Defiant and undaunted, Brown sophomore Alex Shieh celebrated the fact that he won’t be sent down for breaking university rules. “I’m happy that I’m not being charged anymore, but I’m upset,” Shieh said. “I’m upset that I was charged in the first place.” Earlier this year, Shieh used AI to scrape contact details of all […]
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RI Senate votes to ban cell phones in schools
The movement to ban cell phones in public schools is gaining momentum in Rhode Island. On Tuesday, the state senate unanimously passed a measure to do just that. The bill would not just cover phones. Tablets, computers, and smartwatches would also be prohibited, starting in August, along with any other electronic device that connects to the […]
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Should Rhode Island require Ethnic Studies to graduate high school?
Should Rhode Island high schools be required to offer an Ethnic Studies course? State lawmakers are considering a bill that would do just that. Some supporters say it’s a crucial step at a time when the Trump administration is targeting curriculum that the president has described as “discriminatory equity ideology.” That can include teaching about […]
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JWU cuts 91 jobs
Like many New England colleges and universities, Providence-based Johnson & Wales University has been hit hard by declining enrollments. But university officials say their efforts at cost cutting haven’t kept pace with the smaller student body. On Tuesday, university officials announced they are laying off 52 faculty members and 39 staff people — 91 people […]
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How Trump’s first 100 days reverberate at Brown University
April 30 marks the one-year anniversary since Brown University students packed up their pro-Palestinian encampment on the school’s Main Green. Students agreed to end the protest after school leaders said they would hold a vote on a proposal to divest from companies that support Israel, drawing both criticism and praise. April 30 also marks President […]
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ACLU affiliates sue to challenge student visa revocations in New England
The ACLU of Rhode Island, joined by other affiliates in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and Puerto Rico, and law firm Shaheen & Gordon, has filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to try to stop the revocation of over 100 F-1 student visas in New England. Gilles Bissonnette, legal director of the ACLU of […]
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Brown University students tell school leaders ‘Do Not Comply’ with Trump administration
In one of the first large protests at Brown University this year, more than 100 Brown University students poured onto the Main Green Friday to demand that school leaders refuse to comply with demands they expect are coming from the Trump administration. Over the past several months, the Trump administration has used the prospect of […]
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Federal government investigates Brown for civil rights violations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has expanded its inquiry into Brown University for a Title VI Federal Rights Violation, according to a campus-wide email sent from Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey and the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Matthew Guterl. Previously, the HHS investigation, which began in […]
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Hundreds at Brown University sign letter in support of free speech on campus
A group of 255 professors at Brown University have joined hundreds of alumni and other Brown community members in signing a letter addressed to university administrators underscoring their support for academic freedom on campus and safety for international students and faculty. The letter comes following the news that the federal government plans to withdraw $510 […]
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Trump administration to cut $510 million in funding to Brown University
The Trump administration plans to cut off more than a half billion dollars in federal funding to Brown University, White House officials reportedly told The Brown Daily Herald and several national news outlets onThursday. The Associated Press, CNN and The New York Times are among the national news outlets reporting the administration plans to block […]
