Brown admits 5.2% of applicants to class of 2028, third-lowest ...
WEBMar 28, 2024 · The top five intended concentrations for the class of 2028 are economics, computer science, engineering, biology and political science. The admitted cohort also hails from around the globe with 96 different countries represented in the group.
Brown University to reinstate standardized test requirements for ...
WEBMar 5, 2024 · The committee — comprising faculty, administrators and members of the Corporation, the University’s highest governing body — was formed in September in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to restrict race conscious admission policies.. Paxson charged the group with ensuring that the University was upholding its “commitments to academic excellence, equity, access and diversity ...
PLME students make up one-third of Brown’s medical school. How …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Brown’s Program in Liberal Medical Education stands out for allowing high school students to apply to the Warren Alpert Medical School for a combined undergraduate and medical school program, but that drastically impacts the composition of Brown’s medical school. Around one-third of Warren ...
Renovated Andrews House reopens as new interdisciplinary …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Brown’s Cogut Institute for the Humanities hosted a dedication ceremony for its new home in the renovated Andrews House this Thursday. At the private event, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20, Institute Director Amanda Anderson and affiliated faculty spoke of how the new hub will foster opportunities for discussion, collaboration and community within the world of humanities.
Regular decision applicants say Brown was their top choice. Why …
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Serving the Brown community since 1891. The committee acknowledged that the early decision applicant pool “is less diverse than the RD pool in terms of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status; students who apply ED are less likely to be from historically underrepresented groups or be low-income, …
Letters in response to Mr. Joseph Edelman’s resignation from …
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Letter: Responding to Mr. Joseph Edelman’s resignation from Brown’s board of trustees. I note the recent resignation of Mr. Edelman from Brown's board of trustees and his letter, not to the Brown Daily Herald, but rather to the Wall Street Journal for reasons known perhaps only to him.
The stakes of the 2024 elections for international students
WEB4 days ago · In The Herald’s September first-year poll, nearly half of international respondents expressed no opinion, while 30% “somewhat disagreed” with the statement that “the US is generally heading in the right direction.”. Forty-two percent of domestic students “somewhat disagreed,” nearly 30% had no opinion and 15% disagreed strongly.
Six weeks before departure, Sylvia Carey-Butler reflects on tenure ...
WEBSep 19, 2024 · In her time at Brown, Carey-Butler revived the Campus Climate Survey, which aims to better understand the experiences of Brown community members. She also led the expansion of the University’s nondiscrimination policy to include caste after speaking with a group of South Asian students about their concerns.. But Carey-Butler’s biggest focus during her tenure was expanding the University ...
Activist communities find a rare consensus: Brown has a free …
WEBSep 19, 2024 · A new report ranks Brown near the bottom of American colleges for free speech. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression placed Brown 229th out of 251 top U.S. colleges in campus free speech in its 2025 College Free Speech Rankings. With a surge in on-campus protests since the start of …
Divestment recommendation will remain confidential until after ...
WEB4 days ago · A Brown advisory committee’s recommendation on divestment from 10 companies with ties to Israel will remain confidential until after the Corporation votes on the matter later this month. In a Tuesday email, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 confirmed that the Advisory Committee on ...