Almost a decade after the University began examining its own historical ties to slavery, President Ruth Simmons delivered the keynote speech at "Slavery and the University: Histories and Legacies," a conference hosted by Emory University, last night.
After taking steps to streamline administrative support for research and to secure additional grants, the University has seen a 37 percent increase in sponsored research this fiscal year. Some departments still continue to fight for scarce funds, even though others have seen their awards double.
Author and journalist Ariel Sabar '93 spoke last night on "wrestling with meaning" in "Telling Personal Stories: Memoir as More Than Self Journalism," a lecture hosted by the English Department at Brown-RISD Hillel.
Despite increased University efforts to combat electronic piracy over the past decade, the number of student violations has not changed significantly. The University's copyright infringement policy — enacted in July 2003 — has not led to decreased incidence of copyright violation, according ...
With Mocha, Banner, the Critical Review and course preview pages filling laptop screens this shopping period, students continue to find themselves without a one-stop web destination when shopping classes. While administrators have expressed openness to centralizing the course selection process, there ...
Quitting smoking helps reduce symptoms of depression, according to a study by Christopher Kahler, professor of community health. The six-month study examined a group of people seeking treatment to help them quit smoking and was designed to assess how quitting affected their mood.
Disability Support Services will change its name to Student and Employee Accessibility Services at the end of the current academic year in hopes of increasing its presence on campus, according to Catherine Axe, director of the office. General misunderstanding of its services has prevented members of ...
While the owner of the security firm accused of participating in witness intimidation in the William McCormick case denies wrongdoing in a November deposition obtained by The Herald, his testimony fails to put the issue to rest.
Five Brown professors were elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this December.
More than 380 students will have to search for a new course to take this semester, as the Department of Political Science has capped POLS1510: "Great Powers and Empires" to 300 students.
Twenty-four undergraduates have applied for the two student seats on the University committee formed to consider the return of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps to campus. According to Diane Mokoro '11, president of the Undergraduate Council of Students, the two undergraduate committee members will ...
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jessaca Leinaweaver won the 2010 Margaret Mead Award for her first published book, "The Circulation of Children: Kinship, Adoption, and Morality in Andean Peru." The award, given each year by the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology, ...
This article has been updated to include comment from Michael Geisler, vice president for language schools, schools abroad and graduate programs at Middlebury.
For 10 years, students have ventured off campus seeking the overcrowded dance floor, the blaring pop music and the copious drinks. But Brown's Wednesday-night tradition has come to an end with the closing of the Fish Company.
From the author of "The Pentagram Integrals for Inscribed Polygons" and "Spherical CR Geometry and Dehn Surgery" comes "You Can Count on Monsters," a colorful picture book featuring 100 math-themed monsters. Professor of Mathematics Richard Schwartz's first children's book offers young children a unique ...
August 30, 2006 — First-year orientation begins for William McCormick, then a member of the Class of 2010 and a wrestling recruit.
The fourth floor of the Sciences Library and a small area on Level A of the Rockefeller Library were recently renovated to create additional places for quiet study.
The Office of International Programs will announce today the launch of "Brown Plus One" — a program that will allow juniors to begin earning a master's degree from either the Chinese University of Hong Kong or The University of Edinburgh.
In pursuit of a priceless relic that has been missing for more than 30 years, the University is suing the city of Newport News, Va. and noted Civil War collectors Donald and Toni Tharpe for the return of a Tiffany and Company silver presentation sword and ornamental scabbard.
The two Brown students studying abroad in Alexandria, Egypt through a Middlebury College program are safe after being evacuated from Alexandria's Borg el Arab airport to Prague late Monday night. Program administrators decided to pull participating students, including Michael Dawkins '12 and Amanda ...
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