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RI schools celebrate National School Counseling Week
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (844+ words) As part of the counseling week, 12 PPSD staff members and counselors participated in the new Commissioner's Counselor Program. From Feb. 2 to Feb. 6, schools across Rhode Island celebrated National School Counseling Week by honoring school counselors and their efforts to support…...
Engineering students attend national, identity-based conventions in search of connection, job opportunities
3+ week, 46+ min ago (660+ words) Due to a decrease of the pathways to diversity and inclusion fund, this year SWE was not able to fully fund as many students compared to previous years, said Emilia Pantigoso "26, president of Brown"s SWE chapter. Courtesy of The…...
RI hospitals establish mask mandates amid rise in respiratory illnesses
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (463+ words) Since September, the Rhode Island Department of Health has reported 593 hospitalizations for influenza. On Jan. 5, Brown University Health " the largest hospital system in Rhode Island " announced that all of their facilities would require patients, visitors and staff to wear a…...
Students find that non-faculty exploratory advisors offer unique, personable advice
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (655+ words) According to Shaunte Montgomery, an associate dean of the College, "expanding the population of exploratory advisors allows us to keep advisee cohorts small." Before first-year students arrive on College Hill, they are assigned an exploratory advisor. While these exploratory advisors…...
Vishwakarma ’29: Skipping college for a white-collar job can’t end well
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (727+ words) Skip the debt. Skip the indoctrination. Get the Palantir degree." ... Vishwakarma "29: Skipping college for a white-collar job can"t end well Skip the debt. Skip the indoctrination. Get the Palantir degree." So opens the mission statement of Palantir"s Meritocracy…...
Tesler ’29: Brown needs real third places — and student clubs can help
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (574+ words) Serving the Brown University community since 1891 Tesler "29: Brown needs real third places " and student clubs can help College introduces us to a hectic version of life. In the bubble that is being a university student, our social lives are often…...
From London to Cape Verde: How professors create courses with international travel
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (728+ words) While most professors plan classes that are held on College Hill, a select few opt to take their courses out of the classroom " and even out of the country. Each year, faculty members can apply for a Global Experiential Learning…...
Two Brown students, one alum named 2026 Rhodes Scholars
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1537+ words) The Rhodes Scholarship is a post-graduate program aimed at developing leaders in public service. Over the weekend, two Brown students and one alum were named 2026 Rhodes Scholars by the Rhodes Trust "the first time in over a decade that three…...
‘They would be ostracized’: Over 45% of students have felt uncomfortable expressing political beliefs, Herald poll finds
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (601+ words) In The Herald's Fall 2025 Poll, 46% of respondents said they felt uncomfortable expressing their political beliefs at Brown, but this trend is more pronounced among conservative students. Over half of right-leaning students said they have felt uncomfortable sharing their political views…...
Kaak ’29: Neitzsche’s advice to ‘live dangerously’ serves as a meaningful guide to taking advantage of the Open Curriculum
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (831+ words) Serving the Brown University community since 1891 Kaak "29: Neitzsche"s advice to "live dangerously" serves as a meaningful guide to taking advantage of the Open Curriculum Few philosophers have been more misunderstood than Friedrich Nietzsche. While his more flamboyant assertions " like…...