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Married university professors solved the centuries-old interpolation problem in a mathematical proof.
This past weekend, Everett Company’s production of “Bliss Body,” a collaboration with the Department of Africana Studies and its Rites and Reason Theatre, played in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts for two nights.
When Kathy Moyer, stage and production manager at the Department of Africana Studies and Rites and Reason Theatre, was asked to characterize her longtime co-worker, the theater’s artistic director Elmo Terry-Morgan ’74, three words came to mind.
The LGBTQ Center held a grand opening Friday for the center’s new building, a dedicated space called “Stonewall House” located at 22 Benevolent St. The event included remarks from Director of the LGBTQ Center Caitlin O’Neill, President Christina Paxson P’19, Vice President for Campus ...
Over the weekend, Ensemble’s production of Gerome Ragni and James Rado’s “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” took Alumnae Hall by storm, with four performances spread across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The show began with cast members stumbling down the aisles, acting ...
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases surrounding the constitutionality of race-conscious college admissions. In both cases, the court’s conservative majority indicated a willingness to end affirmative action in the process. Brought forward by anti-affirmative action group ...
Historian and journalist Jill Lepore joined University students and faculty Thursday for a lecture entitled “Making Amends: Revising the U.S. Constitution,” in which she explored the complexities of passing constitutional amendments, the history of constitutional interpretation and the state ...
At the Nov. 1 faculty meeting, University faculty members expressed support by an informal show-of-hands vote for a plan under which the first and last faculty meetings of the semester would be held in person, indicating the potential end of years of the group formally meeting exclusively on Zoom. According ...
University faculty convened Nov. 1 for the second faculty meeting of the academic year to discuss possible revisions to the faculty sabbatical policy, changes in the endowment and campus infrastructure updates.
In 1972, the University’s Urban Studies Program was born out of faculty volunteerism and a steadfast commitment to the principles of interdisciplinary exploration unique to Brown. Fifty years later, the program is celebrating half a century of community engagement, scholarship and development. Professor ...
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