Brown President Christina Paxson will moderate an open-to-the-public conversation with Justice Sotomayor, which follows the Class of 2020’s exploration of “My Beloved World” through the University’s First Readings program.
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Brown welcomes transfer and visiting students
A cohort of 41 new students officially marked the beginning of their Brown journeys with a procession through the Van Wickle Gates.
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In classrooms from the Brown campus to Barbados, some 165 Brown students took a variety of innovative courses during the second year of the University’s Wintersession mini-term.
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Redesigned Brown Alumni Magazine to hit mailboxes in January
In its first major redesign since 2000, the 118-year-old print magazine will expand and enhance coverage of alumni and campus; a new digital presence will follow in the spring.
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By answering six basic financial questions, families can access a personalized estimate on financial aid packages and a range of what they might expect to pay to attend Brown.
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In campus letter, Brown President Christina Paxson asserts that acquisition of Care New England by Boston-based Partners HealthCare is not in the best interests of Rhode Island. The letter outlines how the Brown-Prospect local alternative supports healthcare quality, affordability and local jobs.
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Investment in endowed professorships brings top talent to Brown
In a competitive academic landscape, endowed professorships supported by the BrownTogether campaign give Brown the means to attract and retain the best teachers and scholars, advancing the academic excellence and mission of the University.
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Brown begins the new year building momentum in support of its academic priorities, with a 2022 end date now established for the most ambitious fundraising effort in University history.
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The fall semester in photos — 27 snapshots at Brown
Another bustling fall semester is captured by the Brown campus community on Instagram.
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The year in stories
Calendar year 2017 on the Brown University campus came with these 21 noteworthy and well-read stories along with countless others.
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Center’s new location steps from campus in College Hill’s bustling commercial district will further the center’s mission to make entrepreneurship integral to the life of the campus and connected to the world beyond.
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Brown University admits 738 early decision applicants
The students admitted to the Class of 2022 under the University's early decision program were selected from a pool of 3,502 applicants.
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Passages: Lilli Hornig
A revered member of the Brown community, Lilli Hornig made her mark as a scientist on the Manhattan Project and as an advocate for women in science.
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Having achieved an initial fundraising milestone, the University will replace loans with scholarship funds in financial aid awards, building on need-blind admissions and other initiatives to make a Brown education more accessible.
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Investigation initiated of men’s varsity swimming and diving team after news media organization shared information from unnamed sources.
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Pipher to become president of the American Mathematical Society
Brown’s vice president for research will lead the global mathematics advocacy group with more than 28,000 members worldwide.
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Class of 2015 graduate awarded prestigious Marshall Scholarship
With the goal of improving health outcomes for underserved populations worldwide, Aasha Jackson will use the award to study at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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More than 90 students expected to complete baccalaureate requirements in December celebrated their distinctive paths at Brown’s annual Midyear Completion Ceremony.
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In a Nov. 29 ribbon-cutting ceremony, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, Brown President Christina Paxson and other speakers extolled the project as both a symbol of and catalyst for economic development.
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Conversion from steam to hot-water heating on campus will increase energy efficiency and assist the University in meeting its goals for reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
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Delalue, who has served as interim vice president since June, will oversee the University’s ongoing efforts to make the Brown campus more fully diverse and inclusive.
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Brown faculty members earn awards, distinctions
In recent months, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship and leadership in areas ranging from dance to climate science.
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The annual ceremony near Soldiers Memorial Arch offered an opportunity to welcome new ROTC members, celebrate the accomplishments of student veterans at Brown and honor military service more broadly.
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Football at Fenway on Friday?
As Brown’s football team prepares to face Dartmouth at Fenway, this isn’t the first time the Bears have gone head-to-head against the Big Green at Boston’s historic ballpark.
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Veterans increasingly finding an academic home at Brown
Though still underrepresented, military veterans say the University values their experiences and has supported growth in enrolling veterans and making campus a place where they realize their academic aspirations.
