The Janus Forum
Mission
The Janus Forum is a campus initiative to encourage, facilitate, and develop active thought, debate, and discussion around political ideas at Brown. The Janus Forum seeks to actively promote critical thinking and discourse by exposing students to a variety of perspectives regarding relevant social and political issues. Under the sponsorship of the Political Theory Project, the Janus Forum is responsible for organizing a number of events, including:
• Janus Forum Lecture Series: large lecture events with a “Hardball Question Award” and a cash prize essay contest
• Janus Conversations: smaller events featuring noted Brown professors and an informal environment
• Open Seminar Luncheons: bi-weekly lunch discussions at the Brown Faculty Club
• Brown Political Union Debates: informal public debates open to all Brown undergraduates
To join The Janus Forum’s email list or to become more involved, email Janus@brown.edu .
Who We Are
Executive Committee
 Daniel MacCombie, co-Director |
 Sumeet Goil, co-Director |
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Anthony Staehelin, Assistant Director |
Darren Kong, Marketing Director |
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Christopher Havasy , Brown Political Union President |
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| Andrea Matthews, Steering Committee Director | ||
2007-2008 Steering Committee
Noor Najeeb- Muslim Students' Association
Pratik Chougule- Brown Spectator
Jennifer Tarr- Hillel
Kurt Walters- Democracy Matters
Marc Frank- Brown Republicans
John Noh - College Hill for Christ
Alex Blau - ACLU
Greg Anderson - Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Nate Wyeth - emPower
Daniel Feinglos - Roosevelt Institution
Grant Giles - Brown Debating Union
Cristina Rodrigues - Third World Center
Lise Rahdert - Brown Democrats
Mike MacCombie - At-Large Representative
Linda Zang - At-Large Representative
Andrea Matthews - At-Large Representative
Aartik Sarma - Brown Political Union
2007-2008 Janus Fellows
Darren Kong
Rebecca Ruscito
Phileda Tennant
Manuel Posso
Lucy Lyle
Erika Nyborg-Burch
Danny Sugar
Jeremy Feigenbaum
Kelsey Keith
Elana Goldstein
Anthony Staehelin
Graham Neray
Sumeet Goil
Gene Goldstein-Plesser