College Hill is quiet these days. With Brown undergraduates enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation, the few people on campus seem to have the place to themselves. But the mood on campus is not so sunny, not after President Trump gloated about the deal the Brown struck last week to get the administration […]
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Rhode Island’s Refugee Dream Center celebrates 10 years helping new arrivals
A Rhode Island non-profit dedicated to helping immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers build a new home here in the U.S. is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. But the founders of the Refugee Dream Center in Providence say that their work is harder than ever in the current political climate. “What we are confronting is […]
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Brown University struggles to cope with Trump higher ed edicts
President Trump’s plan to Make America Great Again runs right through the cloisters and quadrangles of elite universities. “Because the colleges are being overrun in this country,” Trump said last year during the height of campus protests against the war in Gaza. “The anti-Semitism — all of the problems going on. They’re being overrun. I’ve […]
