Many students are drawn to Brown by the freedom and independence the New Curriculum offers. But once they arrive on campus, some struggle to find a thread of continuity to hold together their many academic interests. "At a place where there is so much choice, advising is paramount," said Ann Gaylin, ...
Providence Mayor Angel Taveras may disagree with a number of people on a variety of issues — public school teachers on their contracts, city drivers on the cost of parking. But as he demonstrated Nov. 22 with the event Hey Providence, It's Your Birthday! Celebrate 375 Years, held at Providence ...
John Bodel, chair of the classics department, is one of only a few scholars in the world working to digitize ancient manuscripts. On the other side of the Atlantic ocean, Michele Brunet, professor of Greek epigraphy at University of Lyon 2 in France, is working on a similar project, looking at ancient ...
In solidarity with more than 40 college campuses nationwide, members of Occupy College Hill planned a general strike to begin at 10 a.m. today, asking members of the Brown community to "refuse to attend class, go to work and conduct business of any kind," according to a statement released by the group. ...
In what observers described as an "epic" Banquet for Herald staff at the swanky Cav restaurant in the Jewelry District, the paper's outgoing leadership toasted a successful year and announced The 122nd Editorial Board Friday night. Leading next year's board will be Claire Peracchio '13, who will serve ...
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A record-high three undergraduates and an alum were awarded Rhodes Scholarships Saturday, making this the first multi-scholar year for the University since 1970.
About 65 percent of students think their classes are just right — neither too big nor too small — according to a recent Herald poll. Twenty-seven percent of students, especially first-years and sophomores, reported that their classes are too large. This semester's largest class has 506 students ...
Brook Achterhof '14 wants to graduate early — not because she wants to be done with school, but because she does not think her family can pay for eight semesters of tuition.
As one of the world's most renowned repositories of rare books, the John Carter Brown Library has stood staunch and proud on the Main Green since 1904. But undergraduates need not be intimidated, said Edward Widmer, director of the JCB — the librarians don't bite.
NORTH KINGSTON—This generation has the tools necessary to change the world one life at a time, said former Democratic Presidential Candidate Howard Dean, the kick-off speaker at the Second Annual Rhode Island Student Political Boot Camp.
As the search for the University's 19th president continues, University employees hope for a leader who will "inspire staff to continue to do their best work," said Karen Davis, vice president for human resources and an ex-officio adviser to the Staff Advisory Council. Nearly 40 staff members attended ...
Potholes on Lloyd Avenue, which have gotten worse over the past year, have been linked to a pipeline connected to Brown's power plant.
Colonel Richard Kemp's combat experience spans two continents, several wars and 30 years of service in the British army, but he is currently worried by a war of words taking place beyond the battlefield.
"City Hall is now Occupied," declared Providence resident and Occupier Will Lambeck at the start of a special Occupy Providence General Assembly on the steps of the main entrance to the building last night.
Forget addiction, you might actually be in love with your iPhone — so long as you don't submit that claim to the scientific method, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience John Stein told students yesterday at "Debunking the Neurohype: What Neuroscience Can Actually Tell Us" in the Brown Bookstore. The ...
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A high-fat diet may not always pack on the pounds, new research from the Warren Alpert Medical School suggests. By successfully preventing weight gain in mice, researchers have shed light on obesity prevention in humans. The study was released online last week and will be published in the January 2012 ...
The Rhode Island General Assembly approved hotly-contested pension reform legislation in separate sessions Thursday. The Rhode Island Retirement Security Act passed the state House of Representatives 57 to 15 and the Senate 34 to two.
Ten years after its publication, a study by Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Martin Keller continues to generate concern in the medical community due to its alleged link to child suicide.
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