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Outraged by Brown’s threats of faculty discipline, some professors call for institutional reform
Administrators sent letters describing surveillance and the possibility of discipline for faculty members accused of participating in the recent pro-Palestinian encampment. Those letters have strengthened calls among some faculty members for a university governance structure they say would better defend academic freedom.
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Lead paint was banned in the U.S. in 1978. But hundreds of Rhode Island children are still poisoned by it every year. An investigation by the Public’s Radio found landlords rarely face consequences for failing to comply with state laws meant to protect children from exposure.