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With talk of fame, fortune, and outer space, Richard Branson can cause a flash of inspiration in almost anyone. But the ��ݮ��Ƶ student who doggedly toils outside the classroom to make a profit or make a difference might be a born entrepreneur.

��ݮ��Ƶ recently hosted “The Inner City Citizen — the Limits of Liberal Democracy,” a panel discussion and lecture featuring Glenn Loury, the distinguished economist and author who is now the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences at Brown.

When Weston Testo ’12 arrived at ��ݮ��Ƶ in 2008, little did he know that he would form an exciting and professional bond with James “Eddie” Watkins, an assistant professor of biology hired that same year. Thanks in part to their research and publication partnership, Testo received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation […]

On ��ݮ��Ƶ Day, Friday, April 13, at 6 p.m., the university will kick off Entrepreneur Weekend with a public talk by Sir Richard Branson, one of the world’s best-known entrepreneurs. Free tickets may be reserved online and picked up the day of the event at the ��ݮ��Ƶ Bookstore or the will call window at Sanford […]

Every day for 26 years, Justin Jackson ’78 may have been “someone else” — but he was still a ��ݮ��Ƶ alumnus.

��ݮ��Ƶ University President Jeffrey Herbst today announced the appointment of Sheila R. Johnson-Willis as director for equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, effective in June.

When he visited ��ݮ��Ƶ, Major Fernando Luján, an Army Special Forces officer who has spent time embedded with Afghan National Security Forces, likened his perspective to one of the blind men in the fable who touches — and hence only knows — one part of the elephant. If so, then one could argue that Luján’s […]

Mark H. Murphy ’77, president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers and former football captain and athletics director at ��ݮ��Ƶ University, will deliver the keynote address at ��ݮ��Ƶ’s 191st commencement on Sunday, May 20, in Sanford Field House.

Given the frequency and range of public events on campus, it’s easy to miss some of the most scholarly events that take place just under the radar. On March 17, ��ݮ��Ƶ’s geology department hosted 10 scholars for an interdisciplinary dialogue about the destabilization of ecosystems in the northeastern US, due to human-induced habitat destruction, climate […]

��ݮ��Ƶ University President Jeffrey Herbst today announced the appointment of Suzy M. Nelson as dean of the college, effective in June. Nelson, who has served more than 20 years as a university leader, administrator, and instructor, will join ��ݮ��Ƶ after seven years at Harvard University.