Students walk past them more times than they probably care to notice. The statues decorating Brown’s campus are landmarks of the University, mentioned on campus tours and representative as lasting symbols of some of the University’s core values. Marcus Aurelius looks over the Ruth Simmons Quadrangle, ...
Director Jeff Zimbalist ’00 delivered the 13th annual Casey Shearer Memorial Lecture Friday night in Salomon 101. The Herald spoke to Zimbalist about his inspirations, experiences as a director and the advice he has for undergraduates. Herald: What at Brown shaped your career moving forward? ...
In a place that seems beyond repair, director Jeff Zimbalist ’00 sees a story. “I want to keep telling stories of communities overcoming the odds, doing positive things ... making lasting change in places that the media almost always portrays as falling apart,” he said in the 13th annual Casey ...
The parents of Ryan Sims ’11 have filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, seeking surveillance footage that could reveal further details about the 23 year old’s death last December, according to a March 14 article in the New York Daily News. Sims’ parents hope to use ...
At first glance, the former Rhode Island Hospital Trust Bank building looks much like it did in the early 1900s. The same spherical clock hangs from the high domed ceiling, much like a similar clock hangs in the converted train station in Paris that is now the Musee d’Orsay. The clock is one of several ...
Across the country, the number of international students has increased significantly in the last few years, contributing additional revenue to colleges and state economies, according to a November report by the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. Rhode Island was no exception - in the ...
Following a spate of violence in the Gaza strip and other regions across Israel, Brown students confirmed last week that their study abroad programs would continue normal operations provided the violence did not escalate further. Last Wednesday, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed ...
Following a wave of air strikes in the Gaza Strip last week, Israeli universities where Brown undergraduates are currently abroad will maintain normal operations for now, according to Kendall Brostuen, director of the Office of International Programs. The students' host universities are in close communication ...
The number of special students - non-degree-seeking students enrolled in Brown courses - has increased over the last decade from 339 to 439, according to an October report released by the Office of Institutional Research. Special students include groups such as University employees, post-baccalaureates, ...
Students across the country will flock to polling booths in their college towns on election day, while others have already mailed in absentee ballots. But what about students from outside the United States who are not eligible to cast a vote?
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