Welcome to the Third World Center
The Third World Center at Brown University, created in 1976, was designed to serve the interests and meet the needs of all Third World students and to promote racial and ethnic pluralism in the Brown community. Originally housed in the basement of Churchill House, in 1986 the Third World Center was relocated to Partridge Hall on 68 Brown Street, directly across the street from Faunce Arch and the Main Green.
The Third World Center is directed by Dean Karen McLaurin-Chesson, Associate Dean of the College.
Third World Transition Program 2008
TWTP 2008 will be held Tuesday, August 26th - Friday, August 29th. Click here to learn more about TWTP, download our brochure, and register for TWTP 2008.
TWC Annual Report 2006-07
Download the TWC Annual Report for 2006-07 academic year here.
Key Programs
The center, in collaboration with student organizations, academic and co-curricular departments and centers, sponsors over 250 lectures and programs throughout the academic year to which all Brown students are invited. They include but are not limited to:
Native American History Series (year round)
Black History Series (year round)
Multiracial Heritage Week (October)
Asian/Asian American History Month (November)
South Asian Identity Week (November)
Southeast Asian Heritage Week (November)
Caribbean Heritage Week (March)
Cape Verdean Heritage Weekend (March)
Latino History Month (April)
Puerto Rican Cultural Week (April)
Semana Chicana (April)
Native American Spring PowWow (April)
In addition to these history months and cultural weeks, the other flagship programs of the center are the Third World Transition Program (TWTP) and the Minority Peer Counselor (MPC) program.