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In 1969, women were required to wear skirts on Brown鈥檚 campus and the class president helped co-author the Open Curriculum. That year, Kathryn Spoehr 鈥�69 received her degree in mathematical psychology.
On April 2, faculty approved a motion to create a School of International and Public Affairs, marking the next step in a continued push to develop Brown鈥檚 graduate program. The Corporation 鈥� the University鈥檚 highest governing body 鈥� is expected to vote on the motion this May, according to a ...
The moment Lemn Sissay enters a room, audiences can tell he is there to perform.
Faculty approved a motion to convert the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs into a school at a Tuesday meeting, with 72% voting in favor. Pending approval by the Brown Corporation, the school will be officially established on July 1, 2025.
Last Thursday marked the end of the 15th annual 鈥淪ex Week鈥� 鈥� a week of programming relating to sexual health organized by the University鈥檚 Sexual Health Awareness Group.
The Mellon Foundation granted Assistant Professor of Classics Sasha-Mae Eccleston 鈥�06 and Princeton Associate Professor Dan-el Padilla Peralta $1 million to establish a fellowship program to diversify and reimagine the Classics through a racial lens.
At Tuesday鈥檚 faculty meeting, President Paxson P鈥�19 P鈥橫D鈥�20 reaffirmed the University鈥檚 plans to pursue charges against the 41 Brown students who were arrested in a Dec. 11 sit-in. The students demanded Paxson to call for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Palestine war and support divestment ...
Brown aims to seek approval from faculty and the Corporation in May to convert the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs into a school for international and public affairs, Provost Francis Doyle said at Tuesday鈥檚 faculty meeting.
Faculty approved a new standing committee to review gifts and grants for compliance with Brown鈥檚 Gift Acceptance and Openness in Research policies at Tuesday鈥檚 faculty meeting.
On Feb. 6, the School of Public Health announced physician and public health expert Ateev Mehrotra as the next chair of its Health Services, Policy and Practice department starting July 1.
