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A controversy concerning a recent action by Brown University members of Students for a Democratic Society has continued to swirl on College Hill -- and it can be expected to heat up anew tomorrow. From the BDH : A University Disciplinary Council hearing...
A local bright spot amid all the bleak economic news is the growth of RISD and its potential as a creative and economic incubator. Tomorrow marks the grand opening of the art school's new $34 million Chace Center , which Greg Cook describes in this...
Talk radio was yesterday abuzz with this story , with hosts like John DePetro supporting the view that Governor Carcieri's approach to illegal immigration in responsible for a sharp decline in the number of students in Central Falls. Matt's theory...
Since we've been heavy on Obama news today, here's one more tidbit. Kim Ahern , who won election as an Obama delegate to the Democratic National Convention, has been selected as editor-in-chief for the Roger Williams University Law Review for...
Scott MacKay in the ProJo and Matt have the details on Christine Heenan , the longtime local PR and consulting expert who worked in the Clinton White House and who was spokeswoman for Hillary's RI campaign, taking a new gig in Cambridge. (Obligatory...
Ted Widmer , director of the John Carter Brown Library and a member in good standing of the Phoenix' friends and family program, is a polymath and one of the great Rhode Islanders. Who else could offer such superlative quote in discussing the cultural...
Via blogging upstart Scott MacKay : Marion Orr, a political science professor and expert in urban politics, has been chosen as the new director of Brown University's Taubman Center for Public Policy, the university announced today. Orr succeeds longtime...
As discussion continues on budget cuts, another piece of Rhode Island's economic future is the quality of the Providence schools . With more than 25,000 students, the district accounts for about one-sixth of the state's students, and if they're...
Phoenix contributor Greg Cook sends word of this news: On Tuesday, the University of Rhode Island informed Judith Tolnick Champa , who runs the URI Fine Arts Center Galleries, and Roxana Tourigny, who runs the school's "Great Performances"...
Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline also stopped by the Newsmakers' set for a taping of this week's broadcast. The show is broadcast Sunday, at 5:30 am on Channel 12 and at 10 am on Fox Providence. He denied that his budget revenue projections...
Local peace activist Mark Stahl is apparently experiencing a little pushback for some critical remarks he made about the Brown pie-tossers. He relayed these comments to me via e-mail this past week, and I thought it was important to include his gist in...
In a story about how one person can make a big difference, the Phoenix reported last year on how Caitie Whelan , a senior at Brown, has been aiding the Merasi, a community of lower-caste musicians in India. Under the Hindu caste system, the 15,000 Merasi...
Speaking of green stuff and Brown . . . Students at Brown University have organized a two-day conference to promote environmental sustainability. The conference brings together a wide range of environmental leaders, including Ira Magaziner, chairman of...
Perhaps she should be sentenced to a solitary section of a vegan collaborative household. BeloBlog reports: PROVIDENCE -- New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman says he'll leave it for Brown to decide what to do with a student who threw...
Darrell West , who came to Rhode Island in 1982 and is departing in June for a job at the Brookings Institution , also stopped by the Newsmakers' set today. Like journalists, West has had a rich vein of fodder here, and he says the Ocean State will stay...
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