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University to require sophomores to stay on meal plan

The University will require all sophomores to enroll in one of the four highest-priced meal plans beginning in the 2019-20 academic year in an effort to reduce food insecurity, according to a campus-wide email sent by Dean of the College Rashid Zia ’01 and Vice President for Campus Life Eric Estes. Some ...


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University releases third annual DIAP progress report

Earlier this month, the University published its third annual report on progress made toward goals established in its 2016 Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan. The report, which assessed data from the 2017-18 school year, highlighted an increase in the recruitment and retainment of faculty and graduate ...


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Honorary degree recipients 2019

Seven individuals will receive an honorary degree from the University at the 251st Commencement May 26. John Krasinski '01 will serve as the Baccalaureate speaker May 25. Sheryl Brissett Chapman ’71 Sheryl Brissett Chapman ’71 is the executive director of The National Center for Children and Families, ...


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Open Curriculum at 50

Amid the sunny celebration of the 50th anniversary of the open curriculum that took place earlier this month, it can be hard to remember how much controversy the original proposals for curricular reform brought to campus. Ira Magaziner ’69 and Elliot Maxwell ’68 laid the groundwork for the open ...


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Science & Research

Brain science blooms at Brown

David Berson ’75, chair of neuroscience, studies how information travels from the eye to the brain. One of his recent projects examines the spidery forms of cells in the retina at the back of the eye, reconstructing their shapes and interconnections at a very fine scale. They’re shaped like spaghetti ...


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University News

How is Brown investing in sustainability?

This month, campus discussion surrounding ethical investment took center stage following a motion to replace the University’s Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies, the University body that considers “moral responsibility in ... investment policies,” The Herald ...


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Faculty discuss ACCRIP replacement, Academic Code

Faculty members discussed a proposed motion to replace the Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies with a new committee that would have a broader scope at Tuesday’s faculty meeting. They also passed eight motions relating to the Academic Code, faculty committee membership ...


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Faculty to discuss replacing ACCRIP

During today’s faculty meeting, faculty members will discuss a motion to replace the Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies with a new committee that would have broader responsibilities. The motion has received criticism from undergraduates and student coalition Brown ...


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University News

GSC elects officers, reviews end-of-year report

In its last general body meeting of the semester Wednesday, the Graduate Student Council held elections for internal positions, heard presentations from guest speakers and received the executive board’s end-of-year report. The GSC elected first-year PhD student Melaine Ferdinand-King GS as vice president ...


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University News

Economics Department receives $25 million donation

The Department of Economics is receiving a $25 million donation from Orlando Bravo ’92, according to a University press release. Of this total, $15 million will be allotted to founding the Orlando Bravo Center for Economics Research, and the remaining $10 million will be used to attract eight to ...


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University News

Paxson answers UCS questions on divestment, admissions

President Christina Paxson P’19 presented on divestment and the national admissions scandal at the Undergraduate Council of Students’ general body meeting Wednesday evening. The general body also discussed club categorization and re-activation at the end of the meeting. During her address, Paxson ...


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Providence Public School lunches lack halal options

Though Providence Public Schools serve lunch to tens of thousands of students each year, not every student can look forward to a school-provided meal. Students who keep halal — or only eat food that has been prepared in accordance to Islamic law as specified in the Quran — are unlikely to find acceptable ...





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