University rankings hit the Internet every September, commanding the attention of administrators, prospective students and their parents. Though rankings often inspire confusion and frustration, they have left an indelible mark on the college search process, setting the framework in which many applicants ...
Following recommendations outlined by the Committee on the Events of October 29, the University will take steps to ensure freedom of expression, restructure the Office of Institutional Diversity and maintain a diverse student body and faculty, wrote President Christina Paxson in a letter released Wednesday ...
President Christina Paxson made a base salary of $350,000 in 2012, the most recent year for which data are available, according to the most recent Form 990 tax document reported by the University. But this number reflects the fact that Paxson did not assume office until July of that year, and therefore ...
Responding to increasing enrollment rates in computer science courses, the Department of Computer Science is planning a fundraising campaign to alleviate strain on departmental resources, said Andy van Dam, professor of computer science. Van Dam, who teaches CSCI 0150: “Introduction to Object-Oriented ...
Following the outsourcing of the University’s mail services to a private contractor this summer, administrators are working to streamline the transition to new workers, said Assistant Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services Elizabeth Gentry at the Undergraduate Council of Students ...
Panelists at a talk exploring incarceration in the United States Wednesday evening veered away from their prepared remarks, moving “beyond the scientific research (and) bringing up political, moral and social issues” related to crime and imprisonment, as moderator Richard Locke, director of the ...
Wesleyan announces fraternities must go coed Wesleyan University announced Monday that it will require all fraternities on campus to admit women within the next three years, multiple news outlets reported. Fraternities that do not comply within this timeframe will lose recognition from the University. “The ...
The Providence Fire Department evacuated about 10 homes due to a gas leak at the intersection of East George Street and Ives Street Monday evening, said Fire Department Captain Robert Vincent. The issue arose early Monday morning when a contractor working on telephone conduits damaged a water line, ...
In order to make space for the University’s new engineering building — construction of which is set to begin in December 2015 — four houses included in the city’s historic district have been slated for demolition. The buildings, located at 37 and 29 Manning Street and 341 and 333 Brook Street, ...
The Queer Alliance decided to cancel the annual Sex Power God party it usually holds during the fall semester, the group announced Monday. “A future board may choose to reinstate the party based on their own judgment,” Queer Alliance President Lorin Smith ’15 and the rest of the group’s coordinating ...
“Let me take you to some planets I’ve visited and tell you some stories,” said Ken Auletta, long-time columnist for the New Yorker and author of 11 books, inviting his audience to travel with him to the Lehman Brothers offices and dinner dates with Rupert Murdoch. Auletta, who spoke Monday evening ...
Referencing the French economist and author of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” at a forum Monday on the Scottish independence vote, Mark Blyth, professor of international political economy, described the campaign for independence as the world’s first “Pikettyesque referendum.” The themes ...
Former Director of the Swearer Center for Public Service Roger Nozaki MAT’89 has resigned and will remain in his role as a policy adviser at the U.S. Department of Education permanently, wrote Dean of the College Maud Mandel in an email to The Herald Friday. Kate Trimble, former deputy director of ...
In an effort to expand its offerings for medical students, the Writing Center is designing an extension of the Writing Fellows program that will reside at the Alpert Medical School, said Kathleen McSharry, associate dean of the College for writing and curriculum. The program is slated to begin next ...
In July, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty released the second edition of the Brown Sabbatical Research Newsletter, a publication showcasing research pursued by faculty members on sabbatical over the past year. Brown is the only university with a publication of this kind, said Dean of the Faculty ...
Colorful balloons dotted campus this weekend, guiding participants in the seventh annual A Better World by Design, a three-day conference at Brown and the Rhode Island School of Design that aims to bring together those interested in making an influence on the world. Known for short as “ABWxD,” ...
Reflecting on Marjorie Thompson ’74 PhD’79 P’02 P’07 P’09 P’12 P’14 P’16 this week, colleagues and friends repeatedly used a number of words and phrases: “Remarkable.” “Incredible.” “So dedicated to her students.” “A mother to everyone.” “A force to be reckoned with.” Remembered ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students has selected four undergraduate representatives to serve on the Task Force on Sexual Assault announced by President Christina Paxson in a May letter to the Brown community. The selections were announced at Tuesday’s BUCC meeting. Katherine Byron ’15, Justice ...
The Brown University Community Council laid out plans Thursday for a sexual assault task force, as well as for programs that aim to promote discourse about privilege, power and oppression following the Ray Kelly incident last October, addressing two topics that sparked heated campus controversy last ...
Rhode Island’s capital city may be the safest it has been in decades. This year, there have been 186 fewer reports of burglary, 83 fewer reports of robbery and 65 fewer reports of aggravated assault with a firearm than last year, according to the Providence Police Department’s Weekly Crime Comparison ...
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