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Survey shows students support sustainability

Chafee seeks to raise taxes and education funding

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Failed aid appeals send students home

Emily Eastlake never expected she would be forced to leave Brown.

Faculty mediator position filled after two years

After sitting vacant since 2009 due to a hiring freeze, the faculty ombudsperson position has been filled, according to an email sent to the faculty Friday afternoon. Ruth Rosenberg, currently director of student mediation in the Office of Student Citizenship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...

ACLU seeks legal compensation in prayer banner case

R.I. considers adopting DNA database for felons

Former congressman co-teaches public health seminar

Taking PHP 1680J: "The Race To Inner Space: Conflating Science, Politics and Economics To Promote Brain Health" might be one of the most important things 24 Brown students ever do. At least, that's what Patrick Kennedy, former R.I. congressman and visiting fellow in brain science, suggested after the ...

State to vote on Achievement First

Housing surplus decreases slightly for spring semester

First pick raffle attracts large crowd

At last night's housing options fair hosted by the Office of Residential Life, 755 students entered the first pick raffle for the housing lottery. 

U. joins global wireless service

Students, faculty and staff now have an easier way to connect to wireless Internet for free when visiting a select group of other colleges and universities.

'Groundbreaking' casino debated

As state legislators debate the idea of building a destination casino in Quonset Point, North Kingston, business leaders and residents of the city remain unconcerned about the prospect. The casino would be the first of its kind in Rhode Island.

Hackathon taps into city's tech talent

Scores of techies and self-declared geeks gathered to share ideas and practice hacking at the Providence Hackathon in the Jewelry District this past weekend. The event, called Digital Meets Physical: A Hardware Hackathon, highlighted the growing presence of the technology industry in Providence.

Inaugural JanLab connects students and alums

Life after Brown may seem daunting, but alums who have braved this frontier returned to campus earlier this month to lend a hand to students starting their careers.

Professors replace MyCourses with Canvas

More than 3,000 students this semester will use Canvas, Brown's new online course management system, before its slated replacement of MyCourses in spring 2013. Canvas, officially selected last spring after receiving positive feedback from student and faculty surveys and focus groups, had its first testing ...

U. seeks diversity in engineering faculty

As the School of Engineering expands, racial and gender diversity will be a priority in hiring new faculty, said Lawrence Larson, dean of the school of engineering. Part of this effort will involve collaboration with the Diversity Advisory Board, he said.

Occupiers spend final night in Burnside Park

Sunday afternoon was bittersweet for members of Occupy Providence as they packed up their tents and bid goodbye to Burnside Park, vowing to continue their activism.

Applications fall slightly, despite larger international pool

Total applications to the University decreased slightly from last year, with international applicants making up a record 16 percent of the applicant pool. The 28,671 total applications for the class of 2016 — 25,744 regular decision and 2,927 early decision — represented a 7 percent decline ...

Brown community teams, shapes up

With the national debate on health care and rising obesity in the U.S. raging on, Rajiv Kumar '05 MD'11  has decided to "disrupt the health care system" on his own terms.