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(05/09/14 5:03pm)
About 1,570 of the 2,619 students offered admission to the class of 2018 have committed to the University, leading to a current yield rate of around 59.9 percent, said Dean of Admission Jim Miller ’73.
The ...
(04/18/14 7:01am)
In honor of Brown’s 250th anniversary celebration, all nine honorary degree recipients at the May 25 Commencement ceremony will be alums, the University announced Thursday. The honorees come from a ...
(04/14/14 4:15am)
Just over half of undergraduates disagree with the consideration of legacy status in the University’s admission decisions, according to the results of a Herald poll conducted March 3–4. About 30 ...
(03/31/14 4:15am)
Updated at 1:34 a.m. on March 31, 2014.
The University extended offers of admission to 8.6 percent of applicants to the class of 2018, marking the lowest percentage of admitted students in University ...
(03/17/14 7:27am)
International students’ financial aid packages will be reevaluated annually beginning with the class of 2018 as part of President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan. This policy will apply to international ...
(03/10/14 4:20am)
“I didn’t have any idea that I was going to become the Secretary of Labor someday, … but what I did have an idea of was that I wanted to make a difference,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas ...
(03/03/14 5:25am)
As the Office of Admission combs through applications to the class of 2018, staffers are considering a pool with a dramatically different geographic composition than even a decade ago, with a rapid increase ...
(02/21/14 5:20am)
For a number of undergraduates, Providence is the big city. It’s a place where you don’t know your neighbors. It’s a place where streetlights shine, sirens blare and cornfields are replaced by busy ...
(02/12/14 5:20am)
The University has revised its financial aid website in response to a letter released Feb. 3 by the Democratic members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that identified Brown ...
(02/04/14 5:05am)
About two weeks after Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’17 highlighted education as a major priority in his proposed 2015 budget, Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist announced the results of the ...
(01/23/14 7:10am)
The University will commit to funding at least one internship or research opportunity for students receiving financial aid as part of an effort to increase the accessibility of summer opportunities, President ...
(12/04/13 5:00am)
Brian Torrey Scott GS, a doctoral candidate in theater arts and performance studies, died Nov. 29 after a prolonged battle with colon cancer.
President Christina Paxson informed the campus of Scott’s ...
(12/03/13 5:44am)
Department of Public Safety officers arrested three individuals in connection with a cell phone robbery on Manning Walkway Monday afternoon, said Paul Shanley, deputy chief of police for DPS.
Around ...
(11/19/13 4:10am)
Karen DeLucia Pinch ’88 was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the Rhode Island State Police earlier this month, making her third in command of the force and the highest ranking woman in the organization’s ...
(11/19/13 3:48am)
The following is an account of the crime event that took place this weekend, reported to The Herald by Deputy Chief of Police for the Department of Public Safety Paul Shanley:
Friday afternoon
A ...
(11/12/13 5:12am)
Department of Public Safety officers arrested a Providence resident Nov. 5 in connection with a series of reported thefts at the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center, said Paul Shanley, deputy chief of police ...
(11/07/13 5:10am)
A recent Providence ordinance aims to reduce nuisance complaints about local student “party houses” by marking them with orange stickers, which could potentially affect Brown students living off campus.
As ...
(11/05/13 6:14am)
The following is an account of crime events that took place last week and this weekend, reported to The Herald by Deputy Chief of Police for the Department of Public Safety Paul Shanley:
Thursday ...
(10/30/13 8:20am)
A lecture by New York City Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly scheduled for Tuesday afternoon was canceled after protesters halted Kelly’s speech and would not yield the floor.
Controversy ...
(10/15/13 3:54am)
The following is an account of crime events that took place this weekend, reported to The Herald by Deputy Chief of Police for the Department of Public Safety Paul Shanley:
Friday night
In the ...