Conversation between Michael Douglas and Natan Sharansky during Thursday night’s “Jewish Journeys” lecture in Salomon 101 took place amid a protest led by Students for Justice in Palestine. The lecture, organized by the Brown/RISD Hillel and sponsored by the Genesis Prize Foundation, Hillel International ...
A working group established by Gov. Gina Raimondo has released a 36-page report with policy recommendations for Rhode Island’s educational funding formula. The report suggests changes to the way aid is allocated to charter schools as well as special education and English Language Learner programs. Elizabeth ...
Uzo Okoro ’16 was awarded the Pedro Zamora Scholarship for undergraduates engaged in HIV-related work earlier this month. Okoro, one of six students to receive the scholarship, was chosen for her influential achievements on and off campus, said John Cunningham, executive director of the National AIDS ...
A commission under the Providence Department of Planning and Development recommended the Providence Zoning Board of Reviews issue a two-year special permit to replace seven residential structures with a temporary commercial parking lot on Brook Street. The University bought the seven buildings in July ...
After five years of exponential growth, the Brown-India Initiative is looking to expand its scope to include all of South Asia and become a formal research center, said Ashutosh Varshney, director of the Brown-India Initiative and professor of political science and international and public affairs. “A ...
A portrait of former President Ruth Simmons was installed in Sayles Hall over winter break, joining 35 other historic faces of benefactors, professors, chancellors and presidents on the walls. The oil portrait by New York-based artist Steven Polson features Simmons in her brown and red academic robe, ...
Building up Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has approved over $9 million in tax credits and grants to incentivize construction in Rhode Island and support the state’s research and development efforts, according to a Tuesday press release. “These programs are working together to put shovels in the ...
Over the past month, Thayer Street eateries SnoTea Caffè and Skewers have closed, with SnoTea closed permanently. The Herald could not confirm that Skewers will not reopen, though the restaurant’s windows remain shrouded in brown paper. Neither restaurant has announced the reasons behind its decision. “We ...
The University announced the inauguration of its Executive Master in Cybersecurity program Jan. 20. About 35 students — professionals with five to 15 years of experience in business, education, health care and other industries — will begin the 16-month program in online data protection in mid-October ...
As the spring semester kicks off and students return to checking their University email accounts every day, some will encounter phishing emails — messages from hackers meant to steal private information, such as usernames and passwords. Despite defensive tools provided by Google and the University, ...
President Christina Paxson P’19 was elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Boston Fed announced Jan. 12. She will serve through the end of 2017 on the nine-person board representing member banks and the public. Paxson’s responsibilities will include attending ...
The Beta Rho chapter at Brown of the fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi has separated from the international organization and become an independent fraternity under the name Beta Rho Pi. The change was made official Nov. 3, 2015, but the brotherhood had been contemplating the decision for years, said Ben Owens ...
Brown students watching NFL playoff games over break may have noticed a familiar face during the commercials. Michael Littman, professor of computer science, starred in a television commercial for TurboTax that first aired in January. The advertisement is part of the tax software company’s latest ...
Updated Jan. 21 at 2:40 p.m. This story is breaking and will be updated with further details. Hoverboards, branded by the media as the hottest gift of the holiday season, will be banned from campus, wrote Senior Associate Dean of Campus Life Richard Bova in an email sent Jan. 21 to students living ...
Carolyn “C.D.” Wright, professor of literary arts and award-winning poet, passed away in her home on Jan. 12. Wright was 67 years old, but her life was full of accomplishments and experiences that inspired students and colleagues to share in her passion of writing on the truth and the beauty of ...
After more than 10 years at Brown, Dean of Admission Jim Miller ’73 will retire later this year, Provost Richard Locke wrote in a community-wide email Tuesday. Miller has worked in financial aid and admissions for the last four decades across several universities, including Harvard and Bowdoin College. ...
Updated Jan. 15 at 10:25 a.m. Carolyn “C.D.” Wright, professor of English and literary arts, died suddenly Tuesday, according to a press release from her publisher, Copper Canyon Press. The cause of death has not been determined. The statement maintained that Wright was “fiercely committed to ...
Updated Jan. 16 at 9:25 a.m. Eric Estes will take on the role of vice president for campus life and student services beginning July 1, wrote President Christina Paxson P’19 in a community-wide email Thursday. Estes currently serves as Oberlin College’s vice president and dean of students, Paxson ...
Updated Jan. 15 at 10:30 a.m. Graduate School Dean Peter Weber will step down from his administrative position and return to teach full-time within the Department of Chemistry, wrote Provost Richard Locke in a community-wide email Wednesday. Weber, who has taught at the University since 1989, began ...
Updated Jan. 21 at 10:45 a.m. Abbott “Tom” Gleason, professor emeritus of history and Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs faculty member, is remembered by friends and colleagues as a man of many talents who touched the lives of countless colleagues and students. The definition ...
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