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RUE program sees low enrollment

Applicant interest in the Resumed Undergraduate Education program has declined over the past few years, which University administrators and RUE students attributed to limited financial aid, a lack of name recognition for the program and changes in the expected course load. Approximately four RUE students ...


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Financial aid office posts undocumented student policy

Undocumented students have been able to receive financial aid from the University for at least seven years. But this fact was not readily available online until March 21, when the Office of Financial Aid updated the frequently asked questions section of its website to include information for undocumented ...


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Proposal reimagines community health degree

A proposal to change the name of and requirements for the community health concentration is pending approval from the College Curriculum Council, a body that reviews undergraduate curricula, said Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences William Rakowski. This is an appropriate time to “align (the ...


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UCS, UFB leadership candidates square off at debate

Candidates for Undergraduate Council of Students and Undergraduate Finance Board leadership positions confronted questions of need-blind admission, student government transparency, community engagement and student activities funding at the candidate debate Thursday night. The UCS presidential candidates ...


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U. launches $160 million campaign to expand engineering

Signaling the start of a $160 million campaign to develop the School of Engineering, the University announced Wednesday morning the school’s receipt of two gifts totaling $44 million. New engineering facilities will be built adjacent to Barus and Holley, where the School of Engineering is currently ...


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Spotlight on the Statehouse: April 11, 2013

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 an electronic monitoring device,” according to a General Assembly press release. Marcello’s legislation ...


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R.I. pot decriminalization takes effect

Legislation decriminalizing marijuana in Rhode Island went into effect last week. First introduced in 2010 by Rep. John Edwards, D-Tiverton and Portsmouth, the bill passed in the General Assembly last year. Individuals possessing less than one ounce of marijuana will be fined $150 instead of facing ...


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Literacy program schedules start date

Providence has set a 2014 start date for Providence Talks, the program for which it won a $5 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies in March.  The city will work with a Brown research team to collect data, monitor the program’s progress and assess its effectiveness in improving the vocabulary ...


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Hillel keynote addresses wrongful convictions

When Betty Anne Waters was 29, her older brother Kenny was wrongfully accused of murder and sent to prison. She spent the next 18 years fighting for justice, enrolling in community college and then going to law school so she could one day prove his innocence in court. Waters spoke to students about ...


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New online voting system vexes UCS

Members of the Undergraduate Council of Students expressed concern at the council’s general body meeting Wednesday that the new voting system — Qualtrics — being used for this year’s student government elections could decrease voter turnout. Students will vote this week through a survey on ...


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Juniors snatch singles in lottery

The annual housing lottery’s first night saw scenes of both excitement and disappointment yesterday evening as rising juniors and seniors chose housing for the next academic year. The event began promptly at 6 p.m., with the goal of getting through 130 lottery numbers per hour. Students crowded the ...


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Poll: Undergrads say U. should offer minors

Over two-thirds of students believe the University should offer minors, according to the Herald poll conducted in March. Roughly sixty-one percent of students would pursue a minor, while 6 percent said they would not pursue a minor but feel the option should be offered. Twenty-three percent of students ...


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Nemo snow day shortens reading period

As the semester nears its end, most students and faculty members said making up for the day of classes lost due to Winter Storm Nemo has not proved particularly inconvenient. After the storm caused classes to be canceled Friday, Feb. 8, the University chose to shorten reading period by one day to make ...


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This week in higher ed: April 10, 2013

Cornell president rejects immediate divestment from coal Cornell President David Skorton said at a Student Assembly meeting Thursday that the university’s administration does not intend to immediately divest from the fossil fuels industry, the Cornell Daily Sun reported Friday. Skorton cited the ...


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Prof takes prize for innovative computer

Professor of Computer Science Maurice Herlihy  became the first Brown faculty member last month to win the IEEE Computer Society’s W. Wallace McDowell Award. The honor is given to individuals who make notable contributions to information technology fields and specifically for Herlihy, for making ...


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Today in University history: April 10, 2013

April 10, 1997 Civil rights activist and Reverend Jesse Jackson delivered a speech the night before about the “the American Dream,” addressing a jam-packed auditorium. “Between black, white and brown, the gap is not as big as it is between have and have-not,” he said, The Herald reported at ...




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