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Editorial: Testing students shouldn’t test their schedules — hold midterms in class
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (563+ words) Editorial: Testing students shouldn't test their schedules " hold midterms in class'The Brown Daily Herald Editorial: Testing students shouldn't test their schedules " hold midterms in class Currently, Brown does not have a policy regulating when professors may schedule exams. Some of…...
RISD students report challenges affording materials as spring semester begins
2+ week, 1+ day ago (892+ words) With Rhode Island School of Design's spring semester starting last week, students are scrambling to foot the bill for class art supplies. On the high end, the price of supplies for a single course can reach thousands of dollars." In…...
Even low-level lead exposure in adolescence linked to depression symptoms, Brown researchers find
2+ week, 1+ day ago (512+ words) Even lead exposure levels deemed safe may lead to serious mental health consequences in child development, a Brown study contends. In a longitudinal study that began recruitment over 20 years ago, researchers from Brown and other universities revealed an association between…...
RI schools celebrate National School Counseling Week
3+ week, 2+ day 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
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
3+ mon, 4+ day 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
3+ mon, 5+ day 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
3+ 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
3+ mon, 2+ 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…...