On Thursday, members of the Brown community gathered outside of Soldiers Memorial Gate to celebrate Veterans Day. As Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI District 2) and members of the University’s veteran community spoke, attendees enjoyed moments of sunshine while falling leaves were swept into the wind, ushering ...
The University announced a Campus Safety and Security Working Group to enact immediate changes to how the Department of Public Safety operates on campus at the Nov. 10 Brown University Community Council meeting. Vice President of Campus Safety Rodney Chatman and Vice President of Campus Life ...
Dean of Admission Logan Powell spoke to the Undergraduate Council of Students about the admission process for legacy and first-generation applicants at the Council’s general body meeting Wednesday evening. The forum follows a recent UCS resolution ...
Students, administrators and faculty discussed the progress of the ongoing Task Force on Anti-Black Racism and the University’s financial standing at the Nov. 10 Brown University Community Council meeting.
Leah DeVun, associate professor of history and vice chair for undergraduate education at Rutgers University, discussed her new book, “The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance,” in a lecture Wednesday hosted by the Program in Science, Technology and Society. ...
After making testing optional for fully vaccinated students Oct. 25, Brown became the first Ivy League institution to not require regular COVID-19 testing for its undergraduate ...
On Tuesday afternoon, public health, anthropology, population studies and African studies scholars joined a presentation at the Watson Institute held by Elizabeth Pfeiffer, medical anthropologist and assistant professor of Anthropology at Rhode Island College.
In a Tuesday evening conversation hosted by the LGBTQ Center and the Office of Military-Affiliated Students, community members reflected on the 10-year anniversary of the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” a U.S. military policy which banned openly gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals from ...
Students are invited to engage in practices to moderate and shift their personal substance use on campus in a new program called Open Recovery Group at Brown. The group, which meets weekly, is part of the University’s Bruce Donovan Program for Recovery and Substance-Free Initiatives, and seeks ...
Stages of Freedom, located at 10 Westminster St., is a heritage museum filled with collections of donated books, historical artwork and other artifacts that are a part of the organization’s mission to promote African American history and empower ...
Native American language and culture classes have not always been offered at Brown. But, through the recent work of community members, students have been given the opportunity to engage with Native culture and history in the classroom, bringing perspectives to the University that have long been excluded. ...
The Supplement is a new series and newsletter by The Brown Daily Herald aimed at providing applicants to the University, and their families, with perspectives from students and admissions officers on the application process, as well as other admissions news. To receive The Supplement in your inbox for ...
When Brown announced Nov. 4 that the hours and operations of on-campus COVID-19 testing sites would be reduced, testing center employees were left questioning what the transition would mean for their positions. The change follows the University’s Oct. 25 transition to optional testing for fully ...
Following recently announced changes to the University’s masking and testing policies, students who spoke to The Herald expressed concern and surprise.
The class of 2024 has been on campus since January with brief breaks between semesters, causing many sophomores to feel the strain of burnout after an isolated and socially-distanced start to their college careers.In an effort to reduce density on campus because of COVID-19, the University ...
Multiple campus buildings were evacuated due to a bomb threat Sunday afternoon. Cornell, Columbia ...
Dear Blueno was unpublished by Facebook last week, according to a Nov. 2 post on the Blueno Bears Admirers Facebook page. Dear Blueno, a Facebook page that allowed Brown students to share anonymous questions and comments with one another, served as a forum for campus discourse since its 2018 creation. ...
Brown transitioned to self-administered COVID-19 testing at One Davol Square today, according to a Nov. 4 email announcement. The new method of testing allows students and faculty to conduct their own PCR test with staff on site to facilitate the process.
A deer entered the entryway of the Morris Hall lounge on Pembroke campus Sunday afternoon, leading to a prompt student evacuation. The University’s Department of Public Safety and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management officials arrived shortly after. They tranquilized and removed ...
Ever since former Title IX Program Officer Rene Davis left in June to become assistant head of an independent K-12 school, Jeana Horton has been serving as both Interim Title IX Program Officer and Institutional Equity Investigator.
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