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Corporation accepts over $120 million in gifts, pledges at fall meetings
By Jeremiah Farr | October 26The University’s highest governing body also approved five new endowed professorships.
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How incumbency fuels Rhode Island’s congressional elections
By Talia Katz | October 26Sen. Reed and Reps. Amo and Magaziner are up for reelection this November after winning their respective Democratic primaries.
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GLO, LOCC picket on Family Weekend as contract bargaining continues
By Ian Ritter | October 26The unions and the University remain far apart on key issues such as wage and grievance procedures.
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Brown students canvass for Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire Democrats ahead of midterm elections
By Anne Clifford-Levy | October 26Members of Brown Democrats collaborated with a variety of outside organizations to plan and fund each trip.
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UCS opens new student ‘pantry’ for tools, recreational materials
By Geri Kayingo | October 26One of the pantry’s aims is to foster trust between UCS and the student body.
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Providence School Board postpones vote for removal of president
By Amber Marcus-Blank and Nate Barkow | October 23After six hours of discussions, the vote was moved to the board’s meeting on Nov. 18.
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Providence community members demand increased housing accessibility, protest alleged police misconduct in Kennedy Plaza
By Horatio Hamilton | October 23The rally was organized by the Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project.
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Brown Athletics imposes stricter consequences for RISD student participation in club sports
By Izabella Piatkowski | October 23RISD students are not permitted to join Brown club sports teams.
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From Brown to Bundesliga: Isabella Mauricio ’25 continues career on the court abroad
By Lucia Santiago | October 23Mauricio played her rookie season in Kosovo and began her second season in Germany.
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Providence School Board approves PPSD school consolidation project
By Amber Marcus-Blank and Nate Barkow | October 22The merger, which was voted on at the Oct. 21 meeting, was proposed by Superintendent Javier Montañez.
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Allied Universal settles lawsuit over assault of nurse at Rhode Island Hospital
By Lillian Rantanen | October 22Brown contracted Allied Universal to provide additional security after the Dec. 13 shooting.
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Audit of R.I. Executive Office of Housing reveals federal grant mismanagement, lack of oversight
By Tommy Leggat-Barr | October 22The audit identified $202,710 in undrawn federal grant funding.
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Liberal arts working group faces faculty backlash over lack of humanities representation
By Ivy Huang | October 22The group currently has no faculty members from the Division of Arts and Humanities.
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How community-engaged efforts have worked toward land acknowledgment commitments
By Rachel Wicker | October 22The Herald spoke to students, faculty and staff about their work collaborating with local Indigenous community members.
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Analyzing crime at Brown over the years
By James Libresco, Caleb Ellenberg, Emily Feil and Michelle Bi | October 22More than 1,500 crimes have been reported to Brown police officials since 2019.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Brian Goldstone sheds light on lives of working homeless population at SPH event
By Ivy Huang and Miriam Davison | October 21The Herald spoke with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Brian Goldstone about the process of writing his book, “There Is No Place for Us.”
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Watson School welcomes 4 new senior fellows to 2026-27 cohort
By Noa Saviano | October 21The fellows will lead study groups on topics ranging from the upcoming midterms to antitrust investigations.
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Climate@Brown engages faculty in climate strategy planning in town halls
By Zoe Olson | October 21The initiative aims to create a climate strategy plan that will inform the University’s next president.
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Foulkes, Block, Guckian face off in final gubernatorial debate before Nov. 3 general election
By Annika Melwani | October 21The three candidates deliberated the state’s most pressing issues, including housing affordability and healthcare.
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Dean Jain talks funding, AI initiatives, community engagement at annual ‘State of BioMed’ address
By Tyler Timmers | October 21The division is working to grow while navigating an uncertain federal funding landscape.
