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Hace 8 horas · Challenging assumptions can lead to groundbreaking shifts in perspective. Just ask Stephen Porder, the University’s Associate Provost for Sustainability, whose skepticism about carbon offsetting, combined with a charge to reduce Brown’s emissions, led him to dig deeper into a subject he originally dismissed.
Hace 14 horas · In a recent Q&A published by the University, Vice President and Chief Investment Office Jane Dietze said that “given today’s realities, it’s not possible to divest the way Brown did in South Africa or Sudan.” Dietze referred to increased reliance on external managers, which oversee 96% of Brown’s endowment, as barriers to divestment.
Hace 1 día · Brown University on Tuesday reached an agreement with students protesting the war in Gaza that would see them remove their encampment from school grounds in exchange for the institution considering divesting from Israel.The move represents a first major concession from an elite American university amid relentless student protests that have paralyzed campuses across the country, divided public ...
Hace 2 días · Brown University students sleeping in tents on campus were facing a 5 p.m. deadline Monday that could lead to the end of their six-day protest.
Hace 1 día · Brown University is meeting with student demonstrators to resolve the encampment on the campus lawn. (WJAR) “It’s a huge turnout over the past couple of days and yesterday. For much of the day ...
Hace 1 día · Brown University is one of the foremost institutions of higher learning in the world. Ranking as the 9th best national university in the 2024 US News & World Report annual college ranking, Brown has maintained a legacy of academic renown that stretches all the way back to 1764. In the Ivy League family, to paraphrase Conan O’Brien, Brown is the cool, alternative sibling to its straight-laced ...
Hace 12 horas · Brown University’s corporate board will vote on a proposal to divest from Israeli interests, the university announced Tuesday, a major victory for student protesters who have taken over dozens of college campuses nationwide. said. “The devastation and loss of life in the Middle East has prompted many to call for meaningful change, while ...
