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Alum offers grads new ventures in Providence
By Ashley Aydin | September 14Correction Appended
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Faculty considers offering language certificates
By Ashley Aydin | April 26Correction appended.
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New provost Schlissel P'15 to focus on undergrads
By Ashley Aydin | April 19Mark Schlissel P'15 will begin his five-year term as the University's highest academic officer July 1 when he replaces current Provost David Kertzer '69 P'95 P'98. Schlissel, dean of biological sciences and professor of immunology and pathogenesis at the University of California at Berkeley, will arrive ...
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U.'s reverse-auction utility buying still bringing savings
By Ashley Aydin | March 16The University will save $15 million by 2014 on utilities costs by asking suppliers to compete for an energy contract, according to Christopher Powell, director of sustainable energy and environmental initiatives. Though price fluctuations are common for oil and natural gas, the University avoids paying ...
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Corporation to decide on creation of lit arts dept.
By Ashley Aydin | March 8The faculty voted to approve a proposal from the literary arts program to become the Department of Literary Arts during its March 1 meeting. The proposal will now go to the Corporation — the University's highest governing body — for approval at its May meeting.
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University officials read Brown e-mails
By Ashley Aydin | February 24The University has accessed e-mails sent and received on brown.edu accounts 11 times since July 2008, according to David Sherry, chief information security officer for Computing and Information Services. According to the University's e-mail policy, Brown accounts may be accessed "by authorized University ...
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DUGs see increase in popularity on campus
By Ashley Aydin | February 15The number of active departmental undergraduate groups has increased from 24 to 49 since July 2009. According to the Plan for Academic Enrichment's October 2010 status report, administrators have worked to strengthen "the number and effectiveness of student department undergraduate groups by developing ...
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Chaplain looks back on 21 years
By Ashley Aydin | February 9In suite 410 of J. Walter Wilson, amid colorful artwork, classic furniture and family photographs of Brown community members, sits Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, the University chaplain.
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U. to offer int'l master's to juniors
By Ashley Aydin | February 1The Office of International Programs will announce today the launch of "Brown Plus One" — a program that will allow juniors to begin earning a master's degree from either the Chinese University of Hong Kong or The University of Edinburgh.
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Purchases dropping, bookstore battles online competition
By Ashley Aydin | November 21With the rising popularity of websites such as Amazon and eBay, many college bookstores have seen increased competition in the textbook market. Students have turned to online retailers to find cheaper deals and to take advantage of features such as Amazon's free two-day student shipping.
