Four undergraduates will serve on the University Resources Committee next year - an increase from the current two students - following the passage of a proposal at Tuesday's faculty meeting. The change passed with 38 faculty members in favor and 25 members opposed.
President Ruth Simmons and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras joined state and local leaders Tuesday morning to announce the result of months-long negotiations concerning the University's payments to the city that were spurred by Providence's fiscal crisis. Under the new agreement, the University will pay ...
President Ruth Simmons, Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14 and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras will announce the conclusion of months-long negotiations regarding the financial relationship between Brown and the city of Providence at a press conference tomorrow morning, according to a press release this ...
Eighty-six percent of college first-years nationwide selected the ability to secure a better job as a "very important" factor in choosing to attend college - this compared to only 72 percent that chose gaining "a general education and appreciation of ideas" as very important, according ...
President Ruth Simmons will deliver the baccalaureate address at Commencement for the class of 2012, the University announced Friday.
The Providence City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to reform city pensions. The ordinance will make several changes to city pension plans, including freezing cost-of-living adjustments for all city retirees until the city's municipal pension plan is 70 percent funded.
Roughly 70 percent of students approve of the University's expansion of the medical and graduate schools, the development of executive master's programs and the creation of a school of public health, according to a Herald poll conducted last month. Around 38 percent of students strongly approve of these ...
In a Herald poll conducted last month, 81 percent of students responded that President Ruth Simmons has contributed to their Brown experience in a positive way. Only two percent of students said Simmons contributed in a negative way. Behind these numbers is a genuine appreciation for what Simmons has ...
Admission to the nation's top universities has grown increasingly selective in recent years. But for female applicants, who are applying in higher numbers than males to many of these institutions, including Brown, chances of admission may be even slimmer.
Russ Feingold, a former Democratic senator from Wisconsin, called for the overturn of the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case and urged students to act against the abuse of corporate spending in a mostly full Salomon 101 Wednesday night. The event was ...
Part three of a four-part series When Associate Professor of Anthropology Dan Smith asked students in his class ANTH 0300: "Culture and Health" to indicate if they thought they were lower-class, very few students raised their hands. The same happened when he asked if students considered themselves ...
President Ruth Simmons will serve her last day in office June 30. With the semester drawing to a close, Simmons sat down with The Herald for one final interview to discuss her legacy, her post-office plans, her popularity among students and what the future may hold for Brown.
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