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.
At its monthly meeting yesterday, the Brown University Community Council discussed the status of the Swearer Center for Public Service as well as the Plan for Academic Enrichment and reflected on the progress that has been made under President Ruth Simmons.
At its monthly meeting yesterday, the Brown University Community Council discussed the status of the Swearer Center for Public Service as well as the Plan for Academic Enrichment and reflected on the progress that has been made under President Ruth Simmons.
The University has extended an offer to a candidate for the permanent position of director of the Office of Institutional Diversity, said Provost Mark Schlissel P'15. The director bears the responsibility of ensuring that Brown continues to promote diversity on campus through faculty, students and staff, ...
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.
When high school senior Vananh Tran was admitted to Brown last month, she was floored. "It was my dream school. And I honestly never expected to get in," she said. Tran loves Brown's "individualized attention" and its emphasis on learning over competition. But the decision-making process has not been ...
A majority of students believe the University should offer gender-neutral housing for first-year students, according to a Herald poll conducted last month. Roughly 60 percent of students polled said they either strongly or somewhat agreed with a gender-neutral option, with one-third of total respondents ...
Invisible Children, the organization behind the video Kony 2012, visited Brown last night to screen the sequel to the film - "Kony 2012: Part 2 - Beyond Famous" - but students expressed doubt as to what the future of the movement holds.
This year's mild winter and warm, dry spring has put Rhode Island at risk for a meteorological drought. This March was the warmest and one of the driest on record, and Rhode Island had experienced very little rainfall since February prior to Sunday's record-setting rainstorm. Though the weekend's storm ...
At the annual city budget address last night, Mayor Angel Taveras presented the Providence City Council with a $638.4 million budget proposal that prioritizes education, economic development and public safety. Taveras reiterated his calls for municipal pension reform and increased contributions from ...
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