Brown University
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| Address | Providence, RI 02912, USA |
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| Phone | +1 401-863-1000 |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 6,580 (2016–17) |
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| ID | 761212 |
About Brown University
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, it is the . . .
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'Granny, I've been shot,' said Palestinian student targeted in Vermont
... Mr Awartani is in his third year of studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island...
Vermont: Three Palestinian students shot near US campus
... The other two have been named as Brown University student Hisham Awartani and Tahseen Ahmed, who attends Trinity College in Connecticut...
Harvard under fire for helping elite skip the queue
... A recent paper published by Opportunity Insights, a research group based out of Harvard University and Brown University (two Ivy Leagues who themselves practice legacy admissions), found that legacy applicants were four-times as likely as non-legacy applicants with the same test scores to be admitted...
Afghan women escape for a chance at education
... These students have been sent to AUW s own university in Bangladesh, or partner colleges such as Brown University in the US, and Oxford and Manchester in the UK...
TikTok users shrug at China fears: 'It's hard to care'
... The popularity of TikTok, a tech giant from outside of Silicon Valley, has brought home to the US questions that other countries have long faced about what governments should do to protect their citizens data, says Timothy Edgar, a professor of computer science at Brown University who advised former President Barack Obama on cyber security issues...
Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul arrested for drink-driving
... Mrs Pelosi was delivering an address at Brown University when the incident happened...
Dr Aaron Beck: Cognitive behavioural therapy pioneer dies aged 100
... He studied at Brown University and later graduated with a medical degree from Yale...
Impeachment: Why did Pelosi use so many pens?
... ceremony, and priorities play a role in strengthening the way in the legislative bodies function, Prof Richard Arenberg, an expert in congressional history and procedures at Brown University, and a former Capitol Hill staffer, give told the BBC...
Vermont: Three Palestinian students shot near US campus
By Thomas MackintoshBBC News
The families of three Palestinian students shot in Vermont on Saturday have urged police to investigate The Attack as a Hate Crime .
Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid were confronted and shot by A Man near University of Vermont Campus, Burlington Police said.
Officers are investigating a possible motive, but said they were wearing Keffiyeh - a traditional Scarf - and speaking Arabic when attacked.
Police are searching for The Suspect .
According to Cbs News , The Suspect is believed to have fled on foot.
Burlington police chief Jon Mura said two victims are in a stable condition; the third has suffered much more serious injuries.
All three victims attended Ramallah Friends School, a Quaker-run private non-profit school in Ramallah, according to Family Members .
Mr Abdalhamid, was As One of its students. The Other two have been named as Brown University student Hisham Awartani and Tahseen Ahmed, who attends Trinity College in Connecticut.
Reuters reported a statement from the families of the three victims, all aged in their 20s, released through the pro-Palestinian non-profit organisation Middle East Understanding.
They said: " We call on law enforcement to conduct a thorough investigation, including treating this as a Hate Crime .
" We will not be comfortable until The Shooter is brought to justice. "
The Shooting comes as the US deals with, including violent assaults and Online Harassment , since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 7 October.
Vermont senator and former Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders posted a condemnation of the latest violence.
Writing on X Mr Sanders said: " It is shocking and deeply upsetting that three young Palestinians were shot here in Burlington, Vermont. Hate has No Place here, or anywhere. "
Ambassador Husam Zomlot , The Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, posted a photo of The Trio on Social Media and added: " The Hate Crimes against Palestinians must stop. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com