After failing to preregister for two newly capped advanced economics courses, Bradley Silverman '13, facing unexpected barriers to entry, decided to circumvent the regulations governing seats in those classes. Standing in Lecturer in Economics Maria Carkovic's class ECON1540: "International Trade," ...
It was a day no one wanted to remember, but one the Brown community gathered to commemorate nonetheless. People gathered across campus to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Sunday, sharing their experiences and paying their respects. They walked through a labyrinth on the Main ...
The Office of Student Life has revised its sexual assault disciplinary process to allow both complainants and accused students to appeal decisions. The revision comes in response to a letter sent in April by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. Previously, only accused students ...
Once a bustling jewelry factory, then an office complex, 222 Richmond St. now houses state-of-the-art anatomy classrooms and a bookless digital library. Its new role as Brown's Medical Education Building has made it something of a celebrity in the city. Surrounding properties are slowly being snatched ...
Student and Employee Accessibility Services — formerly Disability Support Services — will ramp up its campaign to tag bikes this year in an effort to educate students on the dangers of locking their bikes to railings and benches.
Emergency Medical Services received 10 calls during the first weekend of first-year orientation this year, the most since 2007.
Stephen Houston, a professor of anthropology, received the Order of the Quetzal in the rank of Grand Cross from the president of Guatemala in July in recognition of his extensive work on the Maya civilization. The award is the most prestigious the Guatemalan government can grant.
Emily Harrison, clinical professor of family medicine and executive director of Shoulder to Shoulder, a nonprofit organization that works with poor rural Honduran communities, spearheaded the project.
Competitions are not usually the place for second chances, and runners-up are not usually given $5,000 to improve their projects for resubmission. But 15 college students, semifinalists from the Dell Social Innovation Competition — an international competition that focuses on social entrepreneurship ...
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The Metcalf Chemistry and Research Laboratory is on track to reopen the first week of October after more than a year of renovation, bringing the Cognitive, Linguistics and Psychological Sciences department under one roof for the first time since the July 2010 department merger.
This article was written by Elizabeth Carr, Katherine Long, Sahil Luthra, Joe Rosales, Kat Thornton, Natalie Villacorta and Emma Wohl.
The Rhode Island Board of Regents sent education activists back to the drawing board last Thursday when it rejected a controversial application for a semi-public Cranston charter school. The application, submitted by the nonprofit Achievement First, proposed creating an elementary mayoral academy — ...
Though a law allowing same-sex couples to enter into civil unions has been on the books since July, few couples have taken advantage of the new option, and the change has spurred little fanfare in the gay community.
Kevin McLaughlin P'12, the new dean of the faculty, gave his walls a fresh coat of white paint. He's getting new furniture, including a desk designed by the architects of colonial Williamsburg.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced a plan in August to reevaluate its services and fares due to a budget shortfall that has worsened in recent years.
As the sound of bagpipes pierced the air and a mild drizzle set in, the class of 2015 and other incoming students were called together to begin the 248th school year. After entering campus through the Van Wickle Gates, the first-year class filed onto the Main Green, awaiting welcoming remarks from President ...
The University will have to seek new sources of revenue this year after the summer's economic downturn, President Ruth Simmons said at Tuesday's faculty meeting. Simmons said the summer's events — which included stock market plunges and the debt ceiling debate — increased the likelihood ...
The University Library unveiled a redesigned website last Thursday, introducing a cleaner and more accessible home page. The search bar is now larger and centered at the top of the page, and there are fewer links clustered in the middle of the site.
After three consecutive years of overcrowding, administrators expect no significant need for temporary housing this semester, said Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential and dining services.
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