University News

Dean accessibility reduces academic warnings

U. students rise to top at elevator pitch contest

Brown students took home six out of 10 cash prizes, including first place, at the seventh annual Rhode Island Elevator Pitch Contest last night.

U. sees drop in net assets, endowment value

The University's net assets decreased to $3.16 billion at the end of fiscal year 2012, a decrease of about 2 percent from last year's total of $3.23 billion, according to financial statements released last month. Implying that the tough national economic climate is continuing to have an effect on elite ...

Surging int'l enrollments increase revenues for R.I. schools

Across the country, the number of international students has increased significantly in the last few years, contributing additional revenue to colleges and state economies, according to a November report by the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. Rhode Island was no exception - in the ...

MunchCard to change under new management

MunchCard, a student-owned Thayer Street restaurant discount program, went inactive when it was bought by a Chicago-based company earlier this semester. With the acquisition now complete, the new ownership plans to enact a series of changes to the MunchCard system before reactivating it. "There's no ...

Faculty votes to add URC lecturer position

U. switches to user-friendly faculty research database

After five years, Rabbi Rackover to leave Brown and Hillel

Med School workshop encourages collaboration

Undergrad episodic drinking rate exceeds national average

Ratty renovations scheduled to start in spring 2014

Upgrades and renovations of the Sharpe Refectory's heating and washing equipment will begin in the spring semester of the 2013-14 academic year, said Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services. The University hopes to install the new equipment to improve students' experience, ...

U. up in arms over alleged sword theft

A lawsuit filed by the University in early 2011 for the 1970s theft of a Tiffany & Co. silver presentation sword from the Annmary Brown Memorial Collection has faced a number of delays. Donald and Toni Tharpe, the couple accused of illegally possessing the missing sword, changed defense attorneys and ...

Sculpture incorporates daily objects, invites student interaction

The sculpture "Circle Dance" by Thomas Friedman made its debut on the grassy area of the Walk between Angell and Waterman streets following a week-long installation process.

MIT dean named director of Watson Institute

Richard Locke, deputy dean of the Sloan School of Management and political science department chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be the next director of the Watson Institute for International Studies, the University announced Friday. This appointment comes after a long period of ...

U. joins task force to up hospital collaboration

Tensions arise as food truck community grows

As the food truck scene's prominence on Thayer Street continues to grow, so does the dialogue among truck owners and Thayer restauranteurs as they seek to find their niche. Frustration among food truck owners has cropped up as some owners have accused other trucks of parking illegally or in a manner ...

Faculty to vote on greater URC representation

As Banner streamlines registration, kinks persist

The Herald announces 123rd Editorial Board

Like Scandinavian warriors descending on the mead hall, The Brown Daily Herald's staff convened at popular "Antiques Roadshow" filming destination and sophisticated Providence eatery Cav restaurant Friday night. The paper's current leadership announced the 123rd Editorial Board, who will officially ...

'Raucous' ceremony honors mid-year grads