Brown University Tag

Brown University Suspends Members of Students for Justice in Palestine Pending Investigation

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 28, 2024 4 Comments

“The implementation of the interim measures is based on the severity of the alleged behavior and does not prejudge whether the organization violated policy”...

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Brown University Sends Sternly Worded Letter to Campus Protesters

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 21, 2024 3 Comments

"incident involving protesters banging on windows and yelling profanities at a vehicle"...

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Brown University Votes Down Resolution to Divest From Israel

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 10, 2024 2 Comments

"Brown was one of few schools to consider divestment in an official capacity."...

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College Admissions Expert Wonders if Ivy League Schools Are Still Worth the Investment

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 24, 2024 7 Comments

"if they're going to be exposed to this groupthink where there's no room for civil discourse, that is unacceptable because they're not equipped to go into the real world"...

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Brown University Prof’s New Book Warns of ‘Dangers of the Constitution’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 10, 2024 12 Comments

“Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, promoted white supremacy, and sought to undermine the law to commit crimes without consequence”...

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Twenty-Four State AGs Tell Brown University to Reject Proposal to Divest From Israel

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 03, 2024 1 Comment

"Adopting the proposal, the letter says, may trigger anti-boycott laws that would prohibit the states from doing business with Brown."...

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Brown University Offering Pre-College Summer Program on the ‘Politics of Fatness’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 20, 2024 7 Comments

“the pathologization of fatness in the medical community and the rising prevalence of eating disorders, as well as how fatphobia intersects with other systems of oppression”...

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Anti-Israel Student and Alumni Protesters Disrupt Commencement at Brown University

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 27, 2024 3 Comments

“No rest till Brown divests”...

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RI Judge Issues ‘Not Guilty’ Verdict for Anti-Israel Student Activists Arrested at Brown University in December

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 17, 2024 46 Comments

“I think this is a reflection of what nonviolent and peaceful resistance, frankly, is supposed to look like”...

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Brown University Social-Studies Curriculum is Pushing Antisemitism to High Schoolers

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 31, 2024 1 Comment

"According to the program’s website, its resources are used by 1 million students across the United States and in 200 international schools."...

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Police Investigate Violent Anti-Semitic Threats Sent to Brown/RISD Hillel

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 13, 2024 1 Comment

“Special security detail is now in place at our building and will remain in place over the coming days”...

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Brown University President Refuses Demands of Students Staging Hunger Strike for Palestine

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2024 61 Comments

"The Brown Corporation must heed these calls and promote an immediate ceasefire and a lasting peace by divesting its endowment from companies that enable and profit from the genocide in Gaza and broader Israeli occupation."...

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Dept. of Education Investigating Brown U. for Alleged Discrimination Against Jewish Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 11, 2024 10 Comments

"investigating a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of national origin in regard to 'incidents of harassment' in Fall 2023"...

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More Than 40 Anti-Israel Students Arrested at Brown University Following ‘Sit-in’ at University Hall

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 12, 2023 6 Comments

"Students were told to leave University Hall by the time it closed at 5 p.m."...

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Anti-Israel Student Mob Shouts Down Speech by Brown University President

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 01, 2023 19 Comments

"Paxson was eventually booed off the stage as students chanted 'shame on you' and demanded the university divest its endowment from companies that are profiting off the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas."...

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Criminal Charges for Trespassing Dropped Against Anti-Israel Brown Students After Palestinian Student Shot in Vermont

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 29, 2023 6 Comments

"In a statement to 12 News, Brown University explained that it requested the city drop the charges against the students ahead of their scheduled arraignment Tuesday morning."...

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Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter at Brown University Allegedly Referred to Hamas Attack on Israel as ‘A Victory’

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 24, 2023 3 Comments

"In reality the root of the violence comes from the side of the oppressor"...

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Providence Police Arrest 18 People During Anti-Israel Protest at Brown University

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 09, 2023 3 Comments

“Divestment from companies profiting from ongoing violence in Gaza is a material way for Brown University to promote an immediate ceasefire and a lasting peace”...

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