to illness and fatigue.
Effective Sept. 1, Tejal Desai ’94, an engineering researcher, will assume the position of dean of Brown’s School of Engineering, according to the current dean of engineering Lawrence Larson. Desai is currently a professor of bioengineering and therapeutic sciences at the University ...
The Rhode Island School of Design announced the appointment of Crystal Williams as its 18th president Dec. 16, making Williams the first Black president of the school. Williams, described in RISD’s press release as “a teacher, leader, advocate, and poet,” is currently the vice president and ...
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