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 from both students and city residents - the administration released a comprehensive report last ...
The University is sponsoring the first-ever "Brown Shops Local!" event today as part of a larger city initiative to support local merchants. A free shuttle service will take students, faculty and staff to four different shopping locations around Providence from 4 to 8 p.m.
Brown students took home six out of 10 cash prizes, including first place, at the seventh annual Rhode Island Elevator Pitch Contest last night.
Despite the progress made by President Obama's health care reform law, the United States still faces significant challenges in improving the quality of its health care, according to three panelists who spoke at a forum on the future of health care reform last night. Christopher Koller, Rhode Island ...
The University's net assets decreased to $3.16 billion at the end of fiscal year 2012, a decrease of about 2 percent from last year's total of $3.23 billion, according to financial statements released last month. Implying that the tough national economic climate is continuing to have an effect on elite ...
Across the country, the number of international students has increased significantly in the last few years, contributing additional revenue to colleges and state economies, according to a November report by the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. Rhode Island was no exception - in the ...
Three leading voices in Rhode Island media discussed the state of local and national politics in a panel discussion organized by Common Cause Rhode Island and the Providence Athenaeum Tuesday evening.
MunchCard, a student-owned Thayer Street restaurant discount program, went inactive when it was bought by a Chicago-based company earlier this semester. With the acquisition now complete, the new ownership plans to enact a series of changes to the MunchCard system before reactivating it. "There's no ...
Hasbro, Inc. is expected to move into a newly-renovated building on LaSalle Street in downtown Providence Jan. 2, bringing 284 new full-time jobs and $24 million in investments to the city in the process. Famous for brands such as Furby, Playskool and Monopoly, the Pawtucket-based company was started ...
Sen. Paul Jabour, D-Providence, recently announced his intent to introduce legislation that would increase the training required to become an election poll worker. The move comes after polling places in Providence experienced long lines during November's election, Jabour said. Some citizens in Jabour's ...
Upgrades and renovations of the Sharpe Refectory's heating and washing equipment will begin in the spring semester of the 2013-14 academic year, said Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services. The University hopes to install the new equipment to improve students' experience, ...
A lawsuit filed by the University in early 2011 for the 1970s theft of a Tiffany & Co. silver presentation sword from the Annmary Brown Memorial Collection has faced a number of delays. Donald and Toni Tharpe, the couple accused of illegally possessing the missing sword, changed defense attorneys and ...
The sculpture "Circle Dance" by Thomas Friedman made its debut on the grassy area of the Walk between Angell and Waterman streets following a week-long installation process.
Solutions by The State News
