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Corporation approves engineering school at May meeting
By Sydney Ember | July 25The Corporation approved the establishment of a new School of Engineering and authorized renovations to the Metcalf Chemistry and Research Laboratory at its meeting on May 28.
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New SAO publicity policy in place
By Bradley Silverman | July 25A revised publicity policy released by the Student Activities Office this spring outlines new guidelines for student organizations to follow when promoting group events.The updated regulations, released in April, are intended to include all forms of publicity, including social media, flyers, banners ...
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Rattner '74 facing ban from securities industry
By Sydney Ember | July 25The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to ban Corporation fellow Steven Rattner '74 P'10 P'13 from working in the securities industry for three years.
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Oil spill brings alums into fray
By Nicole Boucher | July 25Two Brown alums found themselves making headlines after oil began spilling into the Gulf of Mexico in late April. While one graduate garnered attention for attacking the federal government's response, the other would sink below the surface of recognition in the wake of her early resignation following ...
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Hicks '11 killed in biking accident
By Brigitta Greene | July 25Paige Hicks '11 was killed July 20 while leading a cross-country bike trip, raising money for affordable housing.
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Rice appointed chair of medicine
By Sarah Mancone | July 25Effective Sept. 7, Louis Rice will be taking on the positions of chair of the Department of Medicine at Alpert Medical School and chief of medicine at Rhode Island Hospital and the Miriam Hospital.
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Alum's father e-mailed U. officials
By Ben Schreckinger | July 25E-mails disclosed by the University as part of William McCormick III's lawsuit against it show that his accuser's father was in contact with senior University officials in the days before and following the female alum's allegation in 2006 that McCormick had raped her.The University disclosed e-mails ...
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Economics' popularity on the rise
By Amy Chen | July 25After years of biology, history and international relations topping the charts, economics has become the most popular concentration at Brown the last two years, according to recent data from the Office of Institutional Research.
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Unpaid internships - and funding - in high demand
By Jessica Liss | July 24Whether it is due to the difficulties students face in landing a paid summer job or their desire to learn more about a potential career path, the number of undergraduates seeking internships has increased. In response to the growing interest, the Career Development Center is looking to hire an internship ...
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Application numbers soar, admit rate drops
By Ana Alvarez | May 29As applications for Brown's class of 2014 poured in, the Admissions Office overflowed with paper — literally. With a flood of application papers that exceeded the office's capacity, Alumnae Hall had to be temporarily transformed into a holding area for the huge stacks of prospective talent.
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Brown's 2010 honorary degree recipients
By Sophia Li | May 29This year Brown will award honorary degrees to eight individuals prominent in a variety of fields, including film, public service and historical scholarship. The recipients were selected by the Board of Fellows of the Corporation, based on recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees. ...
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Brown at the Beach: A College Hill reading list
By Suzannah Weiss | May 29Summer reading may not have been mandatory since high school, but a lack of requirements has never stopped Brown students from broadening their minds. So here it is, The Herald's very own list of must-reads for this summer, featuring books by members of the Brown community.The Genius in All of UsDavid ...
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After fiscal storm, a slow return to strength
By Brigitta Greene | May 29As Brown's budget guru and planner extraordinaire, Beppie Huidekoper runs a tight ship. Her desk is covered with memos and documents, her schedule a solid block of appointments. But despite her chronic optimism, the aftermath of the recent financial crisis has proved a challenge to even this most seasoned ...
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Simmons' resignation at Goldman still a puzzle
By Alex Bell | May 29For almost 10 years, President Ruth Simmons' service on the board of Goldman Sachs Group was very much under the radar.
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Web update: Tran GS remembered as advocate for immigrants
By Suzannah Weiss | May 17Tam Tran GS was a brilliant scholar, involved daughter and sister, innovative filmmaker, selfless friend and tireless lobbyist, according to her friends, family, coworkers and collaborators. Since Tran's death at age 27 Saturday in a car crash in Maine, colleagues and companions between and beyond Brown ...
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Web update: Tam Tran GS killed in car accident
By Alex Bell | May 15A two-car crash early Saturday morning in Maine took the life of one Brown graduate student, Tam Ngoc Tran GS, and injured another, President Ruth Simmons announced in a campus-wide e-mail Sunday morning.
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Web update: Subpoenas hit campus in McCormick case
By Ben Schreckinger | May 11Fifteen students have been subpoenaed to testify in William McCormick III's lawsuit against the University, a female student and her father, according to J. Scott Kilpatrick, McCormick's attorney.
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Web update: Judge rules former student's case against U. can proceed
By Ben Schreckinger | May 1A federal judge has denied Brown's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by William McCormick III against the University and top administrators, ruling that, if true, his complaint demonstrates actions that "could be considered outrageous, atrocious or utterly intolerable conduct on the part of Brown." ...
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'Reserve'-ing judgment for ROTC
By Talia Kagan | April 28At Brown today, bared navels are a more common sight then naval officers — but that wasn't always the case.Brown was once home to a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, but 40 years ago the faculty voted to expel the program from College Hill. Now, some students want to bring it back, though ...
