The Young Arcade that was located in the lower level of Faunce House has been replaced by a revamped game lounge in the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center.
The Undergraduate Council of Students heard reports of student input to the Corporation on housing improvements at the council's general body meeting Wednesday night.
The following summary includes a selection of major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between Aug. 26 and Oct. 6. 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 ...
"It's kind of like forensics," third-year graduate student Jeffrey Salacup GS said of his research into the environmental history of Narragansett Bay. An archetypal geologist — with a full beard, hiking boots and requisite fleece jacket — Salacup won a three-year, $111,000 fellowship from ...
Early indications show the number of students choosing to study abroad has increased this semester, after reaching its lowest point in a decade last year.
Corporation fellow Steven Rattner '74 P'10 P'13 has settled a corruption case with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
After months of negotiations, the University may come to an agreement with the libraries union today.
Students working to reduce carbon emissions on and off campus have achieved measurable success — even before spending all of the grant money that created their group.
The Corporation formally accepted a $2 million donation at its October meeting from Prince Karim Aga Khan IV P'95 to fund a visiting professor of Islamic humanities. The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili branch of Islam, has a "long-standing connection" to Brown, said Vice President for ...
Following the suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi and amid increased national media attention concerning homophobia and the issue of gay rights, the Brown University Community Council addressed the dangers of anti-gay sentiments on campus and the means through which the University could ...
New snack vending machines have appeared on campus this year, sporting a new look and stocking healthier food, though they do not accept Brown Cards.
Three Brown students were rescued after being lost overnight in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. New Hampshire Fish and Game officers and volunteers found them safe at 2 a.m. Monday.
More firms appear to be coming to recruit graduating seniors this year than in the recent past, according to Andrew Simmons, director of the Career Development Center. Though Simmons does not have statistics, he said there certainly is not a decline in job opportunities for seniors.
A recent graduate filed a lawsuit Oct. 5 against the University, President Ruth Simmons and other senior administrators, stemming from the University's handling of disciplinary action against him.
Grades at Brown have never been higher. For the 2009-10 school year, 54.4 percent of grades were A's, 21.9 percent B's, 4.1 percent C's and 16.5 percent were S's, according to statistics published by the Office of Institutional Research. Only 2.5 percent of grades were recorded as no credit.
Kay Warren, professor of international studies and anthropology, has been appointed the new director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women.
More firms appear to be coming to recruit graduating seniors this year than in the recent past, according to Andrew Simmons, director of the Career Development Center. Though Simmons does not have statistics, he said there certainly is not a decline in job opportunities for seniors.
The Graduate Program in Development, based at the Watson Institute for International Studies, was recently awarded a $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Over the next five years, this grant will fund graduate students in the social sciences for two-year periods with fellowships ...
This Wednesday, the Women Peer Counselors held the fourth annual Strong Sexy Words, a semi-open mic and the kick-off event to the semester-long "W Wednesday" program.
Mouth-watering smells filled the Sharpe Refectory as diners lined up Sept. 22 to get a taste of the food that 71 percent called "the best meal at the Ratty."
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