Simmons to address RISD grads
President Ruth Simmons will deliver the keynote address at the Rhode Island School of Design's commencement ceremony June 5.
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President Ruth Simmons will deliver the keynote address at the Rhode Island School of Design's commencement ceremony June 5.
Despite the University of California's recent budget cuts and substantial hike in student fees, the school system has spent about $2 million in recent years on bottled water, the New York Times reported ...
Over spring break, David Poritz '11.5 checked his e-mail and found a message from President Ruth Simmons — telling him that he was one of 60 Truman Scholars, a select group of students chosen from ...
Record flooding hit Rhode Island last week after heavy rains, but it caused only minor damage to University buildings.The Department of Facilities Management received nearly 200 service calls last week ...
The Rhode Island School of Design may become the third school in the city to grant officers arresting powers — but some RISD students, who fear that officers could use their new powers to arrest ...
The University Resources Committee projected in a report released last month that the University's Education and General budget, which includes expenditures on administrative, academic and student support, ...
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For the first time in four years, the University plans to redesign its Web site's main pages, said Vice President for Public Affairs and University Relations Marisa Quinn, who is spearheading the redesign ...
The Corporation authorized construction of two capital projects to begin this spring and summer at its meeting Feb. 27.
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University endowments nationwide saw an average endowment loss of 18.7 percent for the last fiscal year, according to a report with data from 842 institutions compiled by the National Association of College ...
Jennifer Weiler, a first-year at Green Mountain College, filed a lawsuit last month against the Vermont Department of Public Safety for failing to provide separate restrooms in her dormitory for men and ...
President Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion budget blueprint for 2011, released Monday, proposes a $17 billion increase to the Pell Grant program, the main federal program to aid low-income students, which ...
A Massachusetts appeals court found that police officers' warrantless search of a Boston College dorm room was legal, Inside Higher Ed reported on Dec. 28.
As the nation's unemployment rate soars, a group of Brown students have come up with a response: start a job search company.
Previously done by paper and pen, intramural registration and scoring have moved to the Web site imleagues.com. Because intramural sports are so popular, the change will ease administrative burden, according ...
President Ruth Simmons officially opened the University's 246th year Wednesday afternoon, formally welcoming new members of the Brown community.
Though most prospective first-years finished their preview of Brown on Wednesday, some are still on campus for one more day on College Hill. About 140 admitted students are staying for Third World Welcome, ...
Thirty-two of Brown's top graduating artists, actors, writers, composers and directors will be honored at the 14th annual Weston Awards ceremony tonight at Stuart Theatre.Recipients of the William and ...
Note-sharing services have become increasingly common on Brown's campus, with more freshmen registered with sharing networks than any other class year.