University administrators said they are awaiting further details on President Obama’s plan for a new college ranking system that would be based on a wide range of affordability and performance metrics. The rankings — to be released by the U.S. Department of Education before the 2015-2016 school ...
The following is an account of crime events that took place this weekend, reported to The Herald by Deputy Chief of Police for the Department of Public Safety Paul Shanley: Friday evening DPS officers responded to two thefts from unlocked dorm rooms in Goddard House, one occurring sometime ...
Brown students, faculty members and staff members are eligible for a free one-year New York Times Academic Pass, the library announced Sept. 16. This pass allows account holders unrestricted online access to all Times articles dating back to 1986 and access to five articles dated between 1923 and 1986 ...
India’s persistent inequality stems from the country’s focus on pure economic growth and the government’s neglect of education and health, said Amartya Sen, professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard and a 1998 Nobel laureate in economics, in a lecture Thursday afternoon. The talk, delivered ...
The Office of International Programs has expanded its offerings to include a spring semester in Cuba and a physics program at the University of Cantabria in Spain, but its previously-offered fall semester in Egypt has been canceled due to deteriorating conditions in the nation. Students now have the ...
The University has launched a partnership with the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and the Brazilian National Archives to digitize a trove of documents on diplomatic relations between the two countries. Memos and telegrams from U.S. Department of State files pertaining to Brazil’s ...
Brown Concert Agency’s annual Fall Concert has been canceled as part of an effort to devote more funds to this year’s Spring Weekend, said BCA Communications Chair Will Peterson ’14. BCA and the Undergraduate Finance Board agreed upon the change, Peterson said. Because this academic year marks ...
Three out of Brown’s five pre-orientation programs — Excellence at Brown, The Third World Transition Program and Catalyst — saw increases in the number of applicants this year. While 80 students enrolled in Excellence at Brown four years ago, 135 out of the 200 freshmen who applied enrolled this ...
President Christina Paxson offered a framework for the University’s trajectory over the next decade with Wednesday’s release of a long-term strategic plan, “Building on Distinction.” If approved by the Corporation — which is set to review the 11-page document at its October meeting — the ...
Students offered mixed reactions to President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan — a draft of which was released to the community Wednesday — with many praising certain elements but some voicing concerns that the plan lacked ambition. The plan, titled “Building on Distinction,” identifies ...
University of Virginia to study school’s connection to slavery The University of Virginia announced last Thursday the formation of a new Commission on Slavery and the University to investigate the school’s historical ties to the slave trade and the role of slave labor in constructing important ...
As a two-year renovation of residence halls and dining facilities nears completion, students still see areas for additional improvement. The $56 million renovation project is set to conclude with the rejuvenation of Andrews Dining Commons, said Senior Associate Dean of Residential and Dining Services ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students kicked off the year by electing new members to its executive board — some of whom will help solicit student feedback on the recently released draft of President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan — at its first general body meeting Wednesday. The Council elected ...
With Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s term ending this January, Janet Yellen ’67, current vice chair of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, is widely considered the frontrunner to fill his seat. Many Democratic politicians, including Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have encouraged President ...
Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron’s recent efforts to bolster the University’s online education presence leaves open the question of who will emerge as an advocate for online initiatives after she departs at the semester’s end. Various administrators said they were excited by online education’s ...
The Janus Forum and Political Theory Project hosted an energetic debate on the issue of affirmative action in university admission for its annual celebration of Constitution Day in a packed MacMillan 117 yesterday. Inspired by the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on the use of race in the college ...
Professors stepped out of the classroom and into computer screens this summer with a variety of online class offerings. Through the learning platforms Coursera and Canvas, the University explored different methods of online education. Brown professors taught Massive Open Online Courses, also known ...
Though the Center for Careers and Life After Brown has historically been criticized for its focus on technology, finance and consulting jobs, Director Andrew Simmons said it has continued making efforts to help students find links between their education and career opportunities. But some students ...
The University may name an interim replacement for Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron while a search committee looks for her long-term successor, Provost Mark Schlissel P’15 and UCS President Todd Harris ’14.5 confirmed. The announcement of an interim dean of the College could come within the ...
The following is an account of crime events that took place this weekend, reported to The Herald by Deputy Chief of Police for the Department of Public Safety Paul Shanley: Between Thursday and Friday afternoons In the first of two reported residence hall thefts this weekend, money and other ...
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