Glamorous Polaroid portraits and intimate black-and-white photos line the walls of the Andy Warhol photography exhibit, which opened two weeks ago at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. The show, which runs until June 29, includes over 150 previously unseen photographs from Warhol’s oeuvre. These ...
How much can a Brown graduate expect to earn? In a tough economy, that question rests on many students’ and parents’ minds. According to an annual survey that PayScale released last week, Brown graduates have the eighth-highest average income after graduating among alums of U.S. colleges. The ...
“I invited my friend to the show yesterday. She said, ‘Oh my god, there’ve been Brown Stand-Ups for 100 years?’” said Yotam Tubul ’14 in the opening act of the spoof “centennial anniversary” of Brown Stand-Up Comics. “No! There haven’t even been jokes for 100 years. You know how ...
Three years after winning a Race to the Top federal education grant, Rhode Island is in its last year of spending the $75 million award. As of August, Rhode Island has used $44.4 million of the grant, said Elliot Krieger, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Education. Half of the grant ...
The University will grant all unionized staff members access to the ombudsperson, reversing a previous Faculty Executive Committee proposal from last month, wrote Paul Mancini, University director of labor and employee relations, in an email made available to The Herald. “I have been informed that ...
The Providence Amtrak station is set to undergo a $5.7 million renovation next spring, according to a statement released last week from Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s ’75 P’14 office. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will receive funding from the Federal Highway Administration to improve ...
Doctors prescribe high-risk medications to over one-fifth of elderly patients in the United States, with higher prescription rates found in the Southeast, according to a new study by University researchers. The paper was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine earlier this month. To ...
Applicant interest in the Resumed Undergraduate Education program has declined over the past few years, which University administrators and RUE students attributed to limited financial aid, a lack of name recognition for the program and changes in the expected course load. Approximately four RUE students ...
The University may convert the ombudsperson position to full-time and expand access for students and some employees starting in 2014, a move the Faculty Executive Committee recently voted to support. Ruth Rosenberg was hired to the post last year and currently works part-time, offering services for ...
Following an unusually snowy winter this year, the University has spent an estimated $368,000 on snow removal — more than it has in the past six years, said Stephen Maiorisi, vice president for facilities management. The University spent more than three times last year’s cost, Maiorisi said. ...
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