Christina Paxson

Brown U. President Paxson weighs in on history

Scott MacKay — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:57:38 +0000

Brown University president Christina Paxson was part of an interesting forum in the Atlantic Monthly’s March edition. The question asked of a group of intellectuals and academic historians was: What day most changed the course of history?

Ken Burns, the documentary film maker, said it was June 28, 1914, the day Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, which started World War I. Yale history professor Paul Kennedy said it was the day Thomas Newcomen invented the steam engine.

Brown U Struggles with Tuition Rates

Flo Jonic — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:47:46 +0000

The president of Brown University is giving voice to something many parents have been thinking: tuition is too high.

Brown University sees its most diverse application pool

Flo Jonic — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:37:30 +0000

Brown University says it has received its third largest applicant pool in the school’s history. Brown received close to 29,000 applications for 1,500 slots.

Admission offers will be made in late March.

The university says this is its most diverse pool ever with 38 percent of students identifying themselves as African American, Latino, Native American or Asian.

Sixty-eight percent of applicants are seeking financial aid, a number that has remained unchanged for the last three years.

Morning News Podcast: December 26, 2012

Lydia Rogers — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:53:34 +0000

The Rhode Island minimum wage goes up in 2013. Our Top Ten stories of 2012 continues with a look back when Brown University got a new president. These stories and more on the morning news podcast.

2012 News Countdown: Brown U gains new president

Elisabeth Harrison — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:46:46 +0000

Colleges scale back financial aid, need-blind admissions suffer

Elisabeth Harrison — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:50:39 +0000

Wesleyan has ended its blanket need-blind admissions policy, saying it can no longer afford to admit every qualified student. Like Brown University, Wesleyan promises financial aid to any student who needs it. For a small number of applicants, that means they will not gain entrance to the college this year because they do not have enough money attend.

Brown sets inauguration schedule

Elisabeth Harrison — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:57:18 +0000

Brown will honor its new president, Christina H. Paxson, with an official inauguration ceremony on October 27th. The proceedings will be on the main college green at 2 p.m.

The evening prior to the inauguration, Brown is offering a free night of performances at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. The university says the event will be hosted by actress and Brown alum Kate Burton, and it will include performances by artists from both the Brown and Rhode Island communities.

Ruth Simmons joins board at Princeton

Elisabeth Harrison — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:23:46 +0000

Outgoing Brown University President Ruth Simmons will take a seat on the board of trustees at Princeton University next month. Simmons is stepping down on June 30th as head of Brown, ending an 11-year tenure at the Providence institution.

Simmons is no stranger to Princeton. She held several positions at the New Jersey school, including that of vice provost, before becoming president of Smith University. When she became president at Brown University, Simmons was the first African-American to lead an Ivy League school.

Simmons bids farewell to Brown

Elisabeth Harrison — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:32:37 +0000

Ruth Simmons comes to the end of her tenure at Brown. Photo from Brown University.