The University plans to renovate the Verney-Woolley Dining Hall next summer and recently purchased $300,000 in new equipment for dining halls, Vice President of Dining Services George Barboza wrote in a Friday
Vartan Gregorian, Brown’s 16th president and former president of the Carnegie Corporation, passed away last April and was honored in a virtual event yesterday for his commitment to diversity, peace and equal opportunity. “Fostering a More Just and Peaceful World — Vartan Gregorian and His Legacies ...
Student protesters on Thursday evening focused on a single unifying question: “Does Brown care?” to which they chanted a resounding “No!” Further calls of “CPax, can you hear us,” “Overworked, understaffed” and “Say it loud, say it clear, we want fair wages here,” echoed across ...
The University’s retirement benefits for faculty and staff are tied to corporations involved in the extraction of fossil fuels, including Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Enbridge. The current selection of benefits requires employees to choose between investments of subpar sustainability and a stable ...
The University sold Hoppin House, a mansion located on Benefit Street which sits on the National Register of Historic Places, for $2 million on Sept. 30, according to the Real Estate and Auxiliary Housing Office.
On June 24, the University announced the appointment of Dr. Sylvia R. Carey-Butler for the position of Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity,
The University launched the Program on Innovation and Financial Sustainability Oct. 6 to combine the findings of the Ad Hoc Committee on Promoting Financial Health and Sustainability with those of the Education Innovation Committee, according to a Today@Brown ...
The University has appointed Mukesh Jain, a physician-scientist who specializes in cardiovascular medicine, as dean of medicine and biological sciences, President Christina Paxson P’19 and Provost Richard Locke P’18 announced Wednesday in a community-wide email.
Amid Providence’s growing vegan scene, 28 restaurants will soon participate in the third annual Providence Vegan Restaurant Week, which aims to celebrate vegan cuisine and showcase innovative plant-based options.
The Undergraduate Council of Students shared updates from Vice President of Dining Programs George Barboza about understaffing in University dining halls and discussed how the student body can support Dining Services workers at its general body meeting Wednesday evening.
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education Allan Tunkel will step down from his position May 22, 2022 after 8 years at the University, according to an email announcement made by Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences Jack Elias.
For the first time in a year and a half, the University is returning to in-person exams, whether it be project presentations, essays or written tests.
A coalition of 18 student groups on campus urged the University administration to increase wages for Brown Dining Services workers and invest in hiring and new equipment, in a statement ...
The Graduate Labor Organization, Brown’s graduate student union, filed three unfair labor practice charges against the University with the National Labor Relations Board Oct. 5.
The University’s record endowment growth for Fiscal Year 2021 — which generated a 51.5% return and brought the overall endowment to $6.9 billion — ...
The University launched its new Engaged Scholarship Certificate for students to declare beginning this semester, according to the website of the Swearer Center for Public Service. ...
Wendy Schiller, professor of political science, professor of international and public affairs and director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, was recently been named the recipient of the Barbara Sinclair Lecture Award by the American Political Science Association. ...
The University’s Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science awarded its 2021 Graduate Awards in Brain Science to seven graduate students, according to a Sept. 28 University announcement.
Seven graduate students received the 2021 Graduate Awards in Brain Science from the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science in recognition of the merit of their research projects, as well as their research contributions, independence and productivity, according to the award criteria. ...
The City of Providence saw in June the return of an electric bike rental program, this time operated by the electric bike- and scooter-sharing company Spin. The orange bikes have become an increasingly common sight around College Hill, but the Spin program, which aimed to put 400 bikes on Providence ...
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