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Advisory committee: Don't reinvest in HEI

Brown's Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies recommended at its Dec. 6 meeting that the University not reinvest in HEI Hotels and Resorts.

NSF funds RISD workshop on science

In its latest effort to integrate the sciences and the arts, the Rhode Island School of Design hosted a collaborative workshop Jan. 20 and 21. A "groundbreaking" achievement for an art school, the workshop was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, said Christopher Rose, a visiting ...

Bookstore shortens return times

Students rushing to buy course materials for their first days of classes will have a shorter time to return textbooks to the Brown Bookstore.

Farewell to Fishco

Tonight, for the first time in many years, students will not mark the first day of classes by heading to the South Water Street bar the Fish Company.

Committee to consider ROTC's return

President Ruth Simmons has convened a committee to review Brown's policy towards the Reserve Officer Training Corp program, according to a University press release from mid-January. In an e-mail Tuesday morning to the student body, Undergraduate Council of Students President Diane Mokoro '11 wrote that ...

Apps from prospective students hit record high

As students settle back into their Providence homes and dive into the often hectic shopping period, the Office of Admission will continue to review over 31,000 applications they received for the class of 2015, a task which has been underway for more than a month. This year's record-breaking number represents ...

Holbrooke '62, public servant, dead at 69

Richard Holbrooke '62, distinguished public servant, died Dec. 13 after undergoing emergency surgery to repair a torn aorta.  He was a professor-at-large at the Watson Institute for International Studies at the time of his death.

Glass walls bring arts under one roof

The Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts — the newest building on campus — opens to the public today. The building, located on the Walk between Angell and Olive streets just west of the Brown Bookstore, will provide a common space for interaction between different programs in the ...

TWC searches for new director

The Third World Center has begun its search for a new director, following a semester under the interim leadership of Associate Protestant University Chaplain Reverend William Mathis.

Stabbing on Thayer Street brings violence close to home

A Warwick man was stabbed on Thayer Street outside Cafe Paragon following a verbal argument on the night of Jan. 16.

No transfers to Med school accepted

The Alpert Medical School did not accept transfer students for the current academic year due to alterations in its clerkship curriculum, according to Philip Gruppuso, associate dean for medical education.

Med school's OB-GYN chair resigns abruptly

The Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women and Infants Hospital and Brown University, Joanna Cain, resigned late last month, sparking confusion over the circumstances surrounding her departure.

Athletics director will retire at end of year

Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger will retire at the end of the academic year after 38 years with the University. 

15 months into lawsuit, judge recuses self in McCormick case

Chafee '75 P'14 sworn in as governor

Newly inaugurated Governor Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14 urged Rhode Islanders Jan. 4 to reclaim the state's historic legacy of tolerance and independence in spite of challenging economic times.

Web update: Rattner '74 settles pay-to-play allegations

Former Providence city solicitor, state attorney general candidate and dedicated Brown alum Joseph Fernandez '85 died Dec. 18 following a brief illness. Fernandez, who was 46, was a University trustee and president of the Brown Alumni Association at the time of his death.

Web update: After record-setting year, early acceptance rate steady at 20 percent

Web update: Driver indicted in death of Tran GS

A man involved in the two-car collision last May that killed Tam Ngoc Tran GS and another passenger in the car was indicted Thursday on manslaughter and other charges, according to the Hancock County Superior Court clerk's office.

Letter faults Brown for inaction on professor

A watchdog group chastised the University for not taking action against a professor accused of academic dishonesty in a letter to the National Institutes of Health.