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Brown University (US)

The latest news and top stories on Brown University. A prominent Providence, Rhode Island based private Ivy League research university, Brown University is dedicated to discovering, communicating and preserving knowledge through free inquiry. Established in 1764, it is one of the United States' oldest higher education institutions. Its main areas of activity include comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programmes, medical education and extensive research in fields such as health, science, technology and humanities. Brown is notable for its innovative Open Curriculum allowing students to design their own studies and for its significant contributions to academia and public service.

US President Donald Trump arrives in the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday before speaking on the Iran war. Photo: AP

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The United States has spent trillions of dollars on foreign wars, thanks in large part to the largesse of countries around the world that are willing to fund its ever-ballooning debt.

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Stability comes first: Chinese defence chief signals Beijing’s strategic caution

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3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game

17 Feb 2026 - 7:54AM

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Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

7 Feb 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

People leave Harvard University on April 17, 2025. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Gun violence in the US

Brown University shooter left video confession, planned attack for months

Claudio Neves Valente, who killed two students and an MIT professor, said he wouldn’t apologise because no one had ever apologised to him.

7 Jan 2026 - 7:12AM

Gun violence in the US

Will homeless man who helped FBI find Brown shooter get US$50,000 reward?

Investigators struggled for days to locate the suspect – until they got a tip about a Reddit post by a man living in the building’s basement.

21 Dec 2025 - 7:46AM

Gun violence in the US

How right-wing misinformation hurt the Brown University shooting investigation

Unfounded claims that the gunman was a Palestinian student flooded social media, complicating the probe.

20 Dec 2025 - 3:18AM

Law enforcement agents take part in the search for the Brown University shooter in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

United States

Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown, MIT shootings

Trump administration targets diversity visa programme after deadly shootings were carried out by a Portuguese national.

19 Dec 2025 - 2:46PM

Gun violence in the US

Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead

Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist.

19 Dec 2025 - 3:59PM

Gun violence in the US

Brown University shooting: police seek witness who came close to gunman

The hunt has stretched into its fifth day, after a man with a rifle burst into a campus building and killed two students.

18 Dec 2025 - 7:05AMvideocam

Providence Police are seeking information about this individual who was seen near the person of interest in the Brown shooting case. Image: Providence Police Department via TNS

Gun violence in the US

Hunt for Brown University shooter continues as police release detained man

Investigation going in a ‘different direction’ hours after an attack that left two students dead and nine injured.

15 Dec 2025 - 8:54PMvideocam

Authorities on Saturday released a short video clip of a person of interest dressed in black. Photo: Providence Police Department via AFP

Gun violence in the US

Suspect arrested in US after 2 students shot dead at Brown University

Nine others were injured in Saturday’s attack in Providence, Rhode Island. US President Donald Trump called the shooting ‘terrible’.

15 Dec 2025 - 12:50AM

Internet

Are China’s stars leading fans to be more nationalist – or the other way round?

Study out of the US and Britain looks at how nationalism flows and influences others on Chinese social media.

15 Nov 2025 - 8:52PMvideocam

United States

Opinion | Hong Kong’s international students should leave with more than an education

Trump’s ‘compact’ for higher education institutions adds to international students’ uncertainty; Hong Kong must cultivate integration to be attractive.

31 Oct 2025 - 10:49AMvideocam

International students at the University of Hong Kong on September 19. Photo: Jonathan Wong

US-China relations

Opinion | Amid US-China rivalry, Nobel Prize winner’s oeuvre offers food for thought

The work of one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics offers a way to think through the divergence between the West and the Rest.

24 Oct 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

A worker is seen at a workshop of a new energy cell material company in the Qinzhou port area in China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on November 29, 2023. Photo: Xinhua

Israel-Gaza war

US gave over US$21 billion in military aid to Israel since Gaza war began: report

Study released on the two-year anniversary of the war shows US support was key to sustaining Israel’s campaign against Hamas.

7 Oct 2025 - 7:11PM

Donald Trump

Trump says Harvard deal is close, university will pay US$500 million

The Ivy League school will operate trade schools and teach classes on AI and ‘lots of things’, the US president says.

1 Oct 2025 - 7:26AMvideocam

TV shows and streaming video

Where is Cousins Beach IRL? Filming locations in The Summer I Turned Pretty

Yes, Cousins is fictional: much of the filming took place at Wilmington, North Carolina, where Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill were also shot.

11 Sep 2025 - 10:58AMvideocam

Belly (Lola Tung) and Conrad (Christopher Briney) in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photo: @thesummeriturnedpretty/Instagram

United States

Harvard mulls paying US$500 million for job training to end Trump feud

Agreement on how to pay a penalty would bring the university closer to ending a months-long stand-off with the White House.

13 Aug 2025 - 12:30PMvideocam

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.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}My Take | America has always been a rogue state

The United States has spent trillions of dollars on foreign wars, thanks in large part to the largesse of countries around the world that are willing to fund its ever-ballooning debt.

Stability comes first: Chinese defence chief signals Beijing’s strategic caution

3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game

Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

Brown University shooter left video confession, planned attack for months

Claudio Neves Valente, who killed two students and an MIT professor, said he wouldn’t apologise because no one had ever apologised to him.

Will homeless man who helped FBI find Brown shooter get US$50,000 reward?

Investigators struggled for days to locate the suspect – until they got a tip about a Reddit post by a man living in the building’s basement.

How right-wing misinformation hurt the Brown University shooting investigation

Unfounded claims that the gunman was a Palestinian student flooded social media, complicating the probe.

Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown, MIT shootings

Trump administration targets diversity visa programme after deadly shootings were carried out by a Portuguese national.

Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead

Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist.

Brown University shooting: police seek witness who came close to gunman

The hunt has stretched into its fifth day, after a man with a rifle burst into a campus building and killed two students.

Hunt for Brown University shooter continues as police release detained man

Investigation going in a ‘different direction’ hours after an attack that left two students dead and nine injured.

Suspect arrested in US after 2 students shot dead at Brown University

Nine others were injured in Saturday’s attack in Providence, Rhode Island. US President Donald Trump called the shooting ‘terrible’.

Are China’s stars leading fans to be more nationalist – or the other way round?

Study out of the US and Britain looks at how nationalism flows and influences others on Chinese social media.

Opinion | Hong Kong’s international students should leave with more than an education

Trump’s ‘compact’ for higher education institutions adds to international students’ uncertainty; Hong Kong must cultivate integration to be attractive.

Opinion | Amid US-China rivalry, Nobel Prize winner’s oeuvre offers food for thought

The work of one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics offers a way to think through the divergence between the West and the Rest.

US gave over US$21 billion in military aid to Israel since Gaza war began: report

Study released on the two-year anniversary of the war shows US support was key to sustaining Israel’s campaign against Hamas.

Trump says Harvard deal is close, university will pay US$500 million

The Ivy League school will operate trade schools and teach classes on AI and ‘lots of things’, the US president says.

Where is Cousins Beach IRL? Filming locations in The Summer I Turned Pretty

Yes, Cousins is fictional: much of the filming took place at Wilmington, North Carolina, where Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill were also shot.

Harvard mulls paying US$500 million for job training to end Trump feud

Agreement on how to pay a penalty would bring the university closer to ending a months-long stand-off with the White House.

My Take | America has always been a rogue state