The Undergraduate Council of Students elected a new representative to the Undergraduate Finance Board and a new secretary at its general body meeting on Wednesday night.
Minority students and first-generation college students applied to Brown in greater numbers this year than ever before, according to Dean of Admission Jim Miller '73, who attributed the rise to University efforts to recruit a more diverse applicant pool.
The University plans to increase next year's transfer class by 50 students, according to the Admission Office, bringing the expected number of incoming transfer students from 120 to about 170.
After losing her father in the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, Nathalie Jolivert decided to return to Providence. The third-year student at the Rhode Island School of Design will take on a full load of architecture classes when RISD commences its spring semester Feb. 22.
As the Feb. 19 deadline to apply for Teach For America looms, this year's graduating class, as those before it, is applying in force to the two-year teaching program.Fourteen percent of the class of 2009 applied to the highly competitive program, according to regional TFA recruiter Anasstassia Baichorova. ...
In the ongoing effort to improve policies, communication and outreach for the University's postdoctoral community, sometimes the little things can mean a lot."Right now, there's no P for postdoc" on the A through Z menu on the University Web site, said Susan Rottenberg, postdoctoral program and data ...
The men's rugby team at Brown is technically a club, but those who are more intimate with the team know that the rugby program is not your average college club team. Rugby is a way of life, and for Brian Moynihan '81, it was the first stepping stone on his way to a prolific career.
The Brown University Community Council met Tuesday night to discuss plans for the University to align its operations with economic reality, including consolidation of services, layoffs, tuition increases and funding for athletics.
A high-stakes lawsuit against a Corporation member may be brought back to life after being dropped in January.
President Ruth Simmons said in an interview last week that she does not expect negative publicity about the practices of Goldman Sachs, whose Board of Directors she serves on, to carry over to the University's image.
After almost three months in operation, Brown's multimillion-dollar supercomputer is running at full capacity, according to Professor of Applied Mathematics Jan Hesthaven, the director of the computational center. Spurred by research projects initiated by many of the University's science departments, ...
Jessica Kissel '10 turns 23 in March — which is when her status as a dependent under her mother's health insurance policy is slated to end.
The Swearer Center for Public Service launched an 11-part series on Change.org's social entrepreneurship blog last month. Organized by Brown's Social Innovation Initiative, the series will showcase stories and ideas from the University's students, faculty and alums on the topic of undergraduate social ...
The University Resources Committee made a recommendation to the Corporation earlier this month that the freeze placed on faculty and staff salaries be lifted in the next year's budget. Last year's budget initiated a freeze on all University employee wages due to the harsh economic climate.
Elizabeth LeDuc, former dean of biological sciences and landmark member of Brown's Division of Biology and Medicine, died Jan. 31 at 88 years of age. At a time when few women were included in academic life, LeDuc left a legacy of effective leadership and groundbreaking research in biology.
Shopping period — already stressful for many — becomes all the more complicated when professors require overrides for courses that appear uncapped on Banner.
Dynadec — an optimization company founded in 2007 by Professor of Computer Science Pascal Van Hentenryck — recently received $350,000 in funding from the Slater Technology Fund, one of the initial partners in the company's formation.
A "steam leak under the floor in the servery area" was the cause of the Gate's closure, which started Feb. 5 and will continue indefinitely, Senior Associate Dean of Residential and Dining Services Richard Bova confirmed Friday. Due to this problem, the Gate does not have any heat and will be closed ...
In the 13th Martin Luther King Jr. lecture, television and radio personality Tavis Smiley urged a mostly full Salomon 101 to push harder for the civil rights changes that King advocated.
Starting Friday, the Gate will be closed "indefinitely," Retail Supervisor Tony Antetomaso confirmed late Thursday evening."We're not sure when it's going to open," Antetomaso said.A leaking steam pipe is the cause of the closing, said Gate Unit Manager Kara Segal '10.
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