The distribution of undergraduate grades has remained consistent in recent years, with the proportion of As fluctuating between 53 and 55 percent since the 2008-09 academic year, according to data released by the Office of Institutional Research. About 53 percent of grades received last year were As, ...
The Brown Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies sent a letter to President Christina Paxson last Monday requesting further dialogue about possible divestment from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The letter has prompted campus-wide demonstrations ...
The Eurozone crisis woke up India "with a jolt last year," prompting the nation to strive to adapt to a changing global economy, said World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu in the second installment of a two-part lecture on Indian economic development Friday afternoon.
Achille Mbembe, a professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, said "studying Africa is a compelling, exhilarating and a perplexing task" in a lecture entitled "Africa in Theory" in Pembroke Hall 305 Wednesday night. The lecture aimed to shed light on the ...
President Obama's re-election Nov. 6 set off celebrations across campus, as students screamed, hugged and shed their clothes to streak across the Main Green. But a week later, it remains unclear how a second Obama term will affect private universities like Brown. During the seven-month presidential ...
The University is soliciting proposals for new Signature Academic Initiatives as it looks to determine its next major research initiatives, part of the broader strategic planning process under new President Christina Paxson. The project, launched by Provost Mark Schlissel P'15 and spearheaded by Professor ...
LaundryView, an online application that allows users to see which washer and dryer machines are currently in use on campus, went live for all machines Tuesday. The program features three-dimensional digital renderings of each laundry room - red, vibrating machines are in use, while white machines are ...
Video produced by Elizabeth Vasily and edited by Elizabeth Vasily and Danny Garfield. The work of a thriller writer takes the author into a dark place. "We listen to the voices in our head that tell us to kill," said Lisa Gardner, one of the six world-renowned authors that spoke to a packed ...
In his lecture Wednesday night, Michael Stewart, lecturer in English, differentiated between the "labyrinth" and the "maze" methods of exploring content on the Internet.
When the Jonathan Nelson '77 Fitness Center opened its doors in April, some faculty and staff members expressed frustration at a gym fee of $20 that accompanied the new facility. Though several faculty and staff members told The Herald they might not use the gym due to the fee, the number of memberships ...
About 60 percent of students support the University offering some form of online course option open to the general public or students, according to a poll conducted by The Herald last month. Only 9.3 percent polled said the University should not offer any type of online course. The University announced ...
Almost 40 percent of students reported committing some form of academic dishonesty since coming to Brown, according to The Herald's biannual poll, conducted last month. About 20 percent of students admitted to copying an assignment or parts of an assignment from a friend while at Brown, 5.6 percent ...
Alpert Medical School faculty members are planning to pioneer a program in 2015 that will attempt to address a shortage of primary care physicians in the United States. The program will have a separate admission process from the rest of the Med School.
"We can't have justice at Brown's leisure - we need it now," said Student Labor Alliance member Stoni Tomson '15 in a speech urging administrators to threaten to end the University's contract with Adidas, which currently supplies apparel for varsity sports teams. Tomson addressed a crowd of about 15 ...
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