As the BrownTogether campaign gains momentum and nears its halfway mark, funds raised in fiscal year 2017 will support the goals of the University’s Building on Distinction plan.
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Brown to participate in national study of doctoral career paths
The Council of Graduate Schools has included Brown in a multi-year study of the career aspirations of current doctoral students and professional paths of Ph.D. alumni, in an effort to improve career services, professional development and mentoring.
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17 snapshots of spring at Brown
In an era when everyone is a photographer, these stunning photos taken by members of Brown's campus community offer some new perspectives of Spring 2017 on College Hill.
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Pipher to become Brown’s vice president for research
Jill Pipher, a mathematician and founding director of Brown’s NSF-funded mathematics institute, will become Brown’s vice president for research on July 1.
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Another busy summer at Brown will bring more than 8,000 high school students to campus along with scholars and professionals pursuing a wide range of interests, academic and otherwise.
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Amid the nationwide debate over free speech on campus, Brown President Christina Paxson and University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer defend the role that academic freedom plays in advancing knowledge.
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As executive director of corporate relations, Daniel Behr will work to deepen Brown’s collaboration with corporate and industrial partners and establish a new Office of Corporate Relations.
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What’s past is prologue: BCSC at 40
At the conclusion of the Brown Center for Students of Color’s 40th anniversary year, members of the Brown community reflect on pivotal historical moments for students of color on campus.
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The awards, from Brown’s Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence, will go to college-bound students from the city’s public high schools.
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A spirit of service, on the Brown campus and beyond
As part of a wide range of Staff Development Day opportunities, colleagues from across campus engaged in community service projects at sites ranging from elementary schools to public parks.
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Brown faculty members earn awards, distinctions
From research on prosthetic limbs to devising new ways to experience opera, scholarship by Brown faculty members earned them recognition from prestigious national and international organizations this spring.
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President Paxson is among 12 university presidents who issued a joint commitment reaffirming progress on climate change.
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Brown marks Commencement with urgency to make a positive impact
With joy, solemnity, celebration, humility, gratitude and more than a little celebrity, the Brown community came together for Commencement and Reunion Weekend from May 26 to 28, guided by the spirit of working for a better future.
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Brown awards six honorary doctorates
During the 249th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 28, Brown University bestowed honorary degrees to a diverse group of scholars, artists and leaders recognized for their exceptional achievement in a variety of fields.
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President Christina Paxson: 'Live Courageously'
On Sunday, May 28, President Christina Paxson addressed the Class of 2017's bachelor's degree recipients as part of Brown's 249th Commencement.
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Adriel Barrios-Anderson: 'Silent Lessons'
Adriel Barrios-Anderson, one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 249th Commencement, delivered an address titled "Silent Lessons" on the College Green on Sunday, May 28.
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Viet Nguyