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3/13, London, England
Pub Night
3/13, Chicago, IL
Downtown Lunch
3/13, Boston, MA
Mass Incarceration and American Ideals
(Prof. Glenn Loury)
3/13, Providence, RI
Disturbances: Christine Dunlap Farnham Archives Exhibit Opening
3/13, New York City, NY
Irish Pub Happy Hour
3/14, Washington, DC
Class of 2003 Pre-5th Reunion Happy Hour
3/19, Salem, MA
3/27, Portland, OR
3/28, Seattle, WA
Children At Play: An American History
(Prof. Howard Chudacoff)
3/20, Houston, TX
“Boldly Brown” Celebration with President Simmons
3/29, Phoenix, AZ
Night at the Symphony
3/29, New York City, NY
Mindfulness Meditation
3/29, Providence, RI
All Ivy Skating Party
3/30, Seattle, WA
Monthly Book Club
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Aneel Bhusri ’88 was ranked 16 and David Katsujin Chao ’88 18 in Forbes’ “The Midas 100 List” of the best global dealmakers in tech and life sciences.
Laura Linney ’86* received her third Oscar nomination for her role in The Savages.
Joshua Marshall ’93 AM,
’03 PhD received a George Polk Award for his political blog, “Talking Points Memo.”
Ian Maxtone-Graham ’83 received an Annie Award in TV writing for “The Simpsons” episode
“24 Minutes.”
“CSI: NY” star Hill Harper ’88 is also a philanthropist, businessman, and author.
NBC Universal has named former ESPN executive Salil Mehta ’85 president of business operations, strategy, and development.
A special Academy Award for achievements in motion picture special effects went to Jerry Tessendorf ’84 PhD, Jonathan Cohen ’00 and Michael Kowalski ’85, ’99 ScM.
John M. Robinson ’67 was sworn in as director of the State Department’s Office of Civil Rights and as its chief diversity officer.
Pablo Salame ’88 has been named one of four co-heads of the global securities division of Goldman Sachs.
The National Urban League has appointed Cheryl F. McCants ’86 to senior vice president of marketing and communications.
Alabama lawyer Joshua Segall ’01 is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Associate Dean Marjorie Thompson ’74, ’79 PhD appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Jennifer Needleman ’02 and Josh Asen ’02 have released their first full-length film, I Love Hip Hop in Morocco.
Josh Lerner ’07 wants you to apply to be a college adviser with the National College Advising Corps.
(*Free registration required)
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The Academy Awards pre-show featured an interview with Paul Wallace ’08 and Nicholas Clifford ’08 and clips from their short film.
USA Today named Caitlin Cohen ’08, ’12 MD to the All-USA College Academic Team for establishing the Mali Health Organizing Project.
Students like Ariel Werner ’09 and Craig Auster ’08* are actively campaigning for their preferred presidential candidates.
Led by Samantha Seeley ’07 and David Beckoff ’08, students have brought back the undergraduate history journal, CLIO.
Devin Wilmot ’10 co-founded M.E.A.T. Club, a “professional tailgating” business that brings people together through barbecues.
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New, Expanded Financial Aid Policy Approved A new plan will decrease the financial burden on low- and middle-income students and draw more heavily on the University’s endowment. Some students will no longer have loans as part of their aid packages; others will not have to make a financial contribution at all. |
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Chancellor Tisch ’76 Praises Brown’s Academic Plan The University’s highest officer and the Corporation’s leader, Chancellor Thomas Tisch ’76, took a walk with The Herald to discuss the Plan for Academic Enrichment, issues facing Brown today, and the University’s strengths. (Image: Rahul Keerthi) |
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The Plan Enters Phase II A review of the Plan for Academic Enrichment calls on the University to improve on initiatives in the original plan and recommends the addition of new focuses, such as encouraging growth in the Graduate School, raising Brown’s global profile, and continuing fundraising. |
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Cuba Abroad Program Starts This Fall Most Americans can’t travel to Cuba, but 10 Brown students will spend next semester in Havana studying under Cuban professors. Due to tightened restrictions by the Treasury on study abroad programs, only a handful of schools still have similar programs. |
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Brown Annual Fund Gifts Support Need-Blind Financial Aid Brown’s financial aid budget for academic year 2008-2009 is expanding to $68.5 million. Last year, $13.8 million of the almost $35 million that Annual Fund donors contributed was used to fund need-blind financial support, a top priority of the Plan for Academic Enrichment. |
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Incentive Program Will Support Graduate Students Under Dean Sheila Bonde, the Graduate School has established a program to reward graduate students who win external, grant-based funding during their careers at Brown. The program will go into effect in the 2008-09 academic year. |
