Five panelists and a large audience wrestled with the complex issues surrounding the recent protests in Hong Kong at a Watson Institute for International Studies-sponsored teach-in Monday. The event, “The Future of Democracy in Hong Kong,” focused on the historical roots, conflicting ideologies ...
A former Brown undergraduate who was investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting a female Providence College student last November has requested that the Rhode Island Superior Court seal records in the case, the Providence Journal reported Friday. The alleged perpetrator, who withdrew from the University ...
Campus erupted with discussions about racial profiling last October when former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, who implemented stop-and-frisk policies that disproportionately affected people of color, came to Brown. And much of the country mobilized when Michael Brown, an unarmed, black ...
As the host of the All-Ivy Native Council’s fall summit, Brown drew 125 attendees to campus this weekend, setting a record for the group. The weekend marked the fourth consecutive year that Brown has hosted either the fall summit or the spring conference. For the first time, participants represented ...
David Poritz ’12, a Rhodes Scholar who founded Equitable Origin in 2009 to create a set of environmental and social standards for oil and gas companies, visited campus last week for a series of events about “Oil and Water,” a documentary that featured Poritz and his work. “Oil and Water,” ...
Garrett named Cornell’s 13th president Elizabeth Garrett, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California, will be Cornell’s 13th and first female president, the Cornell Board of Trustees announced Tuesday. Garrett will succeed David Skorton on July ...
The number of burglaries reported to the Department of Public Safety in 2013 nearly tripled from 2012, and the number of forcible sex offenses reported saw a slight rise, according to DPS’s annual security report, released Tuesday night. There were 63 reported burglaries in 2013, up from 23 in 2012 ...
Maen Areikat, chief representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s delegation to the United States, delivered a lecture about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus Wednesday. He sat down with The Herald to discuss the need for a two-state solution and the difficulties of current negotiations. Herald: ...
The University’s endowment saw a 16.1 percent return on investments for the fiscal year that ended in June, landing at a record high of $3.2 billion, the administration announced Wednesday. Brown’s endowment returns are consistent with a period of recent growth, said Chief Investment Officer Joseph ...
Dean of the College Maud Mandel and Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services Margaret Klawunn discussed the initiatives they intend to pursue in the coming year at the Undergraduate Council of Students general body meeting Wednesday evening. Appearing before the council for the first time ...
Speaking to a packed Metcalf Auditorium Wednesday, Maen Areikat, chief representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s delegation to the United States, discussed how an “end to all historical claims in the region” can be achieved through a two-state solution. Organized by J Street U ...
The University ran a $8.7 million operating budget deficit for fiscal year 2014, according to Beppie Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration. This marks a roughly 58 percent increase from the $5.5 million deficit in the 2013 fiscal year. The deficit is more than double the ...
CEOs of information technology companies from around the country are set to descend on campus as part of a new lecture series hosted by Computing and Information Services entitled “Leadership in Technology.” Chairman and CEO of EMC Corporation Joseph Tucci kicked off the series Thursday, and two ...
Despite recent reports of Spats’ impending closure, the restaurant’s doors will remain open, owner Andy Mitrelis confirmed to The Herald Monday night. Though Mitrelis declined to provide specific information about management changes, a female employee at Spats, who declined to provide her name, ...
Students and alums gathered around three wire cages on the Main Green Sunday afternoon to enjoy yet another installment of the Class Coordinating Board-sponsored event, “Super Duper Heavy Petting.” This event, begun by the 2015 CCB in spring 2013, has quickly become tradition, according to Class ...
Some may say the art of a handwritten letter has been lost in a modern age saturated with Snapchats and Emojis. But the Brown Pen Pals are dedicated to keeping this fleeting art of letter writing alive. Through the club, student pairs exchange handwritten letters to form anonymous, yet surprisingly ...
“I write you with extraordinary news,” began a September 2004 email to the Brown community from then-President Ruth Simmons. Sidney E. Frank ’42 had made a $100 million donation — the largest in University history — to establish the Sidney E. Frank Endowed Scholarship Fund. The fund provides ...
Laughter and smiles of nostalgia lit up the faces of the roughly two dozen alums and students who gathered in the Brown Bookstore this Saturday afternoon. The source of these high spirits was a reading by five authors who have contributed to “The Brown Reader: 50 Writers Remember College Hill.” “The ...
For Ria Vaidya ’16 and Shreena Thakore ’16, summer break meant more than reuniting with friends and family. The pair launched No Country For Women, a nationwide campaign based in India dedicated to combatting rape culture. Using the $10,000 grant they received from the Projects for Peace fellowship, ...
Disruptions to journalism’s business model and media’s heightened polarization present challenges and potential conflicts of interest for the industry, two alum media veterans said at a panel Saturday. Mark Maremont ’80 P’11, senior editor at the Wall Street Journal, and Mara Liasson ’77, ...
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