Tag: Brown University
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Nation & World
‘What’s at stake is the future of the country’
Ruth Simmons, who testified during the admissions trial in support of Harvard’s admissions practices, spoke with the Gazette about the importance of diversity in education.
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Nation & World
Judge upholds Harvard’s admissions policy
Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs found in favor of Harvard in a ruling that upheld its practice of considering race as one among many factors when reviewing applications to the College.
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Nation & World
Life in wartime, etched in sound
Radcliffe Fellow and Boston Globe critic Jeremy Eichler is working on two books examining music and memory against the backdrop of World War II.
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Nation & World
Harvard kicks off football season
“We are off to a solid start at 2-0, but we have a great deal of room for improvement …,” said a cautious head football coach Tim Murphy after the win over Brown University on Sept. 28. Harvard goes up against Holy Cross on Oct. 5. It won’t have another home game until Oct. 19.
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Nation & World
Sports head injuries need definitions
A Harvard study of sports programs at Brown University, Dartmouth College, and Virginia Tech finds that the way the head injury commonly called concussion is usually diagnosed varies greatly and may not be the best way to determine who is at risk for future problems.
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Nation & World
Daring to be a doer
Clara Long, who has worked many jobs in many lands, plans to use her new Harvard Law Degree to help ensure the rights of others.
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Nation & World
Winning with defense
Harvard rolled to a 24-7 victory against Brown Sept. 23, knotting its season mark at 1-1. The win, after a 30-22 loss to Holy Cross on Sept. 17, was the program’s ninth straight on the heels of a defeat — Harvard hasn’t dropped back-to-back games since 2006.