The Brown Daily Herald
As another year of championship celebrations, historic achievements and clutch performances comes to a close, The Herald looks back on 10 of Brown Athletics’ most memorable moments from 2024.
Brown admits 5.2% of applicants to class of 2028, third-lowest ...
Mar 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.
Lifespan, RI’s largest hospital system, is now Brown University Health
Oct 18, 2024 · On Tuesday, Rhode Island’s largest hospital system, Lifespan, was officially renamed Brown University Health. The change comes as part of expanded affiliation agreements and a multi-million dollar annual investment from Brown.. The system employs over 17,000 workers and operates over 1,620 patient care offices.. The planned name change was first announced in June, but rumors of the ...
Brown admits 14.4% of early decision applicants to class of 2028
Dec 15, 2023 · The University received its second-largest early applicant pool in history this year. Last year’s early decision cycle still holds records for the most applicants and lowest acceptance rate in the University’s history.. Powell characterized the incoming class as “remarkably strong,” adding that the Office of Undergraduate Admission is …
After fraught divestment proceedings, a new committee will clarify ...
Dec 4, 2024 · Brown will convene a new committee to develop a clear University values statement, a faculty member announced at Tuesday’s faculty meeting. The announcement of the Committee of Institutional Values and Voice followed criticism of a lack of clearly defined institutional values during Brown’s divestment proceedings.. Brown’s advisory investment committee — the Advisory Committee on ...
Brown announces plans for sustaining racial diversity after drop in ...
Dec 5, 2024 · Brown announced new initiatives aimed at maintaining diversity in the University’s student body following a sharp drop in the share of Black and Hispanic students enrolled after the termination of race-based affirmative action in college admissions.. In Brown’s first-year class of 2028, the share of Black students dropped 40% while the share of Hispanic students dropped 29% compared to the ...
Brown’s endowment returns 11.3% in 2024, settling to pre …
Oct 4, 2024 · Brown University's endowment saw an 11.3% return on investments in fiscal year 2024, eclipsing last year’s returns of 2.7% and generating $728 million, the University’s Investment Office announced in a press release.
How Brown University recruits and admits its athletes
Dec 6, 2024 · Serving the Brown community since 1891. Of Brown’s class of 2028, 14% of students admitted early decision were recruited athletes. 83% of the class’ recruited athletes were admitted early, according to The Herald’s first-year poll.
Brown University suspends Students for Justice in Palestine …
Oct 27, 2024 · The University temporarily suspended Brown’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine pending an external investigation into conduct violations at a pro-divestment protest held earlier this month.. University policy stipulates that suspended groups lose “all rights and privileges associated with being a recognized student group” on campus, which includes hosting events and group ...
A years-long restoration for Brown’s century-old organ is almost ...
Nov 25, 2024 · Steinbach explained that he had been noticing issues with the organ for several years before the restoration began. “You would tune it in the morning for an organ recital that night, and then by the time you got to the recital, the pipes would have slipped and be …