It's not every day that you can walk into the Sharpe Refectory, eat with professors, and talk to them about whatever you want. But as the University continues to expand and improve its advising efforts, events such as these dinners provide students and faculty with a chance to interact in a more casual ...
Justin Traxler '90 was laid off in 2008. After months of hunting for employment, Traxler secured a position with Sapient Consulting in May 2009 — thanks to the other Brown alumni he contacted during his search.
Among red and black balloons, Hershey's Kisses and mozzarella sticks, the class of 2010 held its Senior Gift Kick-Off in Sayles Hall last Friday.
In a report released Feb. 2, the athletics subcommittee of the Organizational Review Committee proposed a new $65 recreation fee that would be implemented for the 2010-11 school year and would apply to all undergraduate and medical school students.
The flurry of blizzard predictions for Wednesday's weather was the kind of forecast that mobilizes Facilities Management to prepare the sidewalks for the worst of storms. Though the actual snowfall often falls far short of meteorologists' expectations, as in Wednesday's case, Facilities doesn't take ...
More students have visited the Verney-Woolley Dining Hall during morning hours since Brown Dining Services introduced continental breakfast there Monday, and most have expressed praise for the change, said Ann Hoffman, director of administration for Dining Services.
The 2011 Class Board recently canceled a planned spring break trip to Cancun because of liability concerns about alcohol consumption expressed by the Student Activities Office, according to Director of Student Activities Phil O'Hara '55. A University-sponsored spring break trip is unlikely to happen ...
The Organizational Review Committee's recommendation that newspapers be eliminated from University dining halls will not be enacted, Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential and dining services, wrote in an e-mail to The Herald.
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At the beginning of each semester, Kai Huang '11 and Arune Gulati '11 would make a list of five girls they had crushes on. Then, at the end of the semester, they would review their progress.
As part of its plans to reduce next year's budget, the University is looking to streamline research support and boost its revenue by securing more grant funding. The academic administration team of the Organizational Review Committee — one of the 12 teams formed last September to identify ways ...
Since 1993, some 100 Pfizer employees have earned degrees from Brown, and many more have taken a single course, through the University's long-running partnership with the pharmaceutical giant.
Students coming back to campus this semester may have been surprised to find brightly lit Samsung charging stations in the Sharpe Refectory, the Gate and the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center.
Last Saturday at the Faculty Club, an intimate brunch attended by participating sophomores, seniors and faculty kicked off the Match Advising Program for Sophomores.
The Undergraduate Council of Students elected a new representative to the Undergraduate Finance Board and a new secretary at its general body meeting on Wednesday night.
Three gubernatorial candidates — former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee '75, Attorney General Patrick Lynch '87 and General Treasurer Frank Caprio — planned to declare their support of a same-sex marriage bill at the Marriage Equality Rhode Island rally set for Wednesday at the State House until ...
As final demolition begins on the old Interstate 195, design plans for city streets are nearing completion.
Minority students and first-generation college students applied to Brown in greater numbers this year than ever before, according to Dean of Admission Jim Miller '73, who attributed the rise to University efforts to recruit a more diverse applicant pool.
The University plans to increase next year's transfer class by 50 students, according to the Admission Office, bringing the expected number of incoming transfer students from 120 to about 170.
Independent Lincoln Chafee '75 loaned his campaign $200,000 in December, as polls continue to show him on top of the race for governor.
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