While travelling to Tanzania in 2007, Matt Severson '11 was struck by a problem: students in many parts of the world cannot afford a basic education. His solution, the School Fund, connects these students with donors who allow them to pursue primary and secondary schooling.
While travelling to Tanzania in 2007, Matt Severson '11 was struck by a problem: students in many parts of the world cannot afford a basic education. His solution, the School Fund, connects these students with donors who allow them to pursue primary and secondary schooling.
A lawyer for Steven Rattner '74 P'10 P'13 called a $20 million restitution payment solicited by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo "misconcieved" in a letter he made public Monday. The letter was sent on his client's behalf to Cuomo in October, according to the New York Times.
One minute it's showing the surface of Mars, and the next there is three-dimensional poetry wrapping its walls. It's called the Cave, but it's really just a cube — a virtual reality universe. And it's currently undergoing a $2 million renovation.
All eyes on Wall Street have turned to Steven Cohen P'08, who serves on the Corporation, the University's highest governing body, as a member of the board of trustees.
Due to rapid growth over the past decade, the Department of Community Health is in the process of splitting into four new departments, with the long-term goal of founding a school of public health.
Some students have recently been awarded off-campus permission for the academic year 2011–12.
Students, University administrators and members of the Brown/RISD Hillel community stood huddled outside in the cool November breeze Friday to honor the memory of Avi Schaefer '13.
This year's Taglit-Birthright Israel trip hosted by Brown/RISD Hillel had one of the biggest applicant pools in the country — and accepted just over half of the hopefuls, its lowest percentage yet.
Under new leadership, the Brown American Civil Liberties Union is back on campus. The chapter was left leaderless at the end of last semester, but now is run by President Ian Eppler '13 and Vice President Holly Hunt '13.
Many students spend a semester abroad integrating themselves into a single country. But participants in the International Honors Program, a popular study abroad option among Brown students, visit many places all related to a theme, investigating "how people in different countries create varied solutions ...
Mousetraps have recently popped up near the welcome desk of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center, but not because of an infestation.
At Brown, professors can be found lecturing to hundreds from the stage of Salomon 101, performing cutting edge research in Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences and — at a high rate — engaging in conversation with their students outside the classroom. According to the results of this month's Herald ...
The number of bike thefts on campus has increased this year, according to Chief of Public Safety Mark Porter.
With the rising popularity of websites such as Amazon and eBay, many college bookstores have seen increased competition in the textbook market. Students have turned to online retailers to find cheaper deals and to take advantage of features such as Amazon's free two-day student shipping.
Thursday should have been a good day for Steven Rattner '74 P'10 P'13.
Both speakers introduced themselves as the "underdog," but neither stepped back from his stance regarding nation building in Afghanistan during Thursday's lecture at Salomon Hall.
In an effort to simultaneously increase safety in University buildings and streamline security operations, a number of changes are being instituted to restrict access to the Rockefeller and Sciences libraries.
Instances of lead poisoning are concentrated among children under six living in Rhode Island's lower-income neighborhoods and neighborhoods with older houses, according to a study conducted by members of the Department of Community Health. Patrick Vivier, associate professor of community health and ...
North of Pembroke campus sits a house that looks — from the outside — much like neighboring houses. But inside is a different story. The house has a laboratory in the basement and a prayer hall on the second floor.
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