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U. names Princeton dean next president

Christina Paxson, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and a prize-winning economist, will serve as the next University president. The Corporation elected Paxson the 19th president in a special session this morning.


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U. presents president-elect Paxson to the community

Chancellor Thomas Tisch '76 announced the selection of Christina Paxson, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, as the University's 19th president to a packed audience of students and faculty in Sayles Hall at noon today. Paxson's selection was first announced ...


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Palestinian journalist advocates one-state solution

The best solution to the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a one-state solution, said Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian-American journalist and author, during a sparsely attended lecture in Salomon 001 Thursday night. The lecture was organized by Brown Students for Justice in Palestine as part of its ...


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RISD president's contract renewed

The Rhode Island School of Design's Board of Trustees renewed President John Maeda's contract through June 30, 2015 last weekend. The renewal comes almost a year after the faculty voted "no confidence" in Maeda and former Provost Jessie Shefrin, who resigned last May.


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Proposed fee frustrates faculty, staff

The latest annual University Resources Committee report recommended a new membership fee for faculty and staff who use University athletic facilities. The fee, which has not yet been officially approved, would contribute to the cost of the new aquatic and fitness center slated to open this semester, ...


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Smithsonian spotlights AmCiv projects

Nine undergraduates who took AMCV 1610A: "American Advertising: History and Consequences" last fall were selected to co-curate a portion of the upcoming American Enterprise exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The exhibit's website currently features a mini-exhibit of projects ...


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Bill would let undocumented students pay in-state tuition

Legislation that would allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates was introduced last month in the Rhode Island General Assembly. The Tuition Equity Bill, sponsored by state Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, and state Sen. Juan Pichardo, D-Providence, would uphold a decision made last fall ...


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Legislation would allow doctors to apologize

Actor James Woods spoke in favor of a proposed bill that would allow doctors to apologize to their patients without legal repercussions at a House Committee on Judiciary hearing last night. The "benevolent gestures" bill was introduced by Rep. Joseph McNamara, D-Warwick and Cranston. Similar legislation ...


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Athletics program enters new era

As the University prepares to enter a new phase with the impending retirements of President Ruth Simmons and Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger, the athletics department, though a top priority, remains in flux with major changes planned or already underway. Those changes include cutting roughly ...


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Alum's nonprofit revamps science education

William Brucker '04 spent the last few years perfecting a technique that relies on stories and analogies to teach young adults science. Brucker, whose speech shows the clear influence of the technique he developed, drew comparisons to an eggplant, a ship and a French film to explain his teaching philosophy. ...


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LaHood steers students toward public service

Life in public service may not always be a path to prestige, but that should not deter Brown students from pursuing it, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told a full Salomon 101 Wednesday afternoon. As a moderate Republican serving in the Obama administration, LaHood has worked to reach across ...




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