A March 2-3 Herald poll showed that first-generation students experience greater feelings of inadequacy than their peers in a variety of areas. Approximately 54 percent of first-generation students indicated they felt inadequate about their academic ability, compared to just 29 percent of other respondents. ...
Though he has not officially announced his intention to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’17 has already started to lay out a framework for his candidacy. Chafee spoke with The Herald about his decision to consider running, ...
Gender discrimination at UCLA research center An external investigation at the University of California at Los Angeles reported that female faculty members were subjected to a “climate of conflict, tension, hostility and mistrust,” for about 10 years at the university’s Alzheimer’s disease research ...
About 50 students and alums took advantage of their rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 by sending requests for personal records to the Office of Admission and the Office of the Registrar this academic year, said Dean of Admission Jim Miller ’73. In a typical year, only ...
Former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos will end his eight-year residency as professor-at-large at the Watson Institute for International Studies at the end of this semester. As president from 2000 to 2006, he ended his term with record-high approval ratings after significantly improving Chile’s economy. ...
Bill addresses domestic violence gun control The Statehouse continues to be a battleground for gun reform, as Rep. Teresa Tanzi, D-South Kingstown and Narragansett, testified before the House Judiciary Committee about her proposed bill to prohibit the possession of firearms by those who are convicted ...
Students are divided along lines of gender, sexual orientation, involvement in varsity athletics and Greek-life participation in their opinions on both the sexual misconduct case and drugging case concerning two women who attended an October Phi Kappa Psi party. Males, heterosexual students, varsity ...
Professor of Anthropology and Italian Studies David Kertzer ’69 P’95 P’98 secured a Pulitzer Prize Monday for his biography of Pope Pius XI and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Kertzer, who served as provost from 2006 to 2011, said his book, “The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius ...
Following years of Statehouse attempts to alter Rhode Island’s taxation of Social Security benefits, Gov. Gina Raimondo included an unprecedented provision in her budget proposal last month that would eliminate the tax for low- and middle-income recipients. By including the measure in her budget — ...
What started as a learning tool for students working on their English turned into one of the newest publications on campus. Director of English Language Learning Rachel Toncelli launched the International Writers’ Blog to make working on written English more exciting for her students. Toncelli holds ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students reviewed structural changes proposed by the UCS Outreach and Advocacy committee and other council members at its general body meeting Wednesday. Proposals for the UCS Executive Board included creating new positions for a chief of staff and a communications director. ...
Two Brown faculty members were granted Guggenheim Fellowships last week to pursue scholarship and artistic projects, marking the first time since 2008 that a member of the school’s faculty has received the prestigious award. Christine Montross MD’06, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, ...
About 50 students gathered in Wilson 101 Wednesday night for an information session and discussion forum on Hillary Clinton in light of her announcement of her presidential campaign Sunday. Brown Students for Hillary, which hosted the event and was founded two weeks ago in preparation for Clinton’s ...
Companies that provide alternative lodging for travelers — such as Airbnb, FlipKey and vacationrentals.com — have not traditionally paid lodging taxes but will face a 13 percent tax if Gov. Gina Raimondo’s budget proposal is passed. Because sites like Airbnb are not travel accommodations themselves ...
The nursing education center to be housed in the former South Street Power station will open in November 2016, about two months after the original date, the University of Rhode Island announced last week. The power station, popularly known as Dynamo House, has stood vacant in the Jewelry District since ...
Trailblazing sports writer Karen Crouse said she is often called a “psychologist to the athletes,” as though she possessed a special ability to get athletes to open up. But she said her approach is simple. “I empathize with (athletes) and treat them as human beings,” she said. “They’re not ...
A Herald poll of undergraduates conducted March 2-3 found that conservative beliefs are twice as prevalent among athletes as among non-athletes at Brown. About a dozen athletes interviewed said this trend is readily apparent on their teams and could be attributed to socioeconomic and geographic backgrounds, ...
Renovations to the mailroom, improvements to mental health procedures, adjustments to alcohol and social event policies and the Task Force on Sexual Assault’s final report were all key points of discussion at a Brown University Community Council meeting Tuesday. Elizabeth Gentry, Mail Services’ ...
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’17 announced Thursday that he has formed an exploratory committee to consider a 2016 presidential run. His potential bid is not anticipated to gain much traction in a race for the Democratic nomination that would pit him against frontrunner Hillary ...
The new Rhode Island Commission on Women, comprising 26 businesswomen, community leaders and government officials, met for the first time Tuesday. Gov. Gina Raimondo reinstated the commission last month to address women’s issues after it dissolved in 2010 due to funding reductions. “It was great ...
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