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R.I. defense contractors struggle to recruit

Profs balance research, teaching

As the University aims to compete with powerhouse research institutions - many of which have larger endowments - research experience has become a major factor in hiring and faculty tenure decisions. But faculty members remain conflicted as to whether the University's increased emphasis on research and ...

Poll: Students split on contributions to city

Students are divided on whether or not the University should give more money to the city of Providence, according to a Herald poll conducted March 12-14. The poll also found that about one third of respondents said they were satisfied with the choice of Christina Paxson as Brown's 19th president, though ...

UCS launches alum email transfer system

Spring 2012 Student Poll Results

1.  How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the choice of Christina Paxson as the University's 19th president? 13.8%    Very satisfied 28.1%    Somewhat satisfied 33.9%    No opinion 3.3%    Somewhat dissatisfied 1.0%    Very dissatisfied 19.9%    Not familiar enough to answer   2. ...

U. partners with crowdsourcing site

Panel tackles mental health in college

A panel of four professors and administrators discussed the stresses of college, coping strategies, mental health stigmas and resources available to University students Monday night in front of a large, attentive audience in MacMillan 115. The teach-in was designed to explore mental health issues and ...

Writer tells story of captivity in N. Korea

When journalist Euna Lee was seized by two North Korean soldiers near the Chinese border in 2009, she remembers telling her captors, "Please don't kill me."

Petition calls for financial aid reform

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Hofstra athletic director to replace Goldberger

Jack Hayes was announced as the University's new director of athletics at a ceremonial press conference in the Joukowsky Room of the Pizzitola Center Thursday afternoon. Hayes, a Providence native and the current athletics director at Hofstra University, will succeed the retiring Michael Goldberger ...

Public health school nears completion

The creation of the new school of public health, expected to attract additional funding to the University, increase the program's visibility and enhance the quality of students and faculty, is 95 percent complete, and the official approval process for the school is set to begin this spring.

Professors, author debate merits of Tea Party

Four University professors participated Thursday in a public discussion with Theda Skocpol P'10, a prominent Harvard political scientist, about her recent book on the Tea Party movement. Though the panelists consistently expressed their contempt for the Tea Party's political goals - a smaller federal ...

Ivy Film Festival announces lineup, speakers

This year's Ivy Film Festival will bring actress Laura Linney '86, producer and director Barry Levinson and writer, director and actress Lena Dunham to campus next week to hold question and answer sessions for students interested in film, the organization announced Wednesday night. In addition to the ...

Funds put plan for streetcar line in motion

The board of directors of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority approved plans for a $126.7 million Providence streetcar system, with preliminary plans for a two-and-a-half mile route that would connect Rhode Island Hospital, downtown Providence and College Hill. 

Today in University History: April 5

Anniversary of MLK's death prompts rally, reflection

The Martin Luther King Unity Day Coalition rallied on the steps of Providence City Hall yesterday to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The speakers and organizers connected the death of the famous civil rights leader to the recent killing of Trayvon ...

After threatening police, senator leaves committees

Crime Log: March 16 to March 29

'Cash mobs' seek to boost local businesses

Sparkle, Unique Gifts and More was mobbed by about 40 people last night as part of a series of spending sprees across the state. These "cash mobs" are the product of online activists who have been harnessing social media to get consumers to support local businesses. This was the third event hosted by ...

Panelists debate state of medical marijuana in RI

Ellen Smith would be dead in her home state of New Jersey, she said. Speaking during "Rhode Island and the State of Medical Marijuana," a panel sponsored by Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Smith told an audience of roughly 30 people that the unavailability of medical marijuana in New Jersey means ...