UCS will hold referendum on adding student seats to Brown’s Corporation
By Ryan Doherty and Cate Latimer | October 10Pro-divestment activists want student representation in the Corporation, the University’s highest governing body.
Ryan Doherty is the managing editor of digital content and vice president of The Herald's 135th editorial board. He is a junior from Carmel, NY who is concentrating in chemistry and economics. He previously served as a university news and science & research editor, covering faculty and higher education.
Pro-divestment activists want student representation in the Corporation, the University’s highest governing body.
With the 2024 presidential election fast approaching and the University considering changes to legacy admissions, The Herald polled 1,177 undergraduates about their opinions on the issues facing Brown students.
On Wednesday, the University announced that the Corporation will not divest from 10 companies with ties to Israel after an advisory body recommended against a divestment proposal.
Brown’s Corporation struck down a proposal to divest from companies with Israeli military ties. A Herald poll conducted before the decision found that most Brown students supported the proposal.
Brown's Advisory Committee on University Resources Management is closer than ever to releasing its public recommendation on whether the University should divest from 10 companies affiliated with the Israeli military. To make this recommendation, the committee examined two student proposals: Brown Divest ...
Brown is looking for a new administrative leader for artificial intelligence.
If the election were to happen today, Rhode Island would elect Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House.
Comments made by the head of an advisory committee reviewing Brown’s divestment proposal garnered criticism — and a mass letter — from environmental experts and advocates.
On Wednesday, six students affiliated with the Brown Divest Coalition made the case for divesting from 10 companies with ties to Israel to a University advisory committee.
Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown’s School of Public Health and a leading voice during the COVID-19 pandemic, will deliver the keynote address at Convocation Sept. 3.