A crowd of nearly 50 performance artists as well as students and other community members gathered last night for a theater-oriented commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the fire at the Station nightclub. The club burned down in 2003, killing 100 and injuring an additional 200, according to the ...
“Today miracles occupy the same place as illusive effects,” but they should be distinguished from magic, said Hent de Vries, professor in the humanities and philosophy and director of the Humanities Center at Johns Hopkins University, in a talk Tuesday night about miraculous events. Before an audience ...
In the wake of a cheating scandal at Harvard allegedly involving 125 students, Brown continues to pilot-test a variety of methods to detect academic dishonesty. Last semester, the University offered a pilot test of Turnitin, a web-based service that allows professors to compare students' written work ...
The Graduate School has chosen nine students to participate in the debut of its Open Graduate Programs, an interdisciplinary option that combines doctoral studies in a primary field with master's-level studies in an additional field. The initiative will expand the University's undergraduate open curriculum ...
The Swearer Center for Public Service received about 40 applications this year for its Howard R. Swearer International Service Fellowship, which provides up to $3,500 for students to pursue a summer internship or project abroad backed by a non-governmental organization or government agency.
A number of University measures — including increased officer presence, heightened emphasis on SafeRide and blue light emergency phone installation — has contributed to a decline in on-campus crime rates in recent years, according to a Feb. 13 community safety information email ...
Brown Student Agencies has decided to reinvest the proceeds generated from student business ventures to fund an additional C.V. Starr Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship, a summer grant awarded through the Swearer Center for Public Service to support socially responsible entrepreneurship. According to ...
The University will establish an office to coordinate support on campus for veterans and students pursuing military studies this spring, according to Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services.
Through a combination of volunteer efforts and food donations, Providence People's Kitchen is providing three meals per day to members of the Occupy Providence movement, who have been residing in Burnside Park since Saturday evening.
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