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Brown institutes staff-wide hiring freeze in response to ‘federal government actions’
By Ethan Schenker | March 13The freeze will remain in effect through the end of the 2025 fiscal year.
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Former DNC chair and RNC chair dissect Trump’s political comeback
By Annika Singh | March 13Tom Perez ’83 P’18 and Michael Steele spoke about the 2024 presidential election and the state of both parties on Wednesday evening.
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How AP, IB credits actually affect the Brown academic experience
By Kate Rowberry | March 12Students reflect on whether their advanced high school courses helped them get a head start at Brown.
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Campus unions, labor activists protest in support of postdocs, library workers
By Emily Feil | March 12Around 100 attended the rally, which coincided with a bargaining session between postdocs and Brown.
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Brown places top 10 in Putnam competition for first time in nearly two decades
By Maxwell Zhang | March 12Brown’s team placed eighth in the 85th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.
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Labor leaders share update on union negotiations at annual ‘State of the Unions’
By Ethan Schenker | March 10The event, hosted on March 9, included representatives from unions at Brown and across Rhode Island.
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Canvassing, traveling, teaching: How three students filled their gap year
By Teddy Fisher | March 10Brown students report satisfaction with their gap year experience.
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Pandemic Center director offers advice for future pandemic preparedness
By Alice Xie and Ian Ritter | March 10Jennifer Nuzzo was honored at the Presidential Faculty Award Lecture on Monday.
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Education Dept. warns Brown may face ‘enforcement actions’ amid antisemitism concerns
By Cate Latimer | March 10Follow The Herald’s latest coverage on how the Trump administration is impacting Brown here.
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Students rally against Trump administration, fear protest crackdowns
By Annika Singh and Sophia Wotman | March 9On Friday, activists protested on the Main Green against the Trump administration’s recent federal actions on DEI, federal funding and immigration.
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What’s next for the economy? Billionaire Tom Steyer says it should be renewable energy.
By Talia Egnal | March 9In a talk on Friday, Steyer discussed green energy investments and policy.
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Brown China Summit panelists reflect on future of US-China relations
By Aniyah Nelson | March 9The summit’s five panels covered topics across technology, finance and humanities.
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Meet the students in some of Brown’s smallest concentrations
By Teddy Fisher and Kate Rowberry | March 6The Herald spoke with students and faculty to learn more about being in a small concentration.
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Graduate Student Council amends constitution, bylaws to alter election rules
By Ian Ritter | March 6The elections will now take place in May to avoid conflict with commencement speaker elections.
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Female math students underrepresented in male-dominated field
By Zarina Hamilton | March 5Despite campus-wide efforts to address gender disparities in STEM fields, including through the University-wide Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, Brown’s Department of Mathematics has remained largely male-dominated.
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Brown reduces PhD admission targets, warns of potential layoffs amid ongoing federal threats
By Cate Latimer and Samah Hamid | March 5On Wednesday, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 reiterated her commitment to the University’s mission and academic freedom.
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Higher Ed Roundup: Federal actions impact graduate admissions, research, DEI initiatives
By Ethan Schenker and Claire Song | March 5The Herald recaps the impact of the Trump administration’s actions on higher education institutions.
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Faculty Executive Committee discusses clarified non-tenure faculty tracks
By Samah Hamid | March 5Its recommendations include the formation of a Research, Promotions and Appointments Committee for research faculty.
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Students reintroduce bill to ban legacy admissions, testify at State House
By Annika Singh | March 5The bill was co-introduced by Brown activist group Students for Educational Equity.
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Half-mushroom burger at Josiah’s sparks debate on taste, sustainability
By Donna Zhang | March 3Brown Dining Services has dished out a number of changes to reduce its carbon footprint and minimize food waste, from a controversial half-beef, half-mushroom burger to infrastructure improvements.