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From magic to the macabre: 10 spooky sightings at Brown
With Halloween fast upon College Hill, what better time to unearth some of Brown's supernatural and spooky traditions, collections, events and more?
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In addition to formal efforts organized through the Leadership Alliance to bring scholars to campus, members of the Brown community are raising funds, housing visiting students and offering direct assistance to those affected by Hurricane Maria.
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With high-tech spaces for 15 faculty research groups and more than 100 research associates and graduate students, the building is designed to encourage the kind of interdisciplinary research for which Brown is known.
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After years of private-public partnership to transform the long-vacant former South Street Power Station into a mixed-used development, Brown’s relocation of 400 staff members brings new vibrancy to its Jewelry District campus.
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Lessons from a legend: Abdul-Jabbar on a life of activism
From his childhood in Harlem, to his stardom in the NBA, to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stressed the importance of identity and activism in a speech at Brown University.
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For a firsthand experience of the University’s distinctive academic, extracurricular and social offerings, parents, siblings and other family members will join students on campus for Family Weekend 2017.
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As assistant vice president and executive director of health and wellness, Brown-trained physician and master’s alumna, and longtime Wellesley College health services director will oversee all medical and mental health services for students.
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For the second time since Brown’s faculty voted to change Fall Weekend to Indigenous People’s Day, an open-to-the-public gathering on Sunday will mark the occasion with community-building and celebration.
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Building on the goals of its diversity and inclusion plan, Brown looks to contribute toward a more diverse world of professionals in academia and beyond.
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By the close of the fiscal year on June 30, the endowment had contributed $179 million to the University, representing approximately $19,000 per student and 18 percent of Brown’s operating budget.
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New online experience enables prospective students and many others to explore Brown's campus from afar.
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Lilla’s lecture continues the ongoing initiative aimed at fostering constructive community discourse on controversial issues.
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Tushar Bhargava and Noah Fields earned top honors in the prestigious 2017 Undergraduate Awards, with 17 additional Brown students and recent alumni ‘highly commended.’
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Anchor tenancy in the building continues University’s commitment to joining public and private partners in transforming Providence’s Jewelry District into a national hub for technology transfer, entrepreneurship and economic innovation.
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Agreement ends Pokanoket encampment in Bristol, outlines an inclusive process for creating a preservation trust to ensure conservation of the land and sustainable access by Native tribes with ties to its historic sites.
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Upon meeting fundraising goal, the University will be able to replace loans with scholarship funds in financial aid awards, building on need-blind admissions and other initiatives to make a Brown education more accessible.
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A startup summer for Brown’s student entrepreneurs
Now in its third year, Brown’s Breakthrough Lab — one of the premier programs of the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship — offers students time, money and mentorship to launch their next big ideas.
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Among many other notable rankings, the University landed the No. 14 slot in the annual U.S. News and World Report guide to the nation’s best universities, including Top 5 honors for undergraduate teaching.
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Meet the Class of 2021
As Class of 2021 students begin their academic journeys at Brown, we asked five of them to tell us where they've been and what they hope for now that they're here.
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Brown students have a summer to remember
As Brown undergraduates return to College Hill from across the globe, they reflect on where their summers took them and what they learned along the way.
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As students commenced their academic careers at Brown, University President Christina Paxson and Professor of Anthropology Daniel Jordan Smith urged them to listen carefully, seek new perspectives and reject an “us vs. them” mentality to advance and repair the world.
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Brown welcomes 40 new faculty members
Hailing from a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, 40 new faculty members join the Brown community this year to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.
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In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Brown’s president, provost and campus life vice president commit to doing everything legally possible to protect students, faculty and staff.
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Brown statement on proposed agreement with the Pokanoket
Brown University issued this statement on Thursday, Aug. 31, regarding a proposed path toward an agreement to resolve concerns of Pokanokets encamped on University-owned land in Bristol, R.I.
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All roads lead to College Hill for #Brown2021
From move-in weekend to the Opening Convocation ceremony for new undergraduate, graduate and medical students, the Brown campus is bustling as the 2017-18 academic year gets underway.
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