Cate Latimer is a university news editor covering faculty, University Hall and higher education. She is from Portland, OR, and studies English and Urban Studies. In her free time, you can find her playing ultimate frisbee or rewatching episodes of Parks and Rec.
Facing a structural deficit of $46 million, Brown is looking for solutions.
Some research and non-tenure track faculty have described their position as a dead-end and feel stagnated. Two new reports from faculty working groups are spotlighting these concerns, from a lack of benefits to difficulties with promotion.
President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 expressed concern about the influence of President Trump’s second term on higher education at Tuesday’s faculty meeting, including threats against Brown’s academic mission and an increased endowment tax.
Brown will convene a new committee to develop a clear University values statement, following criticism of a lack of clearly defined values during Brown’s divestment proceedings.
Michael Littman, a professor of computer science, was named the inaugural Associate Provost for Artificial Intelligence at Tuesday’s faculty meeting.
Brown is facing a structural budget deficit driven by the University's efforts to reposition as a leading research institution rather than a liberal arts college model, administrators explained at Tuesday’s faculty meeting.
After last month’s decision not to implement a one-time 5% faculty salary increase, University administration continued to face backlash at Tuesday’s faculty meeting.
Since joining the Brown Arts Institute in 2020, Avery Willis Hoffman braved COVID-19, shepherded the creation of the Lindemann Performing Arts Center and taught numerous courses. She has now decided to leave College Hill.
In their letter to the Brown community announcing that the Corporation voted against a divestment proposal from 10 companies with ties to Israel, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 and Chancellor Brian Moynihan ’81 P’14 P’19 wrote that Brown’s mission is “not to adjudicate or resolve ...
On Friday morning, as members of Brown’s governing Corporation convened for their October meeting, over 150 activists gathered to protest a recent decision against divesting from 10 companies with ties to Israel.
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