For the last four years, I have had the privilege of telling friends and family back home that I went to school with the happiest students in America. Of the many things that have been great about Brown, that has been by far the best, and I think it's something we take for granted. We're beyond lucky ...
Journalist and political scientist Fareed Zakaria will deliver the baccalaureate address at Commencement next month, the University announced Thursday.
Full-time faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design have agreed to forgo a salary increase next year in the face of the worsening economic climate.
Predicting a slow recovery for the endowment, the Corporation focused this weekend's meeting on long-term plans to reduce the University's budget by about $90 million over the next five years, and revised ambitious plans for two major capital projects so they could begin even during a period of economic ...
With an economic crisis throwing a wrench in the University's ambitious spending plans, the Corporation will have some major decisions to make when it convenes for a meeting this weekend.
Though the Task Force on Undergraduate Education recommended expanding the UTRA program in its final report released in September, the University's financial troubles have precluded the small increase planned for this year, said Furtado, who oversees the program for the Office of the Dean of the College. ...
A science resource center in the Sciences Library could open as early as January 2010, according to Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron.
A Brown alum and Corporation member could be appointed President Barack Obama's "car czar", a new position that would be created to oversee a bailout of the American auto industry, according to multiple media reports.
A new bicycle sharing service is making it easier for Rhode Island School of Design students to borrow a set of wheels - for free.
The University will wait until donors fulfill pledges for buildings before beginning construction, potentially delaying several capital projects around campus.
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