Tag: Christina Paxson
Pact between Lifespan, Brown may change R.I. health care landscape
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its effect on...
Lifespan rebranding to Brown University Health under new agreements
PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest health system is getting a new name.
Under an expanded affiliation agreement, Brown University and Lifespan Corp. announced Thursday that...
New Lifespan, Brown affiliation expected to be finalized by end of...
PROVIDENCE – Almost five months after announcing talks of strengthening their ties, Lifespan and Brown University are wrapping up new affiliation agreements, according to...
Tensions still high at Brown after charges against 20 students protesting...
PROVIDENCE – Tensions over the war in Gaza remain high at Brown University.
University President Christina H. Paxson was booed and jeered during a on-campus...
20 Brown University students arrested during sit-in protesting war in Gaza
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Police Department on Wednesday arrested 20 Brown University students who were demanding university support for a ceasefire in the Gaza...
Ocean Tech Hub to highlight blue economy’s range in grant applications
PROVIDENCE – As blue economy leaders in Rhode Island and Massachusetts compete for up to $75 million in federal grant funding, members of the...
Diversity advocates take aim at legacy admissions
For Viet Nguyen, a Brown University alumnus and founder of social impact organization EdMobilizer, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ban on affirmative action presents...
Brown’s land of opportunity: University’s expansion is welcomed but is school...
Olin Thompson’s Jewelry District walking tour begins at the corner of Richmond and Ship streets in Providence, on a plaza covered in stepped, wooden...
Brown, attorneys reach settlement in women’s sports fight
Brown University and attorneys for student-athletes who challenged the Ivy League school's decision to reduce several women’s varsity sports teams to club status announced...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank to talk local, state needs at summit next...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank will host its third annual Infrastructure Summit on Sept. 26 at the R.I. Convention Center in downtown...