Web update: Simmons to deliver Commencement address
By Hannah Abelow | April 26President Ruth Simmons will deliver the baccalaureate address at Commencement for the class of 2012, the University announced Friday.
President Ruth Simmons will deliver the baccalaureate address at Commencement for the class of 2012, the University announced Friday.
Roughly 70 percent of students approve of the University's expansion of the medical and graduate schools, the development of executive master's programs and the creation of a school of public health, according to a Herald poll conducted last month. Around 38 percent of students strongly approve of these ...
In a Herald poll conducted last month, 81 percent of students responded that President Ruth Simmons has contributed to their Brown experience in a positive way. Only two percent of students said Simmons contributed in a negative way. Behind these numbers is a genuine appreciation for what Simmons has ...
Admission to the nation's top universities has grown increasingly selective in recent years. But for female applicants, who are applying in higher numbers than males to many of these institutions, including Brown, chances of admission may be even slimmer.
Russ Feingold, a former Democratic senator from Wisconsin, called for the overturn of the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case and urged students to act against the abuse of corporate spending in a mostly full Salomon 101 Wednesday night. The event was ...
Part three of a four-part series When Associate Professor of Anthropology Dan Smith asked students in his class ANTH 0300: "Culture and Health" to indicate if they thought they were lower-class, very few students raised their hands. The same happened when he asked if students considered themselves ...
President Ruth Simmons will serve her last day in office June 30. With the semester drawing to a close, Simmons sat down with The Herald for one final interview to discuss her legacy, her post-office plans, her popularity among students and what the future may hold for Brown.
At its monthly meeting yesterday, the Brown University Community Council discussed the status of the Swearer Center for Public Service as well as the Plan for Academic Enrichment and reflected on the progress that has been made under President Ruth Simmons.
At its monthly meeting yesterday, the Brown University Community Council discussed the status of the Swearer Center for Public Service as well as the Plan for Academic Enrichment and reflected on the progress that has been made under President Ruth Simmons.