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Faunce House Renovation Takes Shape An architectural firm has been selected for the $15 million Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center in Faunce House. Construction could close Faunce for the entire 2009-10 academic year - just one of several projects in coming years that will change the daily lives of students. |
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Alumni Discuss the Risky Business of Entrepreneurship Encouraging students to follow their passions and take risks, Timothy Forbes ’76, a member of the Corporation’s Board of Fellows, and Dara Khosrowshahi ’91, chief executive officer of Expedia Inc., addressed students and alumni at the 11th Annual Entrepreneurship Forum. (Image: Ingrid Pangandoyon) |
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Brown Joins “10,000 Women” Partnership Brown and the University of Cape Town have entered into a five-year partnership that will improve and deliver business education to entrepreneurs in Africa, particularly to women. |
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Other Campus Headlines
- Brown is “Green” on the Web and Hosts Green Technology Conference* |
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Child’s Play No Longer Expands Imaginations Today’s children are supervised, scheduled, and laden with toys and video games. That cuts into time once used for the improvised play that helps children learn, says Howard Chudacoff, professor of American history, in an NPR interview. |
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Rearranging the Tree of Life Using genomic tools to examine animal evolution, an international research team led by evolutionary biologist Casey Dunn suggests that the comb jellyfish, instead of the sponge, may belong at the root of the animal tree of life. |
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Campaign 2008: Brown Voices Political scientist Darrell West comments in the Christian Science Monitor on the March 4 primary results. |
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Bolton, Holbrooke ’62 Face Off Over U.N. at Janus Forum Former U.N. ambassadors John Bolton and Professor-at-Large Richard Holbrooke ’62 outlined contrasting visions of the United Nations and its role in U.S. foreign policy. Bolton criticized the U.N.’s ineffectiveness, while Holbrooke highlighted its importance as a forum to advance U.S. interests. |
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Building a Better Estimate
Pioneering work from the Center for Computational Molecular Biology could lead to better methods for analyzing large data sets that are increasingly common today. Mathematician Chip Lawrence and graduate student Luis Carvalho have found a new way to sift through and draw reliable inferences from mountains of data. |
| Other Faculty and Research Headlines
- Miller on Design and Wing on Obesity at AAAS |
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Bill Shutkin ’87 Connects with Students at Career Week 2008 Global leader for sustainability and social entrepreneurship Bill Shutkin ’87 delivered the keynote at the annual Brown event, which allows students to explore and weigh options, connect with alumni, and direct job searches. See photos from the Career Week reception and conference. |
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Campus Dance Is for Everyone! May 23, Beneath the Stars Even if it’s not your reunion, enjoy Campus Dance again this year! Round up old friends and experience the magic. Proceeds help the Brown Alumni Association provide valuable alumni services and programs. For tickets, download an order form (PDF) or call (401) 253-0246. |
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Seniors Power Men’s Basketball to Record 19th Win Seniors Damon Huffman and Mark McAndrew, along with freshman Peter Sullivan, led Brown to a hard-fought 75-71 Ivy League victory over Dartmouth and a school-record 19th victory for the season. |
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Fencers Head to NCAA Championships Sophomores Randy Alevi, Adam Pantel, and Adam Yarnell are headed to the NCAA Fencing Championships. After the Northeast Regionals, Alevi and Pantel earned outright bids in the women’s sabre and men’s foil, respectively, while Yarnell earned an at-large bid in men’s épée. |
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Five Wrestlers Named All-Ivy Five members of the Brown wrestling team have been named All-Ivy by the Ivy League’s six head coaches. Senior Levon Mock was named First Team All-Ivy at 285 pounds, his first such honor after two years being named to the Second Team, and senior Jeff Schell was named Second Team for the second time. |
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Men’s Lax Soars to Victory Over Mountain Hawks A goal off a rebound late in the first quarter gave Brown a 2-1 lead against Lehigh, and the Bears never looked back. Bruno defeated Lehigh 10-4 at Meister-Kavan Field in its season opener. (Image: Ashley Hess) |
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Men’s Hockey Ends Regular Season With Shutout The men’s hockey team finished its regular season with a 2-0 win over Union, as goalie Dan Rosen ’10 recorded his first collegiate shutout. The weekend marked the last home games for the team’s five seniors. (Image: Ashley Hess) |
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