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Brown Launches Initiative to Increase Military Veteran Enrollment

Brown University announced a new initiative to increase United States military veteran enrollment over the next three to five years. Currently, there are 21 student veterans enrolled in Brown’s undergraduate program. As part of the plan, Brown will consider all prospective student veterans on a need-blind basis, increase financial aid offerings, make standardized test scores […]

November 12, 2019

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Brown University Removes GRE Requirement for 24 Doctoral Programs

Next year, Brown University applicants won’t need to provide Graduate Records Examination (GRE) scores for 24 of the school’s doctoral programs. The aim is to increase the number of underrepresented graduate students, who sometimes struggle to afford GRE prep courses, tutoring and exam fees. “The future success of graduate education at Brown depends on the […]

October 4, 2019

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Brown University Implements New Measures to Improve Food Security

Brown University will provide meals to students during spring break at no additional cost starting in the 2019-20 academic year, and require all sophomores to enroll in a meal plan in order to strengthen food security across the campus. The new measures at Brown – developed from recommendations of a working group launched by provost […]

May 24, 2019

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Former Brown University Orchestra Director Alleges Racial Discrimination in 2017 Firing

Brandon Keith Brown, a former Brown University Orchestra director, has filed a discrimination complaint against the institution with the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, alleging that he was terminated in 2017 on the basis of his race.

May 13, 2019

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Brown University to Evaluate new Proposed Revisions to Title IX Regulations

In the wake of the release of the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed revisions to Title IX regulations, Brown University has announced that it will assess the proposal and provide feedback to the Department on the revisions. The Department of Education’s proposed changes would alter how higher education institutions and public schools investigate sexual misconduct […]

November 26, 2018

African-American

Brown University Building Renamed After First Black Graduates

Brown University president Dr. Christina Paxson has announced it will rename one its most utilized buildings in the center of campus to Page-Robinson Hall, to honor Inman Edward Page and Ethel Tremaine Robinson, two of Brown’s first Black graduates. “Inman Page was born into slavery, sought liberty and opportunity and found them at Brown — and […]

September 26, 2018

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Michael Steele Appointed Brown Faculty Fellow

Conservative political commentator and former chair of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, has been appointed as a faculty fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. “Michael Steele has had an extraordinary and ongoing career spanning law, business, politics, public service and journalism,” said Edward Steinfeld, director of the […]

August 31, 2018

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Academics React to UPenn’s Ties to Slavery

The University of Pennsylvania has become the latest in a series of institutions of higher learning that have dug into their past, unearthed significant ties to slavery and begun trying to figure out how to address repercussions of the historical injustice.

July 2, 2018

Women

Professor Explores Dark Side of the Anti-Trafficking Movement

A rising young academic, Dr. Elena Shih — assistant professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University and faculty affiliate in sociology at the Watson Institute for International Studies — examines complex issues surrounding women’s lives and survival. By this summer’s end, Shih will complete writing her book Manufacturing Freedom: Trafficking Rescue, Rehabilitation, […]

May 8, 2018

HBCUs

Simmons’ Presidency Ushers in New Era for Prairie View

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons took the mantle this weekend as the first woman and eighth president of Prairie View A&M University, marking the special occasion with the creation of a $100,000 scholarship to honor her parents.

April 22, 2018

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Black Intellectuals Tasked With Forging Connections

At a time when many see a reinforcement of racism and oppression, a panel of Black intellectuals at the National Action Network convention in New York City spoke of being visible and vocal on important issues, producing ideas and creating dialogues.

April 19, 2018

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Providence Approves Plan for New Brown University Buildings

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence officials have approved a Brown University plan to build two new buildings on campus.The City Plan Commission voted unanimously Monday night in favor of amendments to Brown’s master plan that would add the new buildings. The Providence Journal reports the new buildings would be a new performing arts center alongside a […]

April 3, 2018