As technology becomes ever more omnipresent in the modern age, universities have begun experimenting with digital strategies to expedite and accelerate their students’ learning. The most notable example is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s OpenCourseWare, which, according to its website, ...
Yesterday, President Christina Paxson emailed the community with the proposed strategic plan that, if approved, will guide Brown’s trajectory for the next decade. We urge all who are interested in the University’s future to read the plan in its entirety and to attend upcoming community forums in ...
This past week, the U.S. News and World Report released its annual ranking of colleges — though as usual, little change is discernible between this edition and the last. The usual big players top the lists, with Princeton, Harvard and Yale leading the national universities, and Williams College, Amherst ...
As the University weighs and looks to further its commitment to internationalization, the concept of studying abroad — and the way in which it is actually practiced at Brown — merits fresh scrutiny. Though opponents of studying abroad characterize programs as endless parties or continuous field ...
The Herald reported this past week that the hiring of new Chief Information Officer Ravi Pendse may spur an increased emphasis on corporate funding of university research. Such funding is particularly attractive during this period of economic hardship — federal research agencies experienced significant ...
There is one magical moment in the academic year when students gather together to learn from the past, relish in the present and prepare for the future. Though the answer — the housing lottery — should be obvious to all, the night’s magic seems to have been forgotten by administrators and the ...
We stand at a pivotal moment as President Obama bids Congress to support a diplomatic — or, if necessary, military — intervention in Syria to halt President Bashar al-Assad’s regime’s reported use of deadly chemical weapons. While we may feel detached from the conflict or powerless to influence ...
At a press conference last week, Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’17 announced he will not seek re-election next fall, saying he wants instead to focus the remainder of his term on addressing state issues. Chafee, who this past May changed his political allegiance from Independent to Democrat, had ...
Over the next three years, the University will seek to revamp its introductory courses in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics — known as STEM — with a grant partly sponsored by the Association of American Universities. This study is long overdue and could significantly affect the experience ...
With Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron preparing to leave Brown, the search for her successor prompts a discussion of which priorities the University should emphasize in the coming years. As the strategic planning process unfolds this coming semester and year, we encourage the University to choose ...
This summer saw several armed robberies on College Hill, causing serious safety concerns about areas directly around campus. Both the Department of Public Safety and the Providence Police Department have responded admirably, promoting shuttle services and increasing security presence. Yet gaps in the ...
Last weekend, the Main Green was transformed into an oasis, where students could experience a few carefree days away from the pressures of outside jobs, school and other stressors. In order for us to enjoy this brief respite, security staff, administrators, student leaders, Brown Concert Agency members ...
At the height of the Boston Police Department and FBI’s pursuit of the two suspects of last Monday’s Boston Marathon bombing, something unprecedented occurred: Hundreds of people, across social networks like Reddit and Twitter, tuned into police scanners and claimed law enforcement officers had ...
On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of senators known as the Gang of Eight proposed legislation that would provide a path to provisional legal status for undocumented immigrants, one step on a road to citizenship. While the conservative base is still wary of granting amnesty to immigrants it considers lawbreakers, ...
On Monday, it happened again. Most of us students are members of the 9/11 generation, and after two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, we were immediately taken back to the attacks that happened during our formative years. Though, thankfully, the casualty count appears to be much lower than that ...
In The Herald’s most recent undergraduate poll, about 61 percent of students expressed the opinion that the University should offer minors. Though important arguments for the introduction of new programs exist, we strongly believe minors should not be implemented. Introducing minors at Brown would ...
Starting Tuesday, students can begin to vote for Undergraduate Council of Students president and vice president and Undergraduate Finance Board chair. While all of the candidates have their strenghts, we are pleased to endorse Todd Harris ’14.5 for UCS president, Sam Gilman ’15 for UCS vice president ...
In five days, undergraduates will have the opportunity to fulfill their civic responsibility as members of the Brown community. But the reality is that little of substance seems to happen during the election for the Undergraduate Council of Students and Undergraduate Finance Board. And candidates running ...
With government funding for research reduced from $140 billion to $130.5 billion — a nearly 7 percent decrease — many have expressed concern about the federal sequester’s effects on funding for research grants. As scientific research and development becomes increasingly politicized in the national ...
An April 4 New York Times article, titled “Essay-Grading Software Offers Professors a Break,” examined a futuristic and troubling initiative in the world of higher education: essay-grading software. The software, released last month for all institutions of learning, was developed edX, a nonprofit ...
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