For students enrolled in POLS 0010: “Introduction to the American Political Process” this semester, class began well before the syllabus was handed out and continues each week beyond the walls of their lecture hall. Wendy Schiller, associate professor of political science and public policy, communicates ...
The Brown University Orchestra’s Conductor Paul Phillips’ sabbatical this semester marks the third time in the past 25 years the orchestra is under a temporary baton. Taking his place on stage as conductor this semester is David Wroe — current music director at both the New Jersey Westfield Symphony ...
Mark Alliegro, professor of molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry, announced his candidacy for Massachusetts’ 9th congressional district last month, one of four declared Republican challengers to incumbent Rep. William Keating, D-Mass. Alliegro must win the Sept. 9 closed primary, in which ...
Sculpture sparks controversy at Wellesley College A lifelike statue of a sleepwalking man in his underwear at Wellesley College caused controversy after being put on display on campus last week, the Boston Globe reported. The bronze-and-paint artwork, entitled “Sleepwalker,” is part of a larger ...
The University has revised its financial aid website in response to a letter released Feb. 3 by the Democratic members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that identified Brown as one of 111 higher education institutions violating the Higher Education Act. The complaints ...
As controversy surrounding the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs continues to brew, Bruce Selya, senior federal judge on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, spoke Monday on the inner workings of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, including concerns about secrecy ...
“Democrats and Republicans are like two ships passing in the night — one in the Atlantic and the other in the Pacific. They are separated by light-years on the cornerstones of the issues,” said former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe while delivering the annual Noah Krieger ’93 Memorial Lecture Monday ...
The few students who have taken a course with Dore Levy, professor of comparative literature and East Asian studies, might be easily identifiable around campus — they’re the ones enjoying Chinese literature under a flowering cherry tree. Levy usually teaches small classes that breed their own distinctive ...
On the morning of Jan. 21, the Van Wickle Gates opened but not to welcome incoming first-years or bid farewell to departing seniors. Instead, those who assembled in front of the Quiet Green to mark their debut on College Hill were spring transfer, visiting and Resumed Undergraduate Education students, ...
Stan Tran MD’15 intends to run for congressional office in Rhode Island’s first district, setting him up to challenge fellow Brunonian Rep. David Cicilline ’83, D-R.I., who currently holds the seat. Currently registered as an independent, Tran said he might affiliate with a party during the campaign ...
Student groups frequently seek to maximize turnout at their events, but the task of filling seats can prove difficult. To address this dilemma, two undergraduates have created the website Ventfull, which aims to increase awareness and attendance of campus events. The site, which launched Wednesday, ...
The American Studies Association’s recent vote to boycott Israeli higher education institutions in protest of the country’s treatment of Palestinians has ignited debate across college campuses nationwide in recent months. At Brown, many professors, students and administrators said they believe ...
Updated Feb. 10. The Corporation approved a 3.8 percent increase in undergraduate tuition and fees as part of the University’s fiscal year 2015 budget, President Christina Paxson announced in a community-wide email Saturday afternoon. The tuition hike will raise next year’s total undergraduate ...
The Corporation will vote on approving the University’s annual budget, consider raising tuition and debate expanding financial aid at its meeting this weekend, said Russell Carey, executive vice president for planning and policy. The Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, will also ...
Former SAC Capital Advisors L.P. portfolio manager Mathew Martoma was found guilty of insider trading Thursday, becoming the eighth employee of Corporation trustee Steven A. Cohen’s P’08 P’16 hedge fund who has pled guilty or been convicted on such charges, national news outlets reported. Thursday’s ...
“Genocide has become a term in the last decade for anything that people who you don’t like do. You don’t like colonialism? It’s genocide. You don’t like terrorism? It’s genocide,” Professor of History Omer Bartov said in a panel discussion on modern genocide and mass atrocities Thursday ...
The search committee for Provost Mark Schlissel’s P’15 replacement will comprise eight faculty members, a graduate student and an undergraduate, President Christina Paxson announced in an email to the Brown community yesterday. Paxson will chair the committee. The University reached out to faculty ...
Though the economy’s slow recovery has left many students with bleak job prospects, engineering concentrators remain in high demand, drawing record numbers of employers and applicants to the School of Engineering’s recent job fair. The school’s third annual Internship and Career Fair Jan. 25 ...
February 6, 1942 Hal Kopp, assistant football coach, was forced to resign after being ordered by the War Department to take a first lieutenant’s commission in the United States Army. During his brief one-year coaching career, Kopp led Brown sports teams to eight victories, one tie and two losses. ...
Over the past two weeks, the campus’ latest eatery, Andrews Commons, has been put to the test by ravenous college students, desperate to satisfy their appetites after full days of classes, meetings and practices. And judging by student responses, the spot has succeeded in serving its clientele. “Andrews ...
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