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Tisch: Search committee prizes diversity, capability
By Sahil Luthra | November 1The last time the University embarked on a search for a president, then-Chancellor Stephen Robert '62 P'91 told The Herald that the Corporation's Presidential Search Committee brought two vital strengths to the table: diversity and competence.
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Local schools combat failing label
By Lindor Qunaj | November 1When teachers at Charles E. Shea Senior High School in Pawtucket found out their school had been placed on the Rhode Island Department of Education's list of failing schools, many were confused and frustrated.
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Abortion coverage sparks debate
By Hannah Loewentheil | November 1As Rhode Island awaits federal funding for its health care exchange, access to abortion and reproductive services remains a hot-button issue.
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Advisory committee heavy on hard sciences
By Jake Comer | November 1Correction appended.
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First-years 'somewhat prepared' for Brown
By Sona Mkrttchian | November 1Nearly 50 percent of faculty members find first-years to be "somewhat prepared" for academics at Brown, according to a Herald faculty poll conducted this fall. Almost 12 percent responded that first-years are "somewhat unprepared."
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Grants enable R.I. energy initiatives
By Margaret Nickens | November 1Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14 announced 16 recipients of federally funded renewable energy grants totaling $2.7 million last Thursday. The grants, awarded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, are expected to generate jobs in the state and reduce electricity bills by 10 to 70 percent for ...
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Secretary Duncan: R.I. fertile ground for ed reform
By Nicole Grabel | November 1Rhode Island's small size can help the state create big change when it comes to education reform, said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at a town hall meeting yesterday. Duncan fielded questions from both the roughly 200-person audience and a five-person panel at the event, held at the Providence ...
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UCS names committee reps, talks tenure
By Katrina Phillips | November 1The Undergraduate Council of Students appointed three committee representatives at last night's general body meeting, following a talk with Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin P'12 about issues including tenure and advising.
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Humanities fund will open for faculty use
By Shefali Luthra | October 31The University will use a $6.9 million fund containing multiple grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and an anonymous $3 million donation to promote collaborative teaching and research in the humanities and hire six faculty members, said Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin P'12.
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Bank of America cancels planned debit card fee
By Aparna Bansal | October 31In a surprising reversal, Bank of America announced yesterday it will not charge a monthly fee for debit card use. The bank's decision in September to charge customers $5 per month for card use spurred popular petitions, protests and even graffiti at some bank locations.
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Eyeing international students, U. ups aid
By Mathias Heller | October 31Correction appended.
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With letters, U. strives to increase minority enrollment
By Gadi Cohen | October 31By the time she opened a letter from President Ruth Simmons at the beginning of her senior year of high school, Taylor Bright '15 already knew Brown was her top choice. But reading the letter — one of 11,000 sent that year to a pool of prospective minority applicants — reassured her of her ...
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Expectations high for drug safety proposal, prof says
By Katherine Long | October 31Every year, medicines with dangerous side effects enter the market, but the Federal Drug Administration is unaware which medicines these are.
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Jocular journalism: The Onion greets Providence
By Alexandra Macfarlane | October 31Correction appended.
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Committees to seek input on presidential search
By Shefali Luthra | October 31The presidential search committees will host eight forums and four department chair meetings in the next two weeks as part of the search for the University‘s 19th president, Chung-I Tan, chair of the Campus Advisory Committee and professor of physics, said at yesterday's faculty meeting.
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After delay, 315 Thayer renovations will begin this week
By Caitlin Trujillo | October 30Renovations to 315 Thayer St., the future home of a 60-bed, upperclass residence hall, are expected to begin this week after budget issues pushed the project's start date back from this summer. The hall will open to students next fall.
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College prep: A tale of three schools
By Elizabeth Carr | October 30As Brown students savored their spicies with at Josiah's last night, high school students all over the country were slaving away to finish college applications before the University's Nov. 1 early decision deadline. Students in Providence were no exception. For some, the moment represented the culmination ...
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Lil' Rhody to get electric car charging stations
By Sofia Castello y Tickell | October 30The streets of College Hill may soon be populated with more environmentally friendly vehicles after the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network — a coalition of 10 states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island — announced a plan last month to increase electric transportation by installing ...
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Course preview site restored
By David Chung | October 30The course preview feature at courses.brown.edu is up and running for spring semester courses after Computing and Information Services discovered and fixed a glitch in the system yesterday. Next semester's course data had not been processed and uploaded onto the site as intended, wrote Jerrod O'Connor, ...
