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At open forum, students discuss 250th anniversary

Planning for the 250th anniversary of the University’s founding and efforts in student engagement were the main points of discussion at an open forum between students and Russell Carey ’91 MA’06,...

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At BUCC, Divest Coal urges long-term U. divestment

Student members of the Brown Divest Coal Campaign urged the University to divest from all fossil fuels in the long run and maintained “divest(ing) from the 15 largest, most destructive coal companies...

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Billionaire supports U. coal divestment

Tom Steyer, billionaire and founder of the hedge fund Farallon Capital Management, urged the University to divest from coal companies in a letter presented Thursday to President Christina Paxson’s...

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U. accepts second-lowest percentage of applicants ever

The University admitted 9.2 percent of applicants to the class of 2017, the second-lowest acceptance rate in Brown’s history. A total of 2,649 out of 28,919 applicants received acceptance letters to...

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Students volunteer to phone minority admits

All admitted students of color from the class of 2017 — including, for the first time, Asian Americans — will receive phone calls this week from student volunteers congratulating them on their...

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GSC supports expansion of ombuds office

The Graduate Student Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday evening calling for the expansion of the ombuds office’s jurisdiction to serve all graduate students and for the ombudsperson...

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Admitted students descend on College Hill

A Day on College Hill had record-high attendance among students admitted through the regular decision process, with 823 of 2,649 students accepted to the class of 2017 flocking to campus from Sunday to...

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Universal need-blind admission up for debate

The strategic planning Committee on Financial Aid recommended implementing need-blind admission for international, transfer and Resumed Undergraduate Education applicants in its most recent report to...

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Speakers debate consequences, benefits of legalizing marijuana

Two leading experts on marijuana legalization squared off Thursday on the implications, merits and economic effects of legalizing the substance in a debate hosted by the Janus Political Union Debates,...

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U. yield rate hits 15-year high

Approximately 60 percent of the University’s 2,649 admitted students have accepted their offers to join the class of 2017, wrote Dean of Admission Jim Miller ’73 in an email to The Herald. For the...

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Bergeron to step down at semester’s end

Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron will leave the University to become president of Connecticut College beginning Jan. 1. She will continue her duties as dean this fall. Bergeron has been a...

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Yield rate up for fifth consecutive year

Despite University intentions to create a 1,500-member class, the class of 2017 — which includes 1,537 members — continued the trend of increasing numbers of admitted students choosing to matriculate...

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Armed robbery continues uptick in campus violence

Two masked men robbed four students early Saturday morning near the intersection of Cooke and Benevolent streets, the Department of Public Safety announced in a community-wide email Saturday. Earlier...

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Class of 2018 to apply with shorter supplement

Applicants to the class of 2018 will complete a significantly revised Brown supplement to the Common Application during the 2013-2014 admission cycle, submitting two fewer short answer responses and...

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President, provost hear grad students’ concerns

Graduate School departmental metrics, graduate student summer funding and improving the Graduate School’s image surfaced as dominant issues at Wednesday’s Graduate Student Council meeting, which...

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BUS OnCall expands service in light of campus crime

Brown University Shuttle temporarily expanded its OnCall service to all students and faculty and staff members living within a designated coverage area beginning Wednesday, wrote Russell Carey ’91...

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At BUCC, admins talk 250th, ombuds expansion

Planning for the University’s 250th anniversary and recent expansion to the Ombuds Office surfaced as dominant discussion topics at the Brown University Community Council meeting Wednesday. Eve...

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Early decision applicants face Common App site glitches

Though applicants for the class of 2018 have faced difficulties related to the Common Application’s new website, the Admission Office will not extend its Nov. 1 early decision deadline, wrote Dean of...

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Environmental task force to address climate change

The University launched the Environmental Change Task Force — a committee composed of faculty members, administrators, undergraduates and graduate students — Monday, Provost Mark Schlissel P’15 wrote...

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Strategic plan initiatives hinge on financial uncertainties

This article is part of the series Launching a Legacy?Though President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan “Building on Distinction: A New Plan for Brown” has identified general objectives for University...

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