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Davida Ross-Coulibaly dies

Davida Ross-Coulibaly, information and services specialist for the Office of Financial Aid, died Thursday, President Christina Paxson wrote in a community-wide email Tuesday. Ross-Coulibaly offered “guidance and common sense advice with warmth, humor and wisdom,” Paxson wrote, adding that her colleagues ...


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This week in higher ed: Nov. 4, 2014

Yale School of Medicine faces criticism over sexual harassment case handling Faculty members at the Yale School of Medicine have voiced concern over the school’s handling of a sexual harassment allegation, the New York Times reported Saturday. The university announced last week that Michael Simons, ...


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Dynamo House set to undergo renovation

The Jewelry District’s South Street Power Station, commonly known as the Dynamo House, will undergo an extensive renovation starting in December or January, the Corporation announced following its October meeting. In the following weeks, the University will sign a lease with private developer Commonwealth ...


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Health Services aims for flu-free winter

About 43 percent of the student body has received University-provided flu shots this year, said Unab Khan, medical director of Health Services, and no cases of the flu have been confirmed so far on campus. Over the last three weeks, Health Services provided free flu-shot clinics at the Stephen Robert ...


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CAPS may join national health initiative

Counseling and Psychological Services is considering signing on to the Jed and Clinton Health Matters Campus Program, a four-year commitment to reducing substance abuse and preventing suicides among college students, said CAPS Director Sherri Nelson. Since the program’s  launch in June, 56 colleges ...


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Year later, Kelly still fuels campus debates

The shutdown of former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s guest lecture by student and community member protesters cemented the events of Oct. 29, 2013 in Brown’s collective memory. The discourse that followed shook the foundation of the campus, pushing many to reassess and verbally ...


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Sara Overstreet ’16 dies

Sara Overstreet ’16 has died, President Christina Paxson announced in a community-wide email Thursday afternoon. Paxson’s email did not specificy a cause of death. A native of San Jose, California, Overstreet was an international relations and English double-concentrator. She was interested in ...


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Fall 2014 Student Poll Results

See accompanying article. 1.  Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christina Paxson is handling her job as president of the University?  8.5%     Strongly approve 33.4%   Somewhat approve 35.5%   No opinion 18.1%   Somewhat disapprove 4.4%     Strongly disapprove   2. Do you approve ...


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Number of TRI-Lab applications holds steady

The University received approximately twice the number of applicants for the number of spots available in the 2015 TRI-Lab by the Oct. 19 deadline, a statistic consistent with past semesters, said Allen Hance, director of the TRI-Lab. Spring 2015 will mark the start of the third iteration of the TRI-Lab, ...


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Undergrads favor student rep on Corp.

Please click the picture to view the matrix. A Herald poll of undergraduates conducted last week found that about 82 percent of the student body supports some form of student representation on the Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, while undergraduate opinion of President Christina ...


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This Week in Higher Ed: Oct. 29, 2014

UNC academic fraud scandal increased students’ athletic eligibility, report reveals Administrators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released a report Oct. 22 that revealed new information about a two-decade-long academic fraud scheme involving the university’s varsity athletes. ...


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CareerLAB sees rise in undergrad job postings

As a recent national study predicts that job opportunities for the graduating class of 2015 will increase by 16 percent, CareerLAB has seen signs of a strong hiring cycle for Brown seniors, administrators said. There have been more job postings on the Job and Internship Board and more technology companies ...


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Performance groups juggle Family Weekend ticket prices

Unfamiliar faces dotted the audiences at a cappella concerts and dance shows this weekend as parents, siblings and other guests flocked to campus theaters and auditoriums to support student performers and experience a taste of Brown culture. But what was afternoon entertainment for many visiting families ...



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