When President Obama pledged "to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" in front of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on a cold January day in 2009, he became the first black president of a country marked by the painful legacy of the African slave trade. His election ...
T.F. Green Airport will receive $110 million in federal funding for efficiency and safety improvements, announced Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian and Peter Frazier, interim president and CEO of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, Oct. 16. The Federal ...
University officials canceled classes and closed administrative offices for a second consecutive day Tuesday as Rhode Island picked up in the aftermath of Sandy, a Category 1 hurricane affecting millions up and down the East Coast. While the Ocean State was spared the brunt of the storm, coastal areas ...
In its first meeting under President Christina Paxson, the Corporation reviewed the University's strategic planning process and heard updates about ongoing initiatives, including the formation of a school of public health. Paxson also arranged the formation of new committees to address campus master ...
Classes are canceled tomorrow, and administrative buildings will be closed as the University prepares for the incoming Hurricane Sandy, administrators announced in a text message to the community at 7:30 p.m.
University officials used the Brown Alert system at approximately 7:30pm to notify the community that Monday classes would be canceled and administrative offices closed due to the projected effects of Sandy, a Category 1 hurricane packing 75 mile-per-hour winds and currently moving up the East Coast. ...
In ceremonies punctuated with insights from the past, celebrations of present successes and excitement for the future, members of the Brown community and distinguished guests marked the inauguration of the University's 19th president, Christina Paxson. Friday's event was intended to celebrate the inauguration, ...
A panel of environmental experts and activists addressed students at Brown Divest Coal's teach-in last night to discuss the environmental, social and political effects of the world's dependence on coal. The teach-in is part of Brown Divest Coal's campaign to convince the University not to invest in ...
As President Christina Paxson steps onto the inaugural stage Saturday donning the presidential gown and chain, she will play the lead role in a University tradition that stretches back nearly 250 years. The University will host a community event celebrating Paxson tonight at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, ...
In its first gathering under President Christina Paxson, the Corporation will meet this weekend to hear updates about Paxson's recently formed strategic planning committees. The weekend will also include the official inauguration of Paxson as the University's 19th president. The six planning committees ...
Evaluating faculty members' teaching during tenure review continues to be a challenge for several departments, according to the 2012 report from the Teaching, Promotions and Appointments Committee, a faculty governance committee. Some departments pay less attention to "challenging teaching issues" or ...
The ongoing discussion about online learning and its evolving role within higher education continued Thursday afternoon at a talk given by Sebastian Thrun, co-founder and chief executive officer of Udacity, an online education program. Thrun's lecture, hosted by Professor of Computer Science Michael ...
Though Rhode Island's current unfunded municipal pension liability stands at $2.1 billion, it only amounts to a fraction of the $7 trillion liability problem plaguing cities and towns across the country. Two panels of policy experts, local politicians and state officials analyzed the origins and ...
When former president Ruth Simmons arrived at Brown in 2001, she was ready to effect major change. "I fear we have gotten caught up in enhancements of all kinds while fundamentals are wanting," she told faculty in the first week of the school year. Eleven years later, in the wake of Simmons' reforms, ...
Convicted felons in Rhode Island regain their voting rights upon release from prison, as determined by a 2006 referendum amending a clause in the state's constitution that previously required felons to complete parole and probation before regaining the right to vote. But the law has not stopped city ...
With election day less than two weeks away, Rhode Island voters will soon make a decision on several questions that could have a major impact on the state's environmental future.
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