It’s five minutes into a lecture class. The student in the front row clicks away from their class notes into their Messages app. Next to them, a student is playing today’s New York Times crossword. This scene is unremarkable — it has become the hallmark of the lecture. But should we accept ...
On Sept. 6, Brown student inboxes were slammed with disappointing news: The racial profile of the Class of 2028 was significantly less diverse than in years prior.
As pre-registration comes to an end, many of us are reminded of the inadequacy of Brown’s faculty advising system. Whether you were met with a deafening silence from your advisor or a last-minute registration pin number, it is during this time of year when Brown’s lack of support becomes more apparent. ...
The Alabama Supreme Court’s recent decision legally defining frozen embryos as children has already limited access within the state to reproductive care, such as in vitro fertilization. This decision is a striking reminder of the privileges we enjoy in a state like Rhode Island and at a school like ...
This semester, there is a new phrase haunting professors’ syllabi: artificial intelligence. Each course seems to have a different statement on AI: For some classes, the use of AI is defined as plagiarism; for others, it is permitted as long as students cite how the technology was used. Some ...
On Sunday morning, Brown-RISD Hillel leaders received violent threats in their inboxes, specifically targeting Hillel employees, their families and the Brown-RISD Hillel Weiner Center. The incident came just four days after Christina Paxson’s school-wide email which stated that the University is working ...
This past Friday, 19 Brown students announced an indefinite hunger strike in a call for Brown’s Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — to hear and consider their calls for divestment from companies identified in a 2020 report which it says “profit from human rights abuses ...
The University announced Jan. 25 that it will shift to a need-blind admissions process for international students, beginning with the class of 2029. The decision comes just over 20 years after Brown adopted a need-blind policy for domestic applicants in 2003, which barred financial background or ability ...
In their editorial, the editorial page board encourages students to fill out course evaluations and Critical Review surveys.
In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that Brown Dining Services should better consider the reactions of students and staff members as they plan future initiatives.
The Nov. 8 arrests of 20 students affiliated with Jews for Ceasefire Now jolted campus. After occupying part of University Hall for about 30 minutes past its operating hours, the students were repeatedly warned to leave and ultimately arrested. Their demands include divestment of the University’s ...
In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that Brown students should embrace — not eschew — the school’s athletics.
In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that while recent voluntary payment agreements — often colloquially called PILOT agreements — between Brown and Providence have passed, students should still put pressure on Brown to do more.
Last month, news broke that the Undergraduate Finance Board had made significant cuts to the budgets of many student organizations. Following inaccurate projections and the speedy disbursement of an earlier surplus, UFB’s annual budget decreased from $3.2 million last academic year to $2.1 million ...
In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that the University should end participation in U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings.
Brown recently announced the formation of an ad hoc committee to investigate the University’s admission policies, including the use of standardized testing, early decision and — perhaps most notably — legacy preference. The committee’s role is to review data related to admission and to make ...
On June 29, the Supreme Court, in a decision penned by Chief Justice John Roberts, ruled that the use of race-based affirmative action in college admission processes “cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause.” Though the ruling was long expected, its announcement sent ...
In their editorial, the editorial page board argues that the University’s first-year orientation needs a makeover to better prepare students for their Brown careers.
Dear Class of 2027,
Last Tuesday, the Providence Police Department received a call threatening to bomb the University’s Muslim Student Center, inciting fear and forcing students in the center to relocate and rearrange scheduled prayers. The threat came during Ramadan, a sacred month in Islam and a time when Muslim students, ...
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