Local business owners, chamber of commerce representatives and a spokesperson from Woonsocket-based pharmaceutical company CVS spoke in favor of the lower corporate tax rate and against tax credit reductions proposed in Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s ’75 P’14 budget during a state House Committee on Finance ...
David Coleman, president of the College Board, announced plans for outreach in the coming months to “redesign the SAT so that it better meets the needs of students, schools and colleges at all levels” in a Feb. 25 email sent to College Board members including Jim Miller ’73 , dean of admission. Coleman ...
Under 21 clubbin The era of 18-and-older club nights might be coming to an end in Rhode Island — a state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ban individuals under the age of 21 from attending clubs that serve alcohol. Rep. Joy Hearn, D-Barrington and East Providence, said in a press release ...
Members of the Undergraduate Council of Students suggested extending SafeWalk to Fridays and Saturdays and increasing lighting on campus to improve public safety while speaking with Deputy Chief of the Department of Public Safety Paul Shanley at the council’s general body meeting Wednesday. DPS is ...
New Pembroke has emerged as the early frontrunner in the University’s third annual Brown Unplugged: Do It in the Dark energy conservation competition, according to the website tracking energy consumption among the participating dorms. The contest, which began Friday and ends March 21, is meant to ...
The current rate of tuition increase is unsustainable and, if unchecked, could limit the demographics of students who could attend Brown, Provost Mark Schlissel P’15 told faculty members Tuesday at this month’s faculty meeting. The budget for fiscal year 2014, approved by the Corporation, sets ...
Students strive to maintain both physical and mental health, but eating mindfully and exercising regularly are not always easy in college. A new student-run program offered by Yoga and Mindfulness is providing a short-term course in health and wellness habits for students to maintain a healthy living ...
President Christina Paxson announced her support for the general findings of the report published Friday by the Advisory Committee on Childcare, and recommended subsidizing child care for employees instead of bringing a daycare company to campus due to University budget constraints, in an email to the ...
Oberlin cancels classes after racially charged incidents on campus A chain of what Oberlin College officials referred to as “hate-related incidents” caused Oberlin’s President Marvin Krislov to cancel classes at the Ohio liberal arts college Monday, the New York Times reported. The campus has ...
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. ...
Incoming first-years will explore the tension between legal or political obligations and moral duty studied in “Beautiful Souls” by Eyal Press ’92 for their summer reading, Associate Dean of the College for First-Year and Sophomore Studies Ann Gaylin announced at Early Admitted Students Day Feb. ...
President Christina Paxson acknowledged for the first time that the University is invested in some of the 15 major coal technology companies targeted by the Brown Divest Coal Campaign at a meeting with the members of the campaign, said University officials and students present in the discussions. The ...
More than two-thirds of Rhode Island voters support same-sex marriage legislation, according to a poll conducted by the Taubman Center for Public Policy in February. Approximately 60 percent of respondents said they favor legalizing same-sex marriage, while 26.1 percent said they oppose same-sex marriage ...
Recent financial gifts to the University demonstrate a trend of donors increasingly specifying what their contributions should fund, said Patricia Watson, senior vice president for University advancement. “There is a trend slowly moving to friends (of the University) wanting to support very specific ...
Rep. Scott Slater, D-Providence, introduced legislation in the General Assembly that would ban employers in the state from having a box on a job application that asks about the applicant’s criminal history and asking about criminal records in preliminary job interviews. The ‘ban the box’ legislation ...
Legislation proposed in the State Senate in February would expand the state’s temporary disability insurance program to cover workers who need to take time off work to care for family emergencies or a new family member. The legislation, proposed by Sen. Gayle Goldin, D-Providence, would broaden the ...
Seven years after initial plans were drafted to develop a park along the west waterfront of the Providence River, recent construction in the Jewelry District — including several University buildings — has altered those design plans. The new park will offer a grassy space with access to the river ...
President Obama signed an order enacting budget cuts — including some to discretionary funding for higher education programs — as part of the federal sequester Friday. The plan went into effect midnight March 2 after Congress and the president failed to reach an agreement by the March 1 deadline ...
The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice continued its spring semester events series with a teach-in last night exploring the University’s Slavery and Justice report, released in 2006. The event, “Slavery, Justice and the University,” featured talks by Seth Rockman, associate professor ...
One year after her selection, President Christina Paxson has earned acclaim on campus for what faculty members and students called receptiveness to the community and decisive leadership. Paxson entered the University without a set agenda and with a willingness to listen, get to know people and respect ...
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