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Rhode Island School of Design President Rosanne Somerson will retire at the end of the academic year after serving five years in office, the school’s Board of Trustees announced in an email to the RI…

“The Biden Administration: What to Expect,” a virtual panel held by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy on Jan. 12., initially aimed to present a “wide-ranging analysis and discussion…

When Igor Cerasa GS joined the Graduate Labor Organization, a student employee union that advocates for graduate workers’ needs and protections, he was optimistic.

The Rhode Island School of Design canceled in-person commencement for the class of 2021, citing uncertainty around the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an email from President Rosanne So…

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline ’83 of Rhode Island has co-authored an article of impeachment against President Trump in light of the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. 

Margaret Thoren ’21 was out for a walk when she received an Emergency Alert that Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had issued a city-wide curfew beginning Wednesday at 6 p.m.

The University has leased rooms in the Omni Providence Hotel to house students during the spring semester, University Spokesperson Brian Clark wrote in an email to The Herald. 

Following an insurrection in the U.S. Capitol, the Brown community, including groups across the political spectrum, united in condemning the Jan. 6 incident.

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to select Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as his pick for commerce secretary, according to reports by major news outlets. A former venture capitalist, she wo…

A year of loss that challenged everyone around the globe made no exception for the Brown community and The Herald’s own newsroom.

Ever since her husband died, Dawn has been struggling to make ends meet on a fixed income. Living alone, she gets pretty lonely, a situation that is made even harder because she is blind and it is di…

Dear EarthTalk: What will President-elect Joe Biden’s top environmental priorities be once he assumes office—and who is he tapping to head up key environmental positions in his administration?  -- J.…

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"CALLING ANGELS" PROVIDE FRIENDSHIP TO LONELY SENIORS Hilton employees volunteer their time to place weekly phone calls to hundreds of Meals on Wheels clients who are sheltering at home and alone.…