The Corporation unanimously approved President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan and decided not to divest the University’s endowment from coal companies at its triannual meeting this weekend, Paxson announced in community-wide emails Sunday afternoon. The approval of “Building on Distinction: ...
The University will not divest its endowment from coal companies, President Christina Paxson wrote in a community-wide email Sunday. The Corporation found “the existence of social harm is a necessary but not sufficient rationale for Brown to divest,” Paxson wrote. “At the end of the meeting, ...
As the Corporation convenes this weekend for its triannual meeting, most of its 52 fellows and trustees have arrived on Brown’s campus. They range from President Christina Paxson to power players who make the news almost daily, like Brian Moynihan ’81 P’14, president of Bank of America. But one ...
“What should be the role of money and markets in our society?” The question arose repeatedly in a lecture given by Michael Sandel, a Harvard professor of government and best-selling author, Thursday evening to an almost-full C.V. Starr Auditorium. In his lecture, Sandel said the past three decades’ ...
The body of Michael Dawkins ’13.5 has been found in Peru, said Leslie Goodman ’02, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Peru. The circumstances surrounding Dawkins’ death remain unclear. He was seen on campus last week, but University officials and police officers could not confirm further details. Dawkins, ...
One person has been hospitalized following exposure to an unidentified substance found in an envelope opened Thursday afternoon in Graduate Center Tower E, which houses administrative offices and the Bear’s Lair. Eight additional people have reported symptoms of “respiratory irritation,” such ...
Roughly 28 percent of students support making all multi-user bathrooms gender-neutral, 47 percent support making some bathrooms gender-neutral and 15 percent do not support converting any bathrooms, according to a recent poll conducted by The Herald. Students who identified as gay were significantly ...
With the Corporation expected to approve President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan this weekend, strengthening financial aid and renovating the physical campus are undergraduates’ top priorities, according to a student feedback report scheduled to be released today by the Undergraduate Council ...
As some students express concern over the falling value of the Indian rupee relative to the U.S. dollar, the University will continue its efforts to attract prospective Indian students as planned, said Dean of Admission Jim Miller ’73. Emerging market currencies such as the rupee have been declining ...
With the Corporation arriving on campus this weekend for its October meeting, young alumni trustee Alison Cohen ’09 — the youngest Corporation member — discussed growing the student body, alumni engagement and the undergraduate experience at the Undergraduate Council of Students general body meeting ...
The Corporation will consider President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan draft at its meeting this weekend and discuss holding a vote on divesting the University’s endowment from large coal-affiliated companies, said Russell Carey, executive vice president for planning and policy. Members of the ...
J. Walter Wilson closed Wednesday after a steam leak, as Facilities Management worked to restore water and clean up damage in the building, wrote Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations, in an email to The Herald. Because of the leak, administrative offices and University ...
The University may increase the number of rising juniors awarded off-campus housing permission to accommodate growth in the student body in the coming years, administrators said. President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan, “Building on Distinction,” released last month, outlines a goal of growing ...
GWU admits to inaccurate portrayal of admission policy After years of telling prospective students the university was need-blind in its admission decisions, George Washington University admitted Friday that it has always considered financial need during the process. Laurie Koehler, the university’s ...
Questions about the merits of intervention took center stage in a debate on United States foreign policy in the Middle East in a half-full List Art Center 120 Tuesday night. The debate, entitled “America’s Role in the Middle East,” was sponsored by the Brown chapter of the Alexander Hamilton ...
Though applicants for the class of 2018 have faced difficulties related to the Common Application’s new website, the Admission Office will not extend its Nov. 1 early decision deadline, wrote Dean of Admission Jim Miller ’73 in an email to The Herald. The Admission Office has received numerous ...
About 350 first-years have signed a petition asking University administrators to re-grant Keeney Quadrangle residents access to all three Keeney houses. This year was the first year Keeney — once contiguous, with all houses accessible to all Keeney residents — was split into three buildings. Residents ...
The College Curriculum Council approved a set of changes in May to the public health undergraduate program, including renaming the concentration from community health to public health, eliminating several requirements and adding new introductory courses. Members of the class of 2016 will be the first ...
About 52 percent of undergraduates support goals promoted by Brown Divest Coal, and roughly 12 percent of students who support Divest Coal disapprove of President Christina Paxson — more than the rate of disapproval in the general population, according to a recent Herald poll. Students who support ...
Coming to Brown from a country that has contentious relations with the United States can pose challenges for students trying to access the necessary paperwork and finances to enroll at the University, but administrators said they work to address the concerns of international students from such backgrounds. Students’ ...
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