University News Editor Sophia Wotman is a University news editor covering activism and affinity & identity. She is a junior from Long Island, New York concentrating in Political Science with a focus on women’s rights. She is a jazz trumpet player, and often performs on campus and around Providence.
Values include the pursuit of knowledge, diversity, academic freedom and respecting Brown’s mission.
On Friday, activists protested on the Main Green against the Trump administration’s recent federal actions on DEI, federal funding and immigration.
The Department of Education released a letter last Friday threatening to cut federal funding to Brown and other universities who do not eliminate “illegal” race-conscious programs — including diversity, equity and inclusion — in the next two weeks.
During Monday’s talk, Andrew Yang ’96 shared what he believes is the path forward for American politics.
Matthew Guterl, professor of Africana studies and American studies, will be the University’s next vice president for diversity and inclusion, according to a Today@Brown announcement from President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20.
ACLU R.I. sent University administrators a letter demanding they revoke the temporary suspension of Brown’s chapter of SJP, arguing that it violates Brown’s commitment to freedom of speech.
University administrators are meeting regularly to review new policies and assess their impacts.
Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, Brown’s chaplain, will retire at the end of this academic year.
A new identity program house for Latine students is forming this semester. The new house will be a merger of La Casita — the University’s Latine student house — and Casa Machado, the Spanish language program house.
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