Brown University
Brown to require student vaccinations for fall semester
Apr. 06, 2021 09:34 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University on Tuesday joined a growing number of colleges that will require students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19...
Harvard commencement to be held online 2nd year in a row
Feb. 26, 2021 12:39 PM EST
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s spring graduation ceremony will be replaced by a virtual event for the second year in a row amid concerns over the...
Rhode Island health care groups, Brown, to create new system
Feb. 23, 2021 12:19 PM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After years of on-and-off discussions, Rhode Island's two most dominant health care organizations announced on Tuesday that they have...
Brown resumes some in-person classes; hospitalizations down
Jan. 27, 2021 02:08 PM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University is allowing some smaller classes to meet in-person starting Wednesday.
Classes of 19 students or...
Brown switches to remote-only classes a week early
By Mark Pratt Nov. 17, 2020 09:38 AM EST
Brown University is switching to online-only classes a week earlier than originally scheduled in response to a rising number of confirmed coronavirus cases...
Rhode Island hospital groups sign letter of intent to merge
Sep. 09, 2020 12:23 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's two largest hospital groups have signed a letter of intent to merge and form a partnership with Brown University's...
More Ivy League schools shut down campus over virus concerns
Aug. 11, 2020 03:03 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University is delaying a return to in-person instruction until October and the University of Pennsylvania said Tuesday it won't...
Brown announces plans for students' return to campus in fall
By Mark Pratt Jul. 07, 2020 09:44 AM EDT
Brown University will move to a three-term model for the next academic year, students will live alone in dorm rooms, and classes with more than 20 students...
Motion alleges Brown violated sports gender equity agreement
By Mark Pratt Jun. 30, 2020 02:16 PM EDT
Attorneys have filed a motion alleging that Brown University violated a 22-year-old agreement to provide gender equity in varsity sports in order to comply...
Brown U. students claim fraud, want cut sports restored
By Jimmy Golen Jun. 24, 2020 05:31 PM EDT
Lawyers for a group of Brown University athletes whose sports have been targeted for elimination are accusing the Ivy League school of fraud for working...
Rhode Island hospital groups renew cooperation talks
Jun. 03, 2020 11:16 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's two largest hospital groups, spurred by increased cooperation during he coronavirus pandemic, have restarted talks to...
Brown cancels study abroad programs; shellfishers get boost
May. 13, 2020 11:09 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University has canceled all its study abroad programs for the upcoming fall semester in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the...
