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.
Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger will retire at the end of the academic year after 38 years with the University.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Though each of Brown's Greek organizations and nine program houses currently maintains an active on-campus status, "five or six" are working with the Office of Residential Life to further address issues of party management and new member education, said Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential ...
Provost David Kertzer's '69 P'95 P'98 decision to step down later this year will not significantly impact the Plan for Academic Enrichment, according to University leadership.
RISD Expose, a small contemporary art show at 210 Westminster St. in downtown Providence, has given students at the Rhode Island School of Design an opportunity to display their work to the greater community. The second annual Expose (rhymes with "OK") opened Nov. 11 and will close Dec. 10, said Production ...
The University is holding its midyear completion celebration Saturday to recognize students who have completed their degree requirements this semester.
Former Congressional staff adviser Amy Carroll started as the University's director of government relations and community affairs Dec. 1.
Clarification appended. Most students at Brown drink alcohol, and just under half had used marijuana this semester at the time of last month's Herald poll. According to the poll, 84.1 percent of students had consumed alcohol and 41.8 percent had used marijuana at that point in the semester. Of students ...
Andrew Furnas '11 has been named a recipient of the Marshall Scholarship, a nationally competitive fellowship which sponsors two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.
Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1870, who served as the University's president from 1889 to 1898, was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Nov. 12 at the 14th Annual Historical Induction Convocation.
Five students have spearheaded a project to update the handicap access map at Brown. The map, a tool that helps disabled individuals navigate around campus, had last been updated in 2003.
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Candidates in Rhode Island this election cycle offered a common refrain — the state's pension system for public employees is broken.
A large portion of the student body has violated a Brown Dining Services policy this semester, according to the Herald's fall poll. At the time of the poll, about 60 percent of survey respondents said they had engaged in some violation of the rules, while 38 percent said they had not and 2 percent ...
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