The weather did not hold back Spring Weekend this year. Students celebrated performances and sunny skies as headliners Childish Gambino and the Glitch Mob took the stage - outside - for concerts Friday and Saturday on the Main Green.
Charles Colson '53, who was incarcerated in 1974 after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice in one of the controversial events that brought down then-President Richard Nixon, died on Saturday at the age of 80, according to the New York Times. Serving as special counsel to Nixon from 1969 to 1973, ...
Anthony White '13 defeated David Rattner '13 and Robert Bentlyewski '13 to win the presidency of the Undergraduate Council of Students, current UCS president Ralanda Nelson announced Thursday at 11:59 p.m. White garnered 51.3 percent of the votes following an instant runoff against Rattner, Nelson said. Under ...
On April 21, 1992, 253 students were arrested after taking over University Hall in protest of the University's need-aware admissions policy for all students. Now, 20 years later, a new campus group, Brown For Financial Aid, has formed to protest the University's need-aware policy for international and ...
Anthony White '13 defeated David Rattner '13 and Rob Bentlyewski '13 in the race for the presidency of the Undergraduate Council of Students after an instant run-off against Rattner, winning 51.3 percent of the vote. Under the instant runoff voting system implemented last year, candidates are ranked ...
Though male and female professors who apply for tenure are approved at similar rates across divisions, far fewer women are currently tenured in the life sciences, physical sciences and social sciences, according to data from the office of the dean of the faculty.
The University has offered an internal candidate the position of inaugural director for the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice after its second final candidate in five years declined to take the offer last semester. The candidate's name will not be released until the decision is finalized. ...
Readers sent in questions via email and Twitter to ask candidates for UCS president at the UCS/UFB Candidate Debate, which The Herald co-sponsored last Thursday. Due to time constraints, not all questions could be answered during the debate. The candidates have since submitted their answers to the Herald ...
Readers sent in questions via email and Twitter to ask candidates for UCS vice president at the UCS/UFB Candidate Debate, which The Herald co-sponsored last Thursday. Due to time constraints, not all questions could be answered during the debate. The candidates have since submitted their answers to ...
This year's summer assignment process will find housing for 324 students following the housing lottery's second and final session Tuesday, said Richard Hilton, assistant director of the Office of Residential Life. That number - which includes both those students who chose not to select housing and those ...
About 780 prospective students accepted to the class of 2016 arrived on campus Monday night to spend some time getting to know the University in the annual event A Day on College Hill. High school seniors - hailing from as far as Australia and South Korea - had the chance to mingle with prospective ...
The majority of students approve of how President Obama is handling his job, according to a poll conducted by The Herald March 12-14. A total of 78.8 percent of respondents expressed approval, with 16.5 percent expressing strong approval and 62.3 percent stating that they somewhat approved. Only 12.8 ...
President Ruth Simmons will present eight honorary degrees on behalf of the University to influential individuals who are leaders in their fields during Commencement Weekend. The recipients were selected by the Board of Fellows of the Corporation, the University's highest governing body, following recommendations ...
Renowned academics, businessmen, journalists and politicians from around the world gathered on campus yesterday to exchange ideas, concerns and analyses of the euro crisis in a conference entitled "The Failure of the Euro? Causes and Consequences for Europe and Beyond." Co-sponsored by the Watson Institute ...
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The University will confer eight honorary doctorates at Commencement: biochemist Carolyn Bertozzi, actress Viola Davis, Congressman John Lewis, author Marilynne Robinson, musician Sebastian Ruth, news anchor Diane Sawyer, political theorist Gene Sharp and Zhejiang University President Wei Yang.
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