This year’s cohort of transfer and visiting students journeyed through the Van Wickle Gates to mark the official start to their Brown careers as the University’s newest scholars.

For students from families in which members are affected federal employees, the University will offer interest-free extensions on tuition payments deadlines and emergency assistance for urgent needs.

A letter to Brown students, faculty and staff shared news of a tragic car accident that claimed the life of Class of 2018 alumna and current graduate student Maryori Conde; three others affiliated with the Brown community were injured.

A new Brown initiative with Constellation and Energy Development Partners will transform a former gravel pit in North Kingstown into Rhode Island’s highest-capacity contiguous solar generation project.

Learning at Brown is a collaborative, hands-on experience — one in which students often lead their own research projects or conduct research alongside their instructors.

Brown President Christina Paxson emphasized the need for collaboration in a conversation with fellow Rhode Island college and university presidents about approaches to meeting students’ mental health needs.

With generous support from the family of Duncan MacMillan and from Barry Sternlicht and Mimi Reichert Sternlicht, and with architect selection underway, the University’s vision for an integrated, state-of-the-art health and wellness center and residence hall is on a path toward realization.

Here are 21 of the year’s most noteworthy and best-loved stories from News from Brown.

A partnership led by Brown, URI and two global startup accelerators has been selected to receive funding under a state program to boost the commercialization of research at Rhode Island universities.

One year after the launch of the Brown Promise financial aid initiative, a total of 4,230 prospective students applied through the University’s early decision program.

With three decades of experience leading digital transformation in higher education, Thirsk will lead all digital strategy and technology platforms to support education, research and business operations at Brown.

A course titled “1968: A Year in Review,” taught by Francoise Hamlin, offers global context to the 1968 Black Student Walkout, which spurred a greater commitment to enrolling and supporting black students at Brown.

An impressive resume of journalistic pursuits, including stories published in the New York Times, earned Katrina Northrop the award to pursue a master’s degree at one of China’s most acclaimed universities.

Christina Paxson wrote to the Brown community as the anniversary of the historic 1968 Black Student Walkout approaches and a group of students outlines concerns for future change at the University.

Their educational journeys may look different, but the two student speakers at this year’s Midyear Completion Ceremony hope to inspire pride and resilience in their fellow students.

For their distinguished contributions to science, professors George Karniadakis and Sharon Rounds have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Four months after Brown agreed to election procedures with graduate student representatives, eligible students voted in favor of unionization in an election managed by the American Arbitration Association.

Over 25 seasons on the Bears coaching staff and 21 as head football coach, Estes achieved a long list of successes both on the playing field and through team members' performance in the classroom.

Rhea Stark was named one of 32 recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the oldest and best-known awards for international study.

The professor of physics has been tapped to head the nation’s leading organization of African American physicists and physics students.

One day after the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, a ceremony and panel discussion held on the Brown University campus touched on student veterans’ unique contributions to academia and honored all veterans in the surrounding community.

Four months after Brown agreed to election procedures with Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees and the American Federation of Teachers, eligible graduate students will vote in an election managed by the American Arbitration Association.

At an event held on Wednesday, Nov. 7, Brown President Christina Paxson was recognized by Providence Business News for creating strategic partnerships aimed at building economic growth in Providence and beyond.

In joining Brown following a successful tenure at Dartmouth College, Jackson will lead fundraising initiatives as part of the University’s ambitious BrownTogether campaign.

After serving as interim University librarian for three months, and deputy provost for eight years, the historian and higher education leader will transition into key leadership position for Brown’s research and education mission.

Parents and other family members joined students on College Hill for three days of activities ranging from archaeological digs to athletics events to a cappella concerts.

Class of 1991 graduate Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of the ride-hailing company Uber, sat down with Brown President Christina Paxson to discuss the many dynamics of innovation — and the undergraduate class that impacted him most.

As vice president for alumni relations, Shaindlin will lead a comprehensive program of activities and organizations to engage Brown's community of more than 90,000 alumni across the world.

Following an experimental 2016 change to kickoff rules designed to encourage more touchbacks, Brown and other Ivy League schools saw reduced rates of concussions on the football field.

Four years after a landmark national study on sexual assault and misconduct on college campuses, Brown and 32 other institutions will ask students to participate in a follow-up survey in Spring 2019.

Native American activists and performers will come to campus for the third-annual celebration this weekend.

In the last fiscal year, the endowment contributed $163 million to the University, supporting strategic priorities ranging from financial aid to faculty research and more.

More than 30 years ago, Brown established the Swearer Center, one of the first campus-based public service centers in the nation. Mathew Johnson, the Swearer Center’s executive director, reflects on its rich tradition of community partnerships and the crucial role that engaged scholarship continues to play in learning and research at Brown.

The community engagement program housed at Brown’s Swearer Center creates long-term partnerships that benefit both Brown undergraduates and the organizations in which they work.

Fifty years after the 1968 Black Student Walkout at Brown, more than 600 alumni and family members convened on campus to reflect on that milestone moment and engage in dialogue on Brown's progress toward diversity and inclusion.

To celebrate the legacies of two pioneering black graduates, Brown University will rename its J. Walter Wilson Building in recognition of Inman Edward Page and Ethel Tremaine Robinson.

Fifty years after the 1968 Black Student Walkout at Brown, more than 600 alumni will convene on campus to reflect on that milestone moment and engage in dialogue on Brown’s progress toward diversity and inclusion in the decades since.

The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship’s Breakthrough Lab this year supported 14 student-run ventures, including a company that aims to supply affordable prosthetics to developing countries.

A Brown-sponsored WaterFire event on Saturday, Sept. 22, will celebrate science with art, music, talks, hands-on activities and more.

A $1.675 million grant will support an innovative program at Brown’s Graduate School that enables doctoral students to earn a master’s degree in a complementary field of study.

As classes begin, this year’s first-year, transfer and Resumed Undergraduate Education students are settling into living and learning on College Hill.

Annual higher education rankings once again reflect Brown’s innovative approach to teaching and research, unique student experience, commitment to financial aid and more.

Brown University President Christina Paxson received an honorary doctor of laws from Williams College as she introduced former Brown dean Maud S. Mandel as the new Williams president.

With a commitment to access and inclusivity, Brown is systematically addressing website accessibility to ensure all website visitors and members of its community can fully access the University's digital content.

Supported by a $24 million gift from the Richard A. and Susan P. Friedman Family Foundation, a renovation transformed the interior of the former Wilson Hall and made the building fully accessible to individuals with disabilities.

As 2,693 undergraduate, graduate and medical students launched their Brown academic careers, President Christina Paxson and Provost Richard Locke implored them to embrace the University's values and leverage opportunities to create positive social change.

Hailing from a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, 53 new faculty members join the Brown community this year to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.

Through a BrownConnect internship, Rosenstein spent the summer interning at a Boston-based refugee resettlement center.

Thousands of new Class of 2022 undergraduates, graduate students and medical students are about to begin their Brown University academic careers — and the campus is bustling with anticipation and activity.

Renowned Brown University physicist S. James Gates Jr. has been elected to lead the premier physics society in the U.S.