To the Editor: Self-described 鈥渘on-donating鈥� alum Nicholas Morley 鈥�13 raised engaging questions about the nature of honorary degrees in a May 18 Herald op-ed entitled 鈥淩escind Junot D铆az鈥檚 Honorary Doctorate,鈥� but as a donating alum, I would humbly suggest that the University steer clear ...
To the Editor: In late June 2018, the University entered into a pre-election agreement with the campus-based graduate student union group, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees. This agreement, which followed several months of negotiation, outlines the terms for a possible union representation election ...
This letter was published in The Herald's Dec. 6 print edition, but was not published online. The letter is published here in its entirety. The Herald regrets the error.聽 To the Editor: The article 鈥淐afe to connect students with sponsor companies鈥� published in The Herald聽Dec. 4聽described a new ...
To the Editor: We write regarding Rebecca Aman鈥檚 April 24 column, 鈥淲hy is Brown room and board so expensive?鈥� In it, the author argues that the process for setting room and board charges at Brown lacks transparency, and that these charges are high relative to those of other universities. The fact ...
To the Editor: I write to correct inaccuracies in Margot Miller鈥檚 April 24 letter to the editor. Brown has a long and strong tradition of collaborating with Providence public schools. Our teacher preparation programs are one important component of this work, which also includes volunteer engagement ...
Last month, a letter signed by roughly 200 alums was delivered to Provost Richard Locke P鈥�18 and President Christina Paxson P鈥�19. We asked for clarity regarding their decision to suspend the University鈥檚 Elementary Master of Arts in Teaching program. Most significantly, the letter urged the University ...
To the Editor: I appreciated the proposals included in the April 12 editorial entitled 鈥淩eforming the First Readings program.鈥� I have been an undergraduate representative on the First Readings committee for the past two years, and I am committed to our stated mission to 鈥渙ffer an intellectually ...
To the Editor: I really enjoyed reading Emily Miller鈥檚 鈥�19 April 10 commentary on visual art on campus, 鈥淟et students leave their mark on campus art.鈥� Student art is distributed across campus, and it鈥檚 so fantastic you may not realize it鈥檚 student art! Places where student work is permanently ...
To the Editor: In his April 6 op-ed 鈥淚nviting Jeb Bush to speak is irresponsible,鈥� Michael Froid 鈥�21 argues that Jeb Bush should be uninvited because his views are those of a person with low moral character. While I disagree with his premise, why can鈥檛 people of low moral character speak at ...
To the Editor: I am writing in response to Brendan Sweeney鈥檚 鈥�19.5 April 10 op-ed 鈥淲hy we must respect Jeb Bush鈥檚 right to speak.鈥� I agree with both Mark Liang 鈥�19 and Sweeney that Jeb Bush should be allowed to speak at Brown. However, Jeb Bush has no right to my respect 鈥� to argue that ...
To the Editor: I am writing in response to the April 6 op-ed 鈥淚nviting Jeb Bush to speak is irresponsible鈥� by Michael Froid 鈥�21, who committed a significant portion of his piece to Bush鈥檚 climate change policies. He based his argument that Bush does not hold a legitimate policy opinion ...
To the Editor: I am writing this in response to the April 6 op-ed 鈥淚nviting Jeb Bush to speak is irresponsible.鈥� Despite the fact I find myself disagreeing with many of the views of Jeb Bush, I believe any respectable educational institution should encourage and seek out diverse opinions. Demonizing ...
The Wintersession course UNIV 1001: 鈥淭he Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Contested Narratives鈥� was offered in January 2017 to 12 students. It was presented as being funded by the Global Experiential Learning and Teaching grant, though in reality it was financed by a University initiative called the ...
To the Editor: I am writing in response to the March 22 Herald column 鈥淭he Pursuit of Happiness鈥� by James Flynn 鈥�20. I believe that Flynn鈥檚 opinion 鈥� that 鈥渦nderstanding the complexities of happiness is paramount for Brown students鈥� 鈥� is flawed. That is, all people 鈥� but especially ...
To the Editor: I am writing in response to the March 20 op-ed 鈥淎gainst the disability identity center鈥� by Krista Stapleford 鈥�21. I am a physically disabled student with fibromyalgia who is serving on the board of the disability cultural center. I was disheartened to hear that a fellow student ...
To the Editor: The legal threat that halted the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice鈥檚 planned Rosa Parks exhibit is truly disappointing (鈥淩osa Parks Exhibition Canceled,鈥� March 15). But as an alumni supporter of CSSJ鈥檚 vital work, I am disappointed that The Herald鈥檚 coverage and the ...
To the Editor: I appreciate the concise and valuable data that SPEAK has compiled about discourse on campus, explained in The Herald鈥檚 March 5 article 鈥淪tudy finds most hosted speakers lean left politically.鈥� However, I don鈥檛 think this committee has sufficiently explained what exactly they ...
To the Editor: A couple of days ago I read a Feb. 21 Herald article about a house that Rosa Parks once stayed in being put on display by Brown. A March 15 Herald article said the display was being canceled due to a dispute as to how much time she actually spent in the home. Ironically, I am fighting ...
To the Editor: I write in response to the 鈥淏an the Box鈥� column of March 7, and to make clear the University鈥檚 policies on this important matter. Brown University does not consider information related to a prospective undergraduate student鈥檚 criminal history during its initial round of admission ...
To the Editor: After reading Polly Ulichny鈥檚 March 11 op-ed 鈥淏rown鈥檚 elementary MAT program gets it right鈥�, it is difficult to understand the administration鈥檚 thinking in choosing to suspend a program that has met with such amazing success. Did they actually review the data? Have they ever ...
