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Poll: Students approve of grad school expansions
By Alexandra Macfarlane | April 25Roughly 70 percent of students approve of the University's expansion of the medical and graduate schools, the development of executive master's programs and the creation of a school of public health, according to a Herald poll conducted last month. Around 38 percent of students strongly approve of these ...
In Simmons' final year, student opinion remains favorable
By Alison Silver | April 25In a Herald poll conducted last month, 81 percent of students responded that President Ruth Simmons has contributed to their Brown experience in a positive way. Only two percent of students said Simmons contributed in a negative way. Behind these numbers is a genuine appreciation for what Simmons has ...
Female applicants face lower acceptance rates
By David Chung | April 25Admission to the nation's top universities has grown increasingly selective in recent years. But for female applicants, who are applying in higher numbers than males to many of these institutions, including Brown, chances of admission may be even slimmer.
Former senator warns against money in politics
By Caroline Flanagan | April 25Russ Feingold, a former Democratic senator from Wisconsin, called for the overturn of the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case and urged students to act against the abuse of corporate spending in a mostly full Salomon 101 Wednesday night. The event was ...
Let's (not) talk about class
By Lucy Feldman | April 25Part three of a four-part series When Associate Professor of Anthropology Dan Smith asked students in his class ANTH 0300: "Culture and Health" to indicate if they thought they were lower-class, very few students raised their hands. The same happened when he asked if students considered themselves ...
Exclusive Q & A: President Ruth Simmons' parting words
By Sahil Luthra | April 24President Ruth Simmons will serve her last day in office June 30. With the semester drawing to a close, Simmons sat down with The Herald for one final interview to discuss her legacy, her post-office plans, her popularity among students and what the future may hold for Brown.
Admins discuss Swearer Center, PAE progress at BUCC meeting
By Mark Raymond | April 24At its monthly meeting yesterday, the Brown University Community Council discussed the status of the Swearer Center for Public Service as well as the Plan for Academic Enrichment and reflected on the progress that has been made under President Ruth Simmons.
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By Mark Raymond | April 24At its monthly meeting yesterday, the Brown University Community Council discussed the status of the Swearer Center for Public Service as well as the Plan for Academic Enrichment and reflected on the progress that has been made under President Ruth Simmons.
U. offers unnamed candidate directorship of diversity office
By Ria Mirchandani | April 24The University has extended an offer to a candidate for the permanent position of director of the Office of Institutional Diversity, said Provost Mark Schlissel P'15. The director bears the responsibility of ensuring that Brown continues to promote diversity on campus through faculty, students and staff, ...