Details of undergrad’s death remain unknown
Five days after Michael Dawkins ’13.5 was confirmed to have died in Peru, few details have emerged about the circumstances of his death. Dawkins was not “taking part of any Brown-sponsored activity” ...
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Five days after Michael Dawkins ’13.5 was confirmed to have died in Peru, few details have emerged about the circumstances of his death. Dawkins was not “taking part of any Brown-sponsored activity” ...
Documents made public last week reveal that the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation hired legal representation last fall in response to inquiries from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’17 will not seek re-election next year, he announced Wednesday. “After talking to my family over the course of the summer, I thought the time was good now to tell ...
Rhode Island became the 10th state in the country to begin offering marriage certificates to same-sex couples Aug. 1. Same-sex couples across the state celebrated the day with weddings and by trading ...
In its final meeting of the academic year Friday, the Corporation heard arguments but did not reach a decision on whether the University will divest from coal companies targeted by activist group Brown ...
Bill McKibben, environmentalist and founder of the 350.org campaign, cited three statistics to outline his concerns about climate change in a 2012 Rolling Stone article titled “Global Warming’s Terrifying ...
As the national debate over same-sex marriage continues to unfold, for the first time in Rhode Island’s history, the governor, the House of Representatives and a majority of state residents all support ...
Domestic violence Under legislation introduced in the House by Rep. Michael Marcello, D-Cranston, state courts would be permitted to order certain convicted domestic violence perpetrators “to wear ...
Background checks Legislation that would require individuals interested in volunteering in the state’s public and private schools to undergo criminal background checks passed in the House of Representatives ...
Teacher tenure The House Labor Committee reviewed legislation this week to revise employment policies for Rhode Island’s public schools. Rep. Scott Guthrie, D-Coventry, introduced the bill, which suggests ...
President Obama stressed the importance of preparing students to meet the new demands of globalized markets to alleviate the nation’s persistent economic problems in his annual State of the Union address ...
Rhode Island’s schools and businesses — including Providence Public Schools and the Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority — announced closings last night in response to a blizzard warning ...
Deputy Dean of the College Stephen Lassonde will step down from his position at the end of March after serving six years at the University, Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron wrote in an email to ...
Six months after the University settled negotiations with Providence Mayor Angel Taveras - through an agreement that increased Brown's voluntary contributions to the city in lieu of taxes, amid criticism ...
Last year, approximately 10,000 victims reported incidents of domestic abuse in Rhode Island.
In addition to casting their votes for local and national politicians last week, Rhode Island residents responded to seven statewide ballot questions on Election Day. Questions one and two, which received ...
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation filed a lawsuit last week against 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling, as well as other top officials at the company and former EDC leaders Keith Stokes ...
A Herald poll conducted in October found that 65.6 percent of respondents said they planned to vote for President Obama this Tuesday, while 16 percent of students reported that they did not plan to vote, ...