President Ruth Simmons will receive a Visionary Award from Essence Magazine, less than a year after being honored for her accomplishments as an educator by BET. She will be awarded Monday at the "Fierce and Fabulous" luncheon in New York City celebrating the magazine's 40th anniversary.
The cable television system in residence halls was shut down over the summer, leaving many students on a long waitlist for boxes that let them continue using conventional TVs.
In order to increase its services to students, Psychological Services has hired a new psychotherapist, Laura Sobik '00.
The University will draw from its endowment at a significantly lower rate this year, reducing payout by about 20 percent from the last fiscal year, said Beppie Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration.
Over the summer, Brown lost one of the campus's 86 elm trees, a 75-year-old located on the Quiet Green, to Dutch elm disease. In collaboration with the Department of Visual Arts, Facilities Management removed the affected tree in such a way that the wood could be used for student art projects, coordinated ...
With all of the striking physical changes to Brown's campus greeting returning students this fall, it's possible many missed additions that were right under their feet: dozens of new crosswalks.
Registration period for Monday afternoon seminars, which meet for the first time next week, has been extended from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20 to allow more time for students to add these classes.
Students interested in Sanskrit or Asian religions now have the chance to undertake doctoral research at Brown. Beginning last year, the University started to accept applications to two newly added doctoral programs in Sanskrit Language and Literature and Asian Religious Traditions.
The University has reached a halfway point in its efforts to cut campus emissions of greenhouse gases, according to Director of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Initiatives Chris Powell. The goal is to reduce emissions to 42 percent below 2007 levels by 2020.
Beginning this semester, campus tours leave from the Welcome Center — one of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center's new features.
The Women Writers Project recently received a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to further study the primary sources already available in the project's database.
The pie tin balanced in his hand, Anish Sarma '12 stepped forward and jammed the whipped cream into Brian Judge's '11 face. Onlookers cheered as Judge wiped the mess off, but he had acknowledged his chances from the beginning.
After months of planning and interface-tweaking, the University unveiled its revamped website Tuesday afternoon, culminating a redesign project that began in 2008. The new site — a collaborative effort between the Office of Public Affairs and University Relations and Computer Information Services ...
Finding suitable and comfortable housing for thousands of students is always a challenge for the Office of Residential Life, and this year was not an exception. An overflow of students in need of on-campus housing necessitated the use of temporary spaces and auxiliary housing this semester, according ...
A long-running program that brought scholars from developing nations to the Watson Institute for International Studies has officially ended this year due to a lack of funding.
Providence can't compete with Boston's baseball team or baked beans, but Brown-affiliated teaching hospitals are fighting to make Rhode Island competitive with Longwood Medical Center and Partners HealthCare in Boston.
Increasing campus-wide awareness remains at the top of the Undergraduate Council of Students' agenda this year, said Diane Mokoro '11, the council's president.
Students accustomed to stacking their trays on the cart at the Sharpe Refectory were greeted with a new trayless system this semester. Diners now have the option to forgo trays altogether and place their used silverware and dishes in marked blue bins around the Ratty. Ann Hoffman, Dining Services' ...
The Brown Medical School Annual Fund raised the highest amount in its 39-year history during this fiscal year, reaching $808,000 in donations, according to John Perry, senior associate dean for biomedical advancement.
Increasing campus-wide awareness remains at the top of the Undergraduate Council of Students' agenda this year, said Diane Mokoro '11, the council's president.
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