As the contract for Department of Facilities Management workers nears its Oct. 12 expiration, negotiations are underway that could allow the University to reduce the number of health providers available to workers from two to one.
The Center for Careers and Life After Brown has gone through many changes over the last couple of years, and perhaps the most obvious is its name change — until this year, CareerLAB was called the Career Development Center. Andrew Simmons, director of CareerLAB, said the nominal switch reflects ...
Though the University has not yet made official plans to commemorate President Ruth Simmons this year, there will be "opportunities throughout the year to honor and express appreciation to the president," said Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations. Simmons announced ...
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For years, there has been little more than asphalt and debris where Interstate 195 once ran through the city, but the empty lots — about 35 acres of land — hold promise. This weekend, politicians, design professionals and community leaders gathered at a symposium to discuss plans for the ...
Brown Computing and Information Services added a Brown-Guest network Sept. 2 geared toward visitors to the University who cannot access Brown-Secure and Brown-EZ.
Enrollment in CSCI 0170: "Computer Science: An Integrated Introduction" has more than doubled this year, with professors attributing the rise to continued economic uncertainty. Last year, 73 students were enrolled in the class — up just slightly from the previous year's enrollment of 60 students. ...
In honor of Constitution Day, the Janus Forum hosted a discussion Friday on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, bringing to campus what some now refer to as the "broccoli debate." The lecture pitted Randy Barnett, professor of legal theory at Georgetown University, ...
The University will likely appoint a permanent successor to President Ruth Simmons this spring, Chancellor Thomas Tisch '76 said Thursday.
When President Ruth Simmons steps down at the close of the academic year, she will leave the University with a legacy of institutional expansion, unprecedented fundraising and a progressive yet competitive vision for the future of Brown.
From students enjoying their first days on College Hill to administrators who spent years working alongside President Ruth Simmons, members of the Brown community expressed admiration, sadness and surprise following her announcement that she will step down at the end of this academic year.
Like others who have moved onto an unfamiliar campus for the first time, David Dooley received a warm welcome to his new home from President Ruth Simmons.
There's something new at the Blue Room this semester — hot entrees from Shanghai restaurant now alternate with Kabob and Curry to serve the nightly dinner crowd.
As one of 24 winners of IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge, Providence received a grant — in the form of the services a team of IBM experts valued at up to $400,000 — to redevelop the city's land-use management system in March. As the deadline for IBM's report to the mayor nears, the consultants ...
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Starkey and Real Estate will headline this year's fall concert, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24.
When a court order halted Google's efforts to digitize every book in the world last March, a number of institutions and non-profit organizations stepped in to take on the project.
President Ruth Simmons, the first black president in Ivy League history, will step down at the end of the academic year, she announced Thursday morning.
Rhode Island public employees and union leaders packed the State House Wednesday for a joint finance committee hearing on Rhode Island's chronically underfunded pension system.
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