When Nicaraguan Independence Day rolled around Sept. 15, Anastasio Ortiz ’25 was at a loss over how to celebrate the holiday that had meant so much to him back home in Nicaragua. Though he did not know any fellow Nicaraguans on campus, he wanted to do something in commemoration.
A motion to increase the number of faculty members sitting on the Academic Priorities Committee from six to eight passed with a 95% majority at the first faculty meeting of the semester Tuesday.
University faculty voted to restrict membership of the Tenure, Promotions and Appointments Committee to tenured full professors at the first faculty meeting of the semester Tuesday. Previously, both non-tenured and associate professors have been able to be part of the committee, which provides tenure, ...
Health Services will host an on-campus monkeypox vaccination clinic held by the Rhode Island Department of Health on Oct. 15. The clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at the Health & Wellness Center. Vaccine eligibility criteria in Rhode Island include ...
Last Wednesday, Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida near the cities of Fort Myers and Cape Coral as a Category 4 storm, bringing winds of 150 mph and major storm surges up and down the coast. The hurricane left more than two million Florida residents without power and caused historic ...
A circle of artists stood painting on the Main Green for five hours Sunday. They were evenly spaced, with enough room to focus on their own work while still remaining fully aware of the person creating next to them. In the center of the circle always stood at least one musician, who rotated about ...
After the initial results of last year’s spring elections were repealed and a run-off election was held, the University’s Undergraduate Council of Students continues to face challenges with internal changes and debates. Executive board members have voiced concerns about the council’s ...
Only six out of approximately 200 students who indicated their preference for gender inclusive housing were initially assigned to it, according to several first-year students who requested gender inclusive housing for the 2022-2023 year.
Zachariah “Zach” Bolster Sc.M’23, a graduate student in cybersecurity, died in an accident on Aug. 27. A native of Cedar City, Utah, Zach is remembered fondly by his family and friends for his love of adventure and excitement for life.
Valerie Villegas ’25 didn’t dance before she came to Brown. With the exception of informal dances with her family as a child, it was never something that she did consistently — until she arrived on campus and participated in the Third World Transition Program, Brown’s pre-orientation program ...
Dozens of graduate students and supporters of the Graduate Labor Organization gathered at the steps of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center at noon Wednesday to protest the removal of two graduate students from their respective programs. Backed by the sound of horns and drums, speakers took turns ...
This fall, the Brown Bookstore is partnering with Missing Button, an upcycling project led by Brown and Rhode Island School of Design students.
The University announced the creation of a policy governing public statements on behalf of the institution on national and global events in a Today@Brown announcement Wednesday.
Students gathered Wednesday in the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center for the Center for Careers and Life After Brown’s first in-person career fair since 2019. There were 80 employers at the event from a variety of industries, including technology, engineering and education.
The Department of History kicked off its “Diversifying Epistemologies” series Tuesday with a talk titled “Hinterland Histories: Retelling U.S. Empire and Philippine Migration from the Bundok” led by Adrian De Leon, assistant professor of American studies and ethnicity at the University of ...
The Graduate Labor Organization claimed that the University was forcing three graduate students out of their programs in an Aug. 31 Instagram post and petition. In their post, GLO reported the graduate students were denied unpaid leave, placed under inactive status and had their dissertation canceled. ...
Three staff bargaining units on campus — facilities, libraries and dining services — reached agreements with the University on new contracts that will extend into fall 2024, according to union representatives and Marie Williams, vice president for human resources. Contracts for those ...
Brown named Sharon Pitt as its new vice president for information technology and chief information officer Tuesday, according to an email sent by Sarah Latham, executive vice president for finance and administration. Pitt, who currently works in the same role at the University of Delaware, ...
On Thursday, Jane Wang ’24, managing editor of the College Hill Independent, received a call from the paper’s printer. Their funding had been frozen, and Wang had no idea why.
After weeks of unprecedented monsoon rains that have left one-third of the country severely flooded, the Pakistani government declared a state of emergency on Aug. 26. The flooding has claimed the lives of almost 1,600 people and affected at least another 33 million. In addition to damaging ...
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