Asian Americans accounted for 12.4 per cent of the Class of 1993, admitted in 1989, up from 9.7 per cent the previous year.Asians
In 1989 Chris Berman ’77, ESPN sportscaster, who got his start as the Voice of the Bruins on WBRU, spoke at the Sports Foundation Weekend Convocation in April.Athletics
In September 1989 a new supplement, intended to be monthly, appeared under the title, "In Depth."BDH Brown Daily Herald
In 1989 a one-million dollar grant was received from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and assigned to such purposes as thematic biology courses, summer research by Brown undergraduates and minority students from other colleges, sabbatic leave programs for secondary-school teachers, student-faculty collaboration, and upgrading equipment.Biology
Carl Bridenbaugh was injured in an automobile accident in 1989, and resided at Hallworth House in Providence until his death on January 6, 1992.Bridenbaugh, Carl
Subsequent conferences have featured Ted Turner ’60, Morley Safer of "60 Minutes" and Robert Pittman of MTV in 1989.BTV
The Catalogue was superseded by the "Brown University Alumni Directory," published in 1964 by the University, and published commercially in 1979, 1984, and 1989.Catalogues
In July 1988 twenty-six delegates from Brown traveled to Moscow for a conference on mutual security, and in November 1989 a second conference on mutual security was held at Brown.Center for Foreign Policy Development
Gwen Hofmann became a Catholic lay chaplain in 1989.Chapel
John Quinn was Dean of the Faculty from 1986 to 1989, followed by Thomas J. Anton in 1990-1991, and Bryan E. Shepp since 1991.Dean
New faculty members in the 1970s included Allan Feldman in 1971, J. Vernon Henderson and William Poole in 1974, and in the 1980s Louis Putterman in 1980, Rajiv Vohra in 1983, Oded Galor and Robert Moffitt in 1984, Peter Garber in 1985, Talbot Page in 1986, Anthony Lancaster in 1987, and Mark Pitt in 1989.Economics
In 1989 Brown’s request that the consent decree be terminated was denied by Judge Raymond Pettine, who ordered the University to grant tenure to thirteen more women by 1991.Faculty
Harrison (Harry) Edward Farnsworth (1896-1989), professor of physics, was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, on March 24, 1896.Farnsworth, Harrison E.
Harrison E. Farnsworth retired in 1970 and moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he set up a laboratory at the University of Arizona, which he later moved to his home, so that he continued his research almost until his death in Tucson on November 14, 1989.Farnsworth, Harrison E.
The renovated building was rededicated on May 26, 1989.Faunce House
After placing second in the next three years, the 1989 team with a record of 11-5-1 overall, set a new record for most wins in a season, won another Ivy title, and also won its first ECAC championship.Field Hockey
When the Class of 1993 entered in 1989, an unexpected 38 percent of its members were awarded financial aid and accounted for an excess $1.2 million in the University budget.Financial aid
John Rosenberg was named coach in 1984 and had three winning seasons from 1984 to 1987, including a second place in the Ivy League in 1987, before a losing streak of fourteen games in the 1988 and 1989 seasons, which was finally broken by Brown’s defeat of Cornell on October 19, 1989.Football
At the end of the 1989 season, Rosenberg resigned and was replaced by Michael Kwiatowski.Football
"Rip" Engle (28-20-4) from 1943 to 1949, when he left for Penn State and took Joe Paterno with him; Gregory "Gus" Zitrides (1-8-0) in 1950; Alva E. Kelley (31-39-2) from 1951 to 1958; John J. McLaughry (17-51-3) from 1959 to 1966; Len Jardine (9-44-1) from 1967 to 1973; John Anderson (60-39-3) from 1973 to 1983; and John Rosenberg (23-33-3) from 1984 to 1989.Football
In November 1989 La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity established Zeta chapter at Brown, "in the Latin tradition, and spirit of pride, dignity and quality."Fraternities
The three-year fund-raising drive which began in from 1986 through 1989 was named "The Challenge Years."Fund-raising
A three day convocation, "On the Future of Knowledge," was held on October 29-31, 1989, honoring one hundred years of Ph.D. degrees granted by the University.Graduate School Convocation
Vartan Gregorian accepted the presidency of Brown in 1988, arrived on campus in January 1989, and was formally inaugurated on April 9.Gregorian, Vartan
Steve Shea coached the women’s team from 1973 to 1989 with a record of 120-130-10.Hockey
The awards were presented in 1986 to Thomas J. Watson, Jr. ’37 and Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, in 1987 to Vernon Alden ’45 and Joseph Paterno ’50, in 1988 to Artemis A. W. Joukowsky ’55, businessman H. Ross Perot, and former president Howard Swearer, in 1989 to President Gregorian and Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker, in 1990 to Charles C. Tillinghast ’32 and Robert Edward "Ted" Turner ’60, and in 1991 to Apple Computer president Stephen P. Jobs, Marvin Bower ’25, and Nancy L. Buc ’65.Independent Award
In 1988 "Issues" changed its interest from literary and social commentary to include investigative reporting of the University administration, and in 1989 the administration was surprised and displeased to see confidential material and private communications printed in the magazine, but, after finding no proof that reporters had used unethical methods of obtaining their information, continued to provide financial support.Issues
In the summer of 1989 construction began on a four-level annex at the rear of the building, designed by the Washington firm of Hartman-Cox.John Carter Brown Library
Among the best seasons for women’s lacrosse were 1977 with 8-0-2, in 1978 with 10-4, in 1986 with 8-4, and 1989 with 10-4.Lacrosse
The team went to two ECAC playoffs, in 1989 and 1991.Lacrosse
Professor of astronomy Charles H. Smiley took charge for the next forty years, and on his retirement the observatory became the responsibility of the Physics Department, and was directed by Phillip J. Stiles from 1970 to 1986 and by Hendrik J. Gerritsen from 1986 to 1989.Ladd Observatory
The art slide library and media services for the University community are administered by the University Library, as are the satellites installed in 1989 for the purpose of receiving television broadcasts from the Soviet Union, international satellites over the Atlantic Ocean, and United States and Canadian satellites.Library
At a ceremony on November 10, 1989 the building was formally renamed Antonio Machado House in honor of the Spanish poet.Machado House
The Pizzitola Sports Center, built in 1987 and 1988 and opened in February 1989, is named the Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center in memory of Paul Bailey Pizzitola ’81, whose father contributed two million dollars toward its construction.Pizzitola Sports Center
The approximately 1,400 boxes of 1952 had grown to more than 6,000 in 1989, when the boxes were temporarily removed to the East Side post office, while the Brown post office was enlarged and renovated.Post Office
The new post office, with 6,411 student boxes (in numerical order for the first time in years) was rededicated on October 16, 1989, with regional postmaster Wallace Kido presiding and the release of 1,200 commemorative envelopes, decorated by reproduction of a photograph of the coat of arms over the Van Wickle Gates and a print of the front campus in the middle of the nineteenth century.Post Office
President Gregorian was inaugurated on Sunday afternoon, April 9, 1989, at a ceremony preceded by three days of inaugural events and his 55th birthday on April 8.President
(1982), "The "The American High School" (1984), "Cost vs. Care: America’s Health Care Dilemma (1985), "Keeping America at Work" (1986), "Crime in America" (1987), "Ethics is American Public Life" (1988), "The Changing American Family" (1989), "Our Fragile Earth: Strategies for Survival (1990), "Free Expression after 200 Years" (1991), and "Who Will Save the American City?"Providence Journal–Brown University Public Affairs Conference
Still occupied by the Department of Economics, the building displays some of its former beauty since its renovation in 1989 and 1990 by the Robinson Green Beretta Corporation.Robinson Hall
In 1986 the rear section of the building was razed and replaced by a new classroom building, which was opened in 1989 as the Richard and Edna Salomon Center for Teaching.Rogers Hall
From 1980 to 1990 Brad Dellenbaugh ’76 coached sailing, and Brown turned out a series of All-Americans, Douglas Smith in 1984, James Cummiskey ’85 in 1985, Paul Grimes ’86 in 1985 and 1986, David Ullrich ’87 in 1986 and 1987, Molly Starkweather ’86 in 1986, Kevin Hall ’91 in 1988, 1990, and 1991, Kris Farrar ’91 in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and Mike Zani ’92 in 1990 and 1991.Sailing
Brown won the intercollegiate women’s sailing championship in 1985, 1988, and 1989, and came in second in in 1986, 1987, and 1990.Sailing
Lisa Gawlak ’89 was selected for the All-Ivy team four times from 1986 to 1989, and Theresa Hirschauer ’89 three-times, in 1986, 1987, and 1989.Softball
Varsity competition began in 1989, with Ivy League competition scheduled for 1990.Squash
Stuart LeGassick, who has coached the team since 1989 has a three-year record of 28-30 overall and 2-15 in the Ivy League.Squash
Coach Norma Taylor’s record from 1985 to 1989 was 37-18; Stuart LeGassick’s from 1989 to 1992 was 12-17 overall and 5-8 in the Ivy League.Squash
Merton Philip Stoltz (1913-1989), provost and acting president of Brown University, was born in Glidden, Wisconsin, on March 28, 1913.Stoltz, Merton P.
At Commencement in 1989 he and his wife, Jan Swearer, both received honorary degrees, which were awarded as a surprise in addition to the other scheduled honors of the occasion.Swearer, Howard R.
The 1989 fall team finished off a 5-1 fall season by winning the Brown women’s first ECAC championship.Tennis
Jeanne Smith was acting director in 1989-90, and Tommy Woon became director in 1990.Third World Center
Teri Smith ’91 set indoor and outdoor records in the 200 meter dash in 1989, and in 1991 won the 200 and 400 meter dashes and anchored the relay team which set a new 1600 meter relay record.Track
The award was presented in 1988 to NBC economics correspondent Irving R. Levine ’44, in 1989 to Aaron T. Beck ’42, the founder of cognitive therapy, in 1990 to Kathryn S. Fuller ’68, president of the World Wildlife Fund, and in 1991 to Linda Mason ’64, executive producer of CBS News.William Rogers Award
The team was sixth in the EIWA in 1988 and fifth in 1989.Wrestling