Opinions
Michael Skocpol '10: Getting in with Goldman
By Michael Skocpol | May 29Brown enters the national consciousness in strange ways.
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Science & Research
In search of the cyborg student
By Michael Skocpol | May 29If you listen closely, you can hear two sounds wafting through Salomon 001 as Associate Professor of Sociology Leah Vanwey lectures to the students in her introductory statistics class.
Features
A fresh face in the Corporation
By Michael Skocpol | February 28Sitting at a table in the College Hill Cafe Thursday evening, catching up with an old friend, Lauren Kolodny's '08 businesslike attire was the only thing that made her seem the least bit out of place. Anyone who saw Kolodny around campus last week might be forgiven for assuming she was a current student, ...
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At BET Honors, rubbing elbows with stars
By Michael Skocpol | January 26WASHINGTON — Chatting politely with Diddy. Clasping hands with Queen Latifah. Receiving a bear hug from Whitney Houston. And delivering a speech that may reach a television audience of millions.It was all in a glamorous night's work for President Ruth Simmons, who accepted an award for her accomplishments ...
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Honored by BET, Simmons rubs elbows with the stars
By Michael Skocpol | January 17WASHINGTON - Chatting politely with P. Diddy. Clasping hands with Queen Latifah. Receiving a bear hug from Whitney Houston. And a delivering a speech that may reach a television audience of millions. It was all in a glamorous night's work for President Ruth Simmons, who accepted an award for her accomplishments ...
University News
Whitehouse makes visit to U. labs, meets with admins
By Michael Skocpol | September 20Rhode Island's junior senator took a break from the health care debate on Capitol Hill Friday to learn a little more about where future medical breakthroughs may come from.
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Prof. resigns suddenly as center director
By Michael Skocpol | November 11The director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies resigned abruptly from his post Monday. James Green, an associate professor of history credited with raising the center's profile significantly since taking its helm in 2005, did not indicate a reason for the sudden departure.
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Seven days of silence
By Michael Skocpol | September 14The classic riddle of the tree falling in the woods just got a new twist. After decades of faithfully and loudly tolling off class periods, the iconic 300-pound bell atop University Hall fell silent this month - and almost no one noticed.
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Is a Bigger Brown Better?
By Michael Skocpol | June 1Situated at the crest of College Hill, the Sidney Frank Hall for Life Sciences strikes an imposing figure. The downhill end of the building is a towering brick face, partly gridded with rows of windows that look in on state-of-the-art labs and faculty offices. It occupies almost an entire block. To ...
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U. makes its case on young faculty's need for NIH funds
By Michael Skocpol | March 11Stagnant funding for the National Institutes of Health may be taking a toll on young researchers and threatening the United States' long-term status as the world's leader in biomedical advancement, according to a glossy report released Tuesday by Brown and six other research institutions.
