Posts Tagged ‘Brown University’
Why, Rhode Island? Dr. Ranney takes to Twitter…
Editor’s Note: We hear it multiple times a day – Rhode Island is the worst in the country. How can this be? We read and listen to experts, look at the datasheets, but sometimes the simple restrictions of Twitter can provide the most user-friendly way to try to understand it all. Last night, Dr. Megan…
Read MoreBrown University reinstates 2 women’s sports teams to comply with Title IX
Brown University to Reinstate Women’s Equestrian and Fencing To Comply with Title IX and Provide Equal Opportunity for Women Athletes Brown has agreed to reinstate its women’s varsity equestrian and fencing teams. It has further agreed to maintain full support for those teams and not to reduce future support as compared to men’s teams’ support.…
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? A lot if you are Brown University
Photo: Brown University gates “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.” – Shakespeare Brown University has announced a name change, reflective of racial sensitivity. Calling it a “clerical adjustment to address a state government affiliation historically appended to the University’s name”, Brown University will…
Read MoreBrown’s plan to “kill” landmark Title IX, Equal Opportunity for Female Athletes Agreement
Newly Uncovered Documents Reveal Brown University Plan to Dismantle Title IX Agreement A series of internal emails and documents made public today reveal an intentional plan by Brown University officials to undermine and ultimately destroy a long-standing consent decree to comply with federal Title IX laws that ensure equal opportunity for female athletes at the university. In…
Read More55 years later…
We remember…John Lewis 55 years ago …. John Lewis went to Selma in 1965 knowing he would be arrested. He was 25 years old. He packed a backpack, and carried a few things… “I remember very well. As a matter of fact I went to the Army surplus store and bought this backpack. I really…
Read MoreBrown University’s “Plan for a Healthy and Safe 2020-21”
To mitigate the pandemic’s impact, the University will allow undergraduates back for two terms in a three-term model, reduce the density of students in campus housing, offer instruction in person and remotely, and implement extensive testing, tracing and public health measures. (Both Harvard and Princeton also announced yesterday that their entire academic year will be…
Read MoreIn the Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. and Jeff Colgan, Brown University
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week Paolino interviewed Jeff Colgan, associate professor of political science at the Watson Institute at Brown University, to discuss the political and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the…
Read MoreCollege Journalists Win SPJ Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists has announced its Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards, recognizing the best collegiate journalism in Region 1, which is Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Regional winners will then compete at the national level with top winners to be…
Read MoreIn The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Dr. Adam Levine, specialist in epidemics
In The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Dr. Adam Levine, specialist in epidemics Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week, Dr. Adam Levine of the Warren Alpert Medical School, at Brown University, an expert in…
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