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Beyond February: Black History and The Importance of Discovering Institutional Memory

Charles Howard | Posted 10.20.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Education News, History, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Ruth Simmons, Gabby Douglas, Dominique Dawes, African Americans, Black History Month, Black History, Black Voices News
Charles Howard

The presence of people of African descent on numerous teams across the globe is an open invitation to explore historic and contemporary migration patterns - both voluntary and involuntary - to broaden our perspectives about the world around us.

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Skip Gates Helps Samuel L. Jackson Find His Roots

Posted 04.29.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Video, Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, Finding Your Roots, Ruth Simmons, Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Henry Louis Gates Finding Your Roots, Black Voices News

Every week, The Huffington Post Black Voices tells you what Henry Louis Gates has planned on his show "Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr." ...

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Contempt of the Corps at Brown University

Anthony Amore | Posted 12.18.2011 | Politics
Read More: Libya, Ghaddafi, Afghanistan, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Brown University, Rotc, Ruth Simmons, Rhode Island, Iraq, Providence, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Anthony Amore

This week, Brown University president Ruth Simmons announced that her campus would continue its policy of excluding the Reserve Officers' Training Cor...

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Brown President To Step Down

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 11.15.2011 | College
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Brown president Ruth Simmons plans to step down at the end of the academic year. She announced her resignation plans in an university-wide email on Th...

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Layoffs at Brown

Rachel Levenson | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Layoffs, Unemployment, Alicia Pantoja, Brown Layoffs, Swearer Center for Public Service, Labor Rights, Roger Nozaki, Brown University, David Kertzer, Ruth Simmons, Student-Labor Alliance, David-Segal, Providence, Providence-Rhode Island, College News
Rachel Levenson

At Brown, cranes swing overhead as workers rush to finish multimillion-dollar initiatives. But the school is abuzz about something that will soon be missing from campus: many staff members are being pushed out.

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Former Brown Student Sues School Over Expulsion

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: William Mccormick III, Major Donor, Brown Sexual Assault Lawsuit, Brown Lawsuit, Brown, The Northeast, Ruth Simmons, Sexual Assault, False Rape Accusation, Brown Univeristy, College News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A former Brown University student alleges in a lawsuit unsealed Monday that he was removed from campus more than three years ...

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Did Brown Force Out An Innocent Freshman, Or Let A Rapist Go Scot Free?

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: William Mccormick III, Major Donor, Brown Sexual Assault Lawsuit, Brown Lawsuit, College News, Ruth Simmons, The Northeast, Brown, Sexual Assault, False Rape Accusation, Brown Univeristy, William Mccormick, Brown, William Mccormick Brown, Did Brown Force Out an Innocent Freshman, College News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — William McCormick III crossed the wrought-iron gates of Brown University on a full scholarship, a champion wrestler from Wisc...

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Ruth Simmons: The Profound Impact of One Teacher, One Class (Video)

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Ruth Simmons, Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth College, Reflections on Leadership for Social Change, Brown University, Business News
Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.

In a recent panel discussion, Brown University President Ruth Simmons talks about how the profound impact of one teacher in a high school course changed her life.

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What Do the Top Liberal Colleges Have in Common with Goldman Sachs?

Donny Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Ruth Simmons, Goldman Sachs, Liberal Arts Education, Ruth Simmons Goldman Sachs, Brown University, Business News
Donny Shaw

How can Brown University President Ruth Simmons serve on a board of one of the most ruthless "banks" on the planet, profiting on the inflation of bubbles in poor and minority communities?

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