Helen Shabas, a Holocaust survivor, shared insights and reflections on her life as a Jew in Poland under the Nazi occupation Tuesday evening. The event was held at the Winnick Chapel of the Brown/RISD Hillel, and the room was completely full, with some audience members standing in the back. The event ...
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse spoke about the current turbulent political landscape and his hopes for both the country and the state he represents in an event hosted by the Brown Democrats last night in Wilson 101. Whitehouse touched on topics including transportation issues and health care. ...
The Department of Public Safety arrested and charged an employee March 6 with three counts of malicious injury to property for alleged graffiti. The case is currently pending in a Providence district court, said Darlene Trew Crist, director of news and communications at the University.
Students returning to the Sharpe Refectory after spring break were pleasantly surprised to find that one of two alcoves had been redesigned, complete with a new color scheme, furniture and layout. "The previous seating in the alcove had been in need of replacement for some time," wrote Peter Rossi, ...
The John Hay Library, which houses the University's special collections and rare books and manuscripts, will welcome a new leader of its staff July 9.
For the past six years, the old Temple Beth-El Synagogue has stood empty, with its windows boarded up and grass uncut. But today, new flowers are blooming in its backyard and its windows now sport murals featuring rainbows, outstretched hands and the sun. Students from Brown, the Rhode Island School ...
The Brown Concert Agency announced a surprise addition to the Spring Weekend lineup on their website last night. Rock group the Walkmen will play Saturday night of Spring Weekend in between rapper Cam'ron and electronic outfit the Glitch Mob, according to BCA Co-Chair Gillian Brassil '12.
When seven students visited Tougaloo College in Mississippi over spring break to do first-hand research on the American civil rights movement, they were faced with more than just primary source documents. They also experienced life on Tougaloo's campus, visited museums documenting the movement and participated ...
Student response to the Spring Weekend lineup has been mixed. Many students have complained that they are not familiar with the performers, while some who know the bands have expressed enthusiasm. The lineup includes electronic acts the Glitch Mob, Sepalcure and Twin Shadow, hip hop artists Childish ...
The University accepted 9.6 percent of applicants to the incoming class of 2016 Thursday, resulting in the third-lowest admittance rate in Brown's history. A total of 2,760 out of 28,742 applicants - which includes both those who applied early and regular decision - were offered places in the class ...
The University accepted 9.6 percent of applicants to the incoming class of 2016, resulting in the third-lowest admittance rate in Brown's history. A total of 2,760 out of 28,742 applicants - which includes both those who applied early and regular decision - were offered places in the class of 2016, ...
President Obama announced March 23 the nomination of Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim '82 to lead the World Bank. Kim, a public health expert and physician, has been called an unconventional choice for the presidency, a position that has been filled by individuals with experience in politics or business ...
Faculty members are either undecided or in support of a proposal to implement an executive master's program in public health by fall 2012, according to multiple faculty members. They will vote on the proposal at the April 3 faculty meeting, said Peter Shank, chair of the Faculty Executive Committee ...
President-elect Christina Paxson made her first visit to the University this week since the announcement of her selection as the University's 19th president March 2. The visit, during which Paxson met with senior administrators and faculty members, marked her first step in learning more about the University, ...
The University has implemented several changes to its course evaluation system in the past few years, standardizing evaluation forms in 2006 and moving the system online in 2008. But students and professors remain conflicted about the accuracy and the efficiency of the current system.
Socialism and capitalism - the two major economic systems pitted against each other during the Cold War - returned to center stage in a Janus Forum debate last night. An audience of about 80 people gathered to listen as Raymond Lotta, political economist and writer for the journal, Revolution, the self-described ...
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