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Faculty votes to support U. dealings with city

Crime Log, Feb. 8

The following summary includes a selection of major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between Jan. 2 and Feb. 5. It does not include general service and alarm calls. The Providence Police Department also responds to incidents occurring off campus. DPS does not divulge information ...

Freedom of speech foundation flags U. policy

For the seventh consecutive year, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has given the University a red-light rating for its sexual harassment policy in a report assessing free speech codes on college campuses. The red-light rating is given to schools with at least one policy that "both clearly ...

Students head south to research civil rights

As part of a nearly 50-year-old partnership with Tougaloo College, Brown students will travel to the school in Tougaloo, Miss. this spring break to explore the civil rights movement. Francoise Hamlin, assistant professor of Africana studies, and Maitrayee Bhattacharyya '91, associate dean for diversity ...

U. condemns bill limiting public research access

The University has publicly condemned a bill that would require publishers to approve open access to government-funded research.

Fellows showcase adventures abroad on blog

Five adventurous students received fellowships this year to showcase their multimedia projects addressing international issues on the Global Conversation, a blog launched by the Watson Institute for International Studies two years ago. Over winter break, five students were sponsored as AT&T New Media ...

Bookstore unlikely to implement e-textbook program

In light of rapid increases in book digitization over the last few years, some universities are taking steps to implement cost-effective e-textbook programs. Though the option has been explored at Brown, the University is unlikely to follow their lead anytime soon, said Steven Souza, director of the ...

Corporation adds $1 million incentive to fundraising drive

To honor President Ruth Simmons after her 11-year tenure, the Corporation will donate an additional $1 million to the Annual Fund if the fund receives a record 34,317 donations in the 2011-12 fundraising season. While the Annual Fund has hosted matching challenges in previous years, it has never honored ...

U. buys .xxx domain names in preventative move

Students surfing the Internet for adult content will not find it on brownu.xxx or brownuniv.xxx — the University bought the rights to the two triple-x domain names in December.

Student group confronts U. tax status

As the University's tax-exempt status draws increasing scrutiny, a group of students gathered Sunday to discuss ways to facilitate upping Brown's contributions to the city. Though the group is still in its nascent stage — it does not yet have a formal name — the 20 or so students who attended ...

LGBTQ students' prom dreams to come true

Professors present research to global community

While a Swiss resort might seem like the perfect winter getaway, the World Economic Forum conference, held Jan. 25-29 in Davos, Switzerland, had nothing to do with skiing and fine chocolate. For the four professors who went — Professor of Neuroscience John Donoghue PhD'79 P'09 P'12 MD'16, Professor ...

Bear Bucks receives mixed response

Staff celebrated on BEAR day

Turn to the staff member next to you and let them know they are "awesome," Beppie Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration, told a jam-packed Salomon 101 at the start of the eighth annual Brown Employee Appreciation and Recognition Day Thursday afternoon. Wearing dining caps, ...

Tenure review case number drops by half

The number of tenure cases up for review this year fell sharply as revisions to the tenure review process came into effect this semester. Last year, there were 23 cases up for review, but this year there are only seven or eight, wrote Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin P'12 in an email to The Herald. ...

As interest blooms, School of Engineering seeks room to grow

In its second year, the University's School of Engineering has set its sights on fulfilling a number of long-term priorities, including expanding space, renovating laboratories, hiring new faculty and implementing curricular changes. Under the direction of Lawrence Larson, dean of engineering, these ...

MCAT to add psych, sociology, biochem

The Medical College Admission Test has been markedly consistent in its material since 1991, with subject matter drawn from biology, chemistry, organic chemistry and physics. But this is slated to change in 2015.

U. will not support Keller retraction

The University will not support an effort to retract a controversial study co-authored by Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Martin Keller, wrote Edward Wing, dean of medicine and biological sciences, in a recent letter to the global nonprofit Healthy Skepticism.

Classes pilot anti-cheating software

About 30 classes will be trying Turnitin, an anti-plagiarism program that compares student work with millions of other student papers, journal articles and Internet sites.

At midpoint, Nelson '12 reflects on term