In a final hearing Tuesday afternoon, the city court closed the case against the 41 students arrested in a December University Hall sit-in by providing them a six-month not guilty filing. Provided the students are not rearrested within the six-month period, the case will be dismissed and the students will not receive a criminal record. The decision followed three months of deliberations after initial arraignments in February, when all 41 students pled not guilty to charges of "willful trespassing within school buildings," The Herald previously reported. "I'm glad my peers and I are not going t ..read more

In a final hearing Tuesday afternoon, the city court closed the case against the 41 students arrested in a December University Hall sit-in by providing them a six-month not guilty filing. Provided the students are not rearrested within the six-month period, the case will be dismissed and the students will not receive a criminal record. The decision followed three months of deliberations after initial arraignments in February, when all 41 students pled not guilty to charges of "willful trespassing within school buildings," The Herald previously reported. "I'm glad my peers and I are not going t ..read more

As of May 3, the Labor Organization of Community Coordinators has completed six bargaining sessions with the University. Since its formal recognition in the fall, LOCC has proposed sixteen contract articles. The University has proposed one new article which outlines the roles and tenets of the Community Coordinator position. Several of the articles proposed by LOCC would establish its rights as a union. According to LOCC bargaining committee member Anna Ryu '25, these articles contain language adapted from the bargaining agreements of the Graduate Labor Organization and the Teaching Assistant ..read more

..read more

185 seniors and 62 juniors were elected to the University's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring, according to Stephen Merriam Foley, associate professor of English and comparative literature and the secretary of the University's chapter. Click to jump to the list of elected juniors or seniors. Phi Beta Kappa, according to Foley, is the nation's "oldest and most prestigious academic honors organization." Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, "Phi Beta Kappa seeks to encourage intellectual distinction among undergraduates by recognizing academic excellence in the course of a broa ..read more

A committee of University faculty will now evaluate the severe sanctioning of any faculty member, including suspension from regular service, following a vote at a Tuesday faculty meeting. Following amendments, the motion passed with 64% in favor, 26% against and 10% abstaining from the vote. The committee, which will be created on an ad hoc basis, would include three to seven tenured faculty members and review the charges by the dean made in the case. The motion was introduced by Steven Sloman, chair of the Faculty Executive Committee and professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sc ..read more

At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, all 20 participants in a Rhode Island School of Design sit-in for dissociation from Israel exited 20 Washington Place, known as Prov-Wash. According to RISD Students for Justice in Palestine spokesperson Luca Colannino, sit-in participants were notified that they would be threatened with expulsion after RISD facilities and fire marshalls cleared the second-floor barricade at approximately 12:30 p.m. Colannino declined to share how sit-in participants were notified of the threat. Sit-in participants voluntarily decided to leave the building occupation. Ra ..read more

On Wednesday, faculty affiliated with two departments at the Rhode Island School of Design released statements in support of the ongoing student demonstrations at 20 Washington Place, better known as Prov-Wash. The Sculpture department and Theory and History of Art and Design department joined the Graphic Design department, which released a statement Monday echoing the student's demands. Additionally, 65 undergraduate students affiliated with RISD's Painting Department wrote a letter to Angela Dufresne, their department's head, requesting a similar faculty statement in support of student deman ..read more

RISD President Crystal Williams released information regarding the college's investment portfolio and responded to student protestors' demands in a Tuesday evening email sent to students and faculty.campus-wide email. The announcement follows a six-hour Monday evening negotiations meeting with student organizers affiliated with RISD Students for Justice in Palestine during a 22-person occupation at 20 Washington Place, better known as Prov-Wash. Students yesterday barricaded themselves in the second floor of Prov-Wash, an administrative building which hosts Williams's office. RJSP representati ..read more

At around 10 a.m. Tuesday, civilians in the Providence Superior Court and nearby buildings were told to evacuate by the Providence Police Department. PPD said that there was an "unidentified package" in the Providence Superior Court that they are actively investigating. Members of the Rhode Island Bomb Squad are also present. PPD has blocked off College Street. Civilians have been told to stay near the Van Wickle Gates for their safety. Individuals west of the closure have been told to stay west of Benefit Street. Bomb Squad personnel detonated the package at approximately 11:14 a.m. PPD Offic ..read more