Welcome, Parents and Families
Brown University values families’ participation in the life of the University. We hope you'll stay in touch and visit often. Please consult the links page for answers to many of your questions.
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News for Brown Families
Information about H1N1 influenza on campus
University administrators have created a campus-wide plan for preventing and dealing with the flu. More information is available at Brown’s H1N1 update site.
First-year students react to “First Readings” – on camera
All new Brown students were asked to read Jonathan Weiner’s The Beak of the Finch over the summer, then to write about the book. Our video camera caught them reading exerpts.
Student “flash mob” lobbies for global warming action
Cells phones were much in evidence as activists called world leaders from the Brown Green to raise awareness about climate change in advance of a UN conference in December.
Acclaimed African writer Chinua Achebe joins faculty
The most celebrated and widely read African writer has been named the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana studies at Brown.
Students contribute to current Smithsonian exhibition in D.C.
Bittersweet Harvest, about Mexican workers who came to the U.S. in large numbers from 1942–1964, opened Sept. 9. Included are powerful stories collected by Brown students and faculty.
Obama singles out 2009 graduate in his education speech
“She worked hard, got good grades, and is on her way to being Dr. Jazmin Perez,” the president said.
Follow campus center construction progress on Facebook
The University is renovating Faunce House to create a new Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center. A dedicated Web page and a Facebook site let you watch this work in progress.
“Today at Brown” Web site has news, information
All members of the Brown community, including families, are invited to visit the University's internal Web site, Today at Brown.
Questions about life on campus?
The Office of Campus Life and Student Services posts updates and special announcements on its home page.