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CareerLAB changes name, direction

The Center for Careers and Life After Brown has gone through many changes over the last couple of years, and perhaps the most obvious is its name change — until this year, CareerLAB was called the Career Development Center. Andrew Simmons, director of CareerLAB, said the nominal switch reflects ...


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Campus to honor Simmons in her final year

Though the University has not yet made official plans to commemorate President Ruth Simmons this year, there will be "opportunities throughout the year to honor and express appreciation to the president," said Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations. Simmons announced ...


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Professors debate insurance mandate

In honor of Constitution Day, the Janus Forum hosted a discussion Friday on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, bringing to campus what some now refer to as the "broccoli debate." The lecture pitted Randy Barnett, professor of legal theory at Georgetown University, ...


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In down economy, CS 17 enrollment soars

Enrollment in CSCI 0170: "Computer Science: An Integrated Introduction" has more than doubled this year, with professors attributing the rise to continued economic uncertainty. Last year, 73 students were enrolled in the class — up just slightly from the previous year's enrollment of 60 students. ...


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Symposium looks to past as guide to city's growth

For years, there has been little more than asphalt and debris where Interstate 195 once ran through the city, but the empty lots — about 35 acres of land — hold promise. This weekend, politicians, design professionals and community leaders gathered at a symposium to discuss plans for the ...


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A legacy of inspiration and growth

When President Ruth Simmons steps down at the close of the academic year, she will leave the University with a legacy of institutional expansion, unprecedented fundraising and a progressive yet competitive vision for the future of Brown.


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Community reflects on 10 years of leadership

From students enjoying their first days on College Hill to administrators who spent years working alongside President Ruth Simmons, members of the Brown community expressed admiration, sadness and surprise following her announcement that she will step down at the end of this academic year.


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Students slow to support Obama

President Obama swept into office in 2008 with significant support from college students, winning roughly 94 percent of the vote at Brown's on-campus polling center and 63 percent across the state. But with slightly more than a year to go before the 2012 presidential vote, Providence area college students ...


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Pension hearing draws crowd

Rhode Island public employees and union leaders packed the State House Wednesday for a joint finance committee hearing on Rhode Island's chronically underfunded pension system.


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Metro

IBM to deliver land management recommendations

As one of 24 winners of IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge, Providence received a grant — in the form of the services a team of IBM experts valued at up to $400,000 — to redevelop the city's land-use management system in March. As the deadline for IBM's report to the mayor nears, the consultants ...


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