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Paxson shares hopes to keep Brown both open and secure at February faculty meeting
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (580+ words) President Christina Paxson P19 PMD20, emphasized the importance of maintaining the Universitys core values while navigating security questions following the shooting on Dec. 13 at Tuesdays faculty meeting. Paxson updated faculty members on a new community initiative called "Brown Loves Providence," new security…...
Legislative commission recommends establishment of medical school at URI
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (573+ words) On Jan. 27, a R.I. legislative commission officially recommended the establishment of a public medical school at the University of Rhode Island to help combat the state's shortage'of primary care physicians. "As the state's flagship public research university, the (URI) is deeply…...
Brown ranks No. 2 nationally for 2025–26 Fulbright recipients
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (1088+ words) Brown remains in the top three Fulbright producers nationally for the tenth consecutive year. Brown produced the second-highest number of Fulbright scholars in the nation for the 2025-26 academic year, remaining in the top three nationally for the tenth consecutive year,…...
Space availability changes leave clubs scrambling to relocate, reschedule
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (639+ words) Campus Center in January. Student and club use of Sayles Hall is now limited to Friday morning through Monday night, and the Crystal Room in Alumnae Hall is only available for student activities at night and from Friday afternoon to…...
Editorial: Now is the time to overhaul Brown’s building access system
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (553+ words) Editorial: Now is the time to overhaul Brown's building access system'The Brown Daily Herald Editorial: Now is the time to overhaul Brown's building access system In the wake of the Dec. 13 shooting, President Christina Paxson P'19 P'MD'20 announced a number…...
Annenberg Institute, R.I. Foundation recommend R.I. public school funding be more comprehensive
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (485+ words) The report found that the current funding system does not adequately account for students who may have different instructional needs. The Annenberg Institute, an education research organization at Brown, contributed to a Rhode Island Foundation report on establishing more equitable…...
Consulting firm Teneo to assist with Brown University’s post-shooting security reviews
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (416+ words) Brown is working with global consulting firm Teneo for its two external security assessments following the Dec. 13 shooting, according to a Thursday Today@Brown announcement sent by Russell Carey, executive vice president for planning and policy. According to the announcement,…...
Graduate School headquarters move to Jewelry District downtown
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (369+ words) The Graduate Student Council began moving departmental events away from Horace Mann House at the beginning of the academic year. The move emerged from the decision to centralize the Department of Classics into Horace Mann House, Associate Provost for Academic…...
Carpenter and sociology scholar: Meet the new dean of Brown’s Graduate School
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (853+ words) After more than 30 years at Brown, Lindstrom is beginning his first semester as Dean of the Graduate School. David Lindstrom, the new dean of the Graduate School, grew up in Chicago wanting to become a carpenter. But his parents were…...
Former Fed chair Janet Yellen ’67 receives award for excellence in public service
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (999+ words) On Wednesday, Yellen received the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service. Courtesy of Karen Baratz Janet Yellen "67, the first female chair of the Federal Reserve and first female secretary of the treasury department, received the Elliot L. Richardson Prize…...