In 2022, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) found that average scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) declined significantly from 2020 in both reading and mathematics. Nine-year-old students saw a 5 point de...
On a frigid early Sunday morning, a fire blazed through three blighted Olneyville homes, displacing 23 people and claiming the life of one resident. Located in one of Providence’s poorest neighborhoods, the leveled lot remained vacant for three yea...
An archival recollection of the Chinatown that once stood in downtown Providence, this short documentary traces how a community grew, lived, and receded. This video would not have been possible without the extensive support of Yuanyuan (Angela) Feng,...
Find our episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify, and iTunes! OVERVIEW: In 2013, Ray Kelly was invited to speak at Brown University. As a well-known proponent of stop-and-frisk, the NYPD Police Commissioner’s presence generated controversy on the unive...
Find our episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify, and iTunes! OVERVIEW: In 2013, Ray Kelly was invited to speak at Brown University. As a well-known proponent of stop-and-frisk, the NYPD Police Commissioner’s presence generated controversy on the unive...
In the second installment of the series on the Providence School Takeover, BPRadio dives back into the Providence Public Schools to further investigate the effects of a state takeover on the parents, students, and broader community. Hosted by Morgan ...
In the second installment of the series on the Providence School Takeover, BPRadio dives back into the Providence Public Schools to further investigate the effects of a state takeover on the parents, students, and broader community. Hosted by Morgan ...
These days, recycling is out, and recycling cynicism is in. In 2017, that cynicism peaked when China axed a decades-long agreement to purchase American recycling. This left environmentalists, policymakers, and concerned citizens wondering: could Amer...
These days, recycling is out, and recycling cynicism is in. In 2017, that cynicism peaked when China axed a decades-long agreement to purchase American recycling. This left environmentalists, policymakers, and concerned citizens wondering: could Amer...
The so-called “gig” economy is, for lack of a better word, gig-antic. This market, characterized by its dependence upon freelance workers and independent contractors, accounted for 94 percent of net employment growth in the U.S. between 2005 and ...
The so-called “gig” economy is, for lack of a better word, gig-antic. This market, characterized by its dependence upon freelance workers and independent contractors, accounted for 94 percent of net employment growth in the U.S. between 2005 and ...
When Paddy Roy Bates claimed an abandoned military fort as a present for his wife Joan, the principality of Sealand was born. There was no fanfare or paperwork, Bates simply created a micronation: an “entity that claims to be an independent state b...
When Paddy Roy Bates claimed an abandoned military fort as a present for his wife Joan, the principality of Sealand was born. There was no fanfare or paperwork, Bates simply created a micronation: an “entity that claims to be an independent state b...
“It started out as a kiss; how did it end up like this?” wonder The Killers in their timeless 2003 hit “Mr. Brightside.” This refrain doubles as a genuine question about Jordan, where, this past summer, a single kiss propelled the desert king...
“It started out as a kiss; how did it end up like this?” wonder The Killers in their timeless 2003 hit “Mr. Brightside.” This refrain doubles as a genuine question about Jordan, where, this past summer, a single kiss propelled the desert king...
DNA, the genetic code that lays the foundation for a person’s health, mental abilities, and personality traits, is a fundamental building block of a person’s identity. The assortment of As, Ts, Gs, and Cs tells a unique story, and an analysis of ...
DNA, the genetic code that lays the foundation for a person’s health, mental abilities, and personality traits, is a fundamental building block of a person’s identity. The assortment of As, Ts, Gs, and Cs tells a unique story, and an analysis of ...
Five decades ago, restaurants, parks, and schools were shrouded in a cloud of smoke, and U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry was trying to see through the haze. To find a meaningful way to investigate and convey the dangers of smoking, he created the A...
Five decades ago, restaurants, parks, and schools were shrouded in a cloud of smoke, and U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry was trying to see through the haze. To find a meaningful way to investigate and convey the dangers of smoking, he created the A...
Providence Public School Districts have an exceptionally low level of academic instruction, despite neighboring an elite Ivy League institution. In the first episode of Season 3, hosts Morgan Awner ‘21 and Rachel Lim ‘21 take a step off College H...
Providence Public School Districts have an exceptionally low level of academic instruction, despite neighboring an elite Ivy League institution. In the first episode of Season 3, hosts Morgan Awner ‘21 and Rachel Lim ‘21 take a step off College H...
https://soundcloud.com/bpr-chief-of-staff/thats-a-wrap Hosts Aidan Calvelli ’19 and Noah Cowan’19 reflect on the importance of student journalism and their time at the Brown Political Review in their last-ever episode as the hosts of BPRa...
https://soundcloud.com/bpr-chief-of-staff/thats-a-wrap Hosts Aidan Calvelli ’19 and Noah Cowan’19 reflect on the importance of student journalism and their time at the Brown Political Review in their last-ever episode as the hosts of BPRa...
http://brownpoliticalreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Food_For_Thought_mixdown.mp3 Hosts Aidan Calvelli ’19 and Noah Cowan ’19 give us some “Food for Thought” in our third episode of the season. Featuring interviews from anthropologist S...
http://brownpoliticalreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Food_For_Thought_mixdown.mp3 Hosts Aidan Calvelli ’19 and Noah Cowan ’19 give us some “Food for Thought” in our third episode of the season. Featuring interviews from anthropologist S...
http://soundcloud.com/bpr-chief-of-staff/the-deal-with-drugs Drugs are a scourge to society with the power to catalyze a major public health crisis. But on college campuses, they may simply be seen as a quintessential element of the party scene. In o...
http://soundcloud.com/bpr-chief-of-staff/the-deal-with-drugs Drugs are a scourge to society with the power to catalyze a major public health crisis. But on college campuses, they may simply be seen as a quintessential element of the party scene. In o...