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Alum program pairs graduates with start-ups

National student loan debt levels on the rise

As the country struggles to recover from the 2008 financial crisis, student loan debt has grown by more than 60 percent in the last five years to reach over $1 trillion, surpassing credit card dues as the leading cause of debt in the United States.      

Ambulance outsourcing can incur student EMS fee

When faced with an emergency - whether alcohol poisoning or a broken leg - the cost of emergency services and insurance co-pays are the last thing on a student's mind. Students are not charged for transportation or medical aid given by the Brown Emergency Medical Services ambulance. EMS costs are covered ...

Bilingual talks celebrate prof's life

This fall, the Hispanic studies department will host "Carlos Fuentes Beyond Borders," a commemoration honoring former professor-at-large and Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, who died last May after suffering an internal hemorrhage. Through a series of bilingual talks given by Fuentes' former students ...

Student loan debt rises most for upper-middle class

Upper-middle-income families are bearing the brunt of a national increase in student loan debt, the Wall Street Journal reported this summer. Families with incomes between $94,535 and $205,335 saw the largest increase in the percent of borrowers and the average amount borrowed in student loans between ...

Econ prof declares support for Romney platform

Professor of Economics George Borts recently signed his name to a statement of support for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's proposed economic policy, joining more than 640 economists, including six Nobel Laureates, on the list titled "Economists for Romney." The statement of support outlines ...

Med prof pleads guilty to criminal possession of ancient coins

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New gender studies center expands U.'s China footprint China

The Nanjing-Brown Joint Program in Gender Studies and the Humanities marked its fourth year with the opening of the Center for Gender Studies and the Humanities at China's Nanjing University this summer. To commemorate the center's establishment, seven Brown faculty members and a postdoctoral fellow ...

Physical sciences dominate UTRA funds

U.'s financial future on unstable path, report finds

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Still seeking director, Watson moves forward on initiatives

The University continues its search for a permanent director of the Watson Institute for International Studies after appointing Peter Andreas, professor of political science and international studies, as interim director in May. The institute has cycled through six directors in the last eight years.  ...

Alums compete at London Olympics games

Two alums competed on the world stage this summer, representing their home countries in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Craig Kinsley '11, a former javelin thrower and volunteer coach on the Brown men's track and field team, and Nikola Stojic '97, who rowed men's crew for Bruno, represented the United ...

Laundry revamp includes new machines, price hike

The University's laundry system underwent a series of drastic changes over the summer, including the introduction of new machines, a price increase, a revamped infrastructure and more efficient energy standards. The changes were implemented after consistent urging by the Admissions and Student Services ...

Paxson urges 'constructive irreverence'

Though yesterday's weather was damp and dispiriting, President Christina Paxson's Convocation address roused the class of 2016 as she welcomed them to Brown's 249th academic year. The weather forced the address from the Main Green to the Pizzitola Center, and the traditional first-year walk through ...

At inaugural meeting, Paxson outlines goals to faculty

President Christina Paxson introduced some of her broad goals for the first year of her presidency during Tuesday's faculty meeting, the first of the academic year. Plans to improve financial aid and strengthen the University's resources figured prominently in the priorities she outlined.

Princeton administrator named assistant to the president

President Christina Paxson announced the selection of Kimberly Roskiewicz, former associate dean for operations at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, as assistant to the president in a news release Aug. 10.

UCS proposes new initiatives

The newly elected executive board of the Undergraduate Council of Students will serve in a year of transition as members work with President Christina Paxson in her first year as the University's leader while also seeking to implement projects that have a direct impact on student experience.

Labor groups rally for workers' rights on Main Green

First-years meandering through the Main Green at noon yesterday were treated to an unorthodox orientation event as 200 workers, union members and their advocates rallied to support unions and fair labor policies in honor of Labor Day. "I'm sure we'd all rather be grilling right now, but we have to make ...

Princeton administrator Roskiewicz named assistant to the president

President Christina Paxson announced the selection of Kimberly Roskiewicz, associate dean for operations at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, as assistant to the president in a news release Friday.                   ...

Visiting fencing coach arrested on sexual assault charge

This article was updated August 1.