To the Editor: I read the article about the suspension of the elementary Masters of Arts in Teaching program with a great deal of regret for many reasons. As a former administrator of both the elementary and secondary MAT programs, I was proud of the work and the dedication demonstrated by the professors ...
To the Editor: Harry August 鈥�19 and Julia Rock 鈥�19 (鈥淏eware the PTP,鈥� March 5) wish to 鈥渨arn students that (the Political Theory Project) is not a center for 鈥榯hriving intellectual discourse,鈥欌�� referring to a previous op-ed by Daniel Shemano 鈥�19. Were August and Rock so concerned with ...
To the Editor: After reading the United Nurses and Allied Professionals union鈥檚 self-serving op-ed 鈥淧axson鈥檚 Promotion of Prospect Medical Holdings Risks Poor Health Care for University鈥� last week, as a Brown alum and Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. executive, I am compelled to provide a number ...
To the Editor: While I admire Associate Professor of History Seth Rockman鈥檚 free market ideals regarding Brown鈥檚 鈥渕arketplace of ideas鈥� mentioned in his recent letter 鈥淲hy does the PTP feel the need to pay its students?鈥�, I believe the general debate of late in The Herald regarding the Political ...
To the editor: Regarding the March 2nd op-ed, 鈥淚n defense of the Political Theory Project,鈥� by Daniel Shemano 鈥�19: Does The Herald or Shemano have any obligation to disclose that Shemano is paid $500 per semester to participate in PTP programming? The program 鈥� the Philosophy, Politics and ...
To the editor: The University鈥檚 latest proposal for the location of a performing arts center includes a welcome clarification of what the center is and what it is not. It鈥檚 not a competitor to the Providence Performing Arts Center. It is a teaching and learning facility designed primarily for Brown ...
To the editor: A recent letter to the editor by Provost Richard Locke P鈥�18 inadvertently sheds light on the problem with the decision to suspend the elementary Masters of Arts in Teaching track: The people who made this decision were not adequately informed. Locke wrote: 鈥淯ltimately, we want to ...
To the Editor: In a letter to the editor published by The Herald yesterday, Provost Richard Locke P 鈥�18 states that 鈥渢he University decided to suspend acceptances of new applicants to the elementary education track for the current cycle. This pause will enable us to fully evaluate our current program ...
To the Editor: The recent article on the University鈥檚 decision to suspend acceptances to the elementary education track of the Master of Arts in Teaching program for the 2018-19 academic year did not accurately capture the purpose of this action or the process that we followed. As provost, one of ...
To the Editor: Now that the University has wisely changed course about the site of the future performing arts center, it should also turn its attention to the area around the five historic structures which were spared from the wrecking ball or relocation. The ugly, barren hardscape behind the Waterman ...
To the Editor: As Chief Executive Officer of WBRU, I would like to add a few thoughts to your Jan. 31, 2018 article 鈥淧rovidence organizations create new station." In our recent transition to fully digital programming at WBRU, the staff of our 360 Degree Experience in Sound program wanted to ensure ...
To the Editor: In response to the op-ed regarding the company I chair, The Safariland Group, and my role on the advisory council of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, I have to say this is the first time I have been so directly attacked and insulted without the author(s) of a piece, ...
To the Editor: I fully understand the need for a larger, upgraded performance space. I lobbied for years with success to build a new performing arts space in Greenwich, Connecticut, for public school students. However, consider this experience of a P鈥�14. I did not pursue Brown in the late 70s because ...
To the Editor: I write regarding the article of Feb. 2, 2018, 鈥淪UGSE fears University stalling talks on grad student unionization,鈥� and to respond to and correct some of the points made in the article. Since the National Labor Relations Board ruled in August 2016 that graduate students at private ...
To the Editor: The Herald鈥檚 Jan. 31, 2018 op-ed 鈥淕errymandering 鈥� a political scapegoat鈥� misrepresents the effect that gerrymandering has had on R.I. politics. Miller writes that gerrymandering has given Democrats an unfair advantage in Rhode Island, yet simple voter registration data shows ...
To the Editor: It is disheartening to read that Brown students want to offer Chelsea Manning a visiting fellowship at the Watson Institute (鈥淩icci GS, Hemmatian Borujeni GS: Invite Chelsea Manning to Watson,鈥� Jan. 24). I鈥檓 all for controversy. Invite Ray Kelly, Rick Ross and Milo Yiannopoulos ...
To the Editor: I am writing in response to the opinions column, 鈥淢ilo shouldn鈥檛 be 鈥榙angerous,鈥欌�� written by Fabiana Vilsan 鈥�19 and published in the The Herald Thursday. I appreciate the writer鈥檚 time and thought put into this topic which is quite difficult to discuss. However, I emphatically ...
To the Editor: Noah Solomon Mukamal Arnold 鈥�20 of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania died on Dec. 29, 2016. Noah was the beloved son of Reisa Mukamal and Steven Arnold of Swarthmore; brother and brother-in-law of Zachary Arnold and Molly Wasser, Benjamin Arnold and Samuel Arnold; and grandson of Jeanne ...
To the Editor: An article released Tuesday by The Herald regarding the pay system for neuroscience teaching assistant positions made a lasting impression on many staff and students within and outside of NEUR 0010: "The Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience." We NEUR 0010 UTAs feel that this article, ...
To the Editor: Thanks to Owen Colby for making such a compelling case for Brown to adopt test-optional admissions (鈥淐olby 鈥�20: It鈥檚 time for Brown to go test-optional,鈥� Oct. 10). It is abundantly clear that Brown鈥檚 goal of increasing diversity and access would be strengthened by de-emphasizing ...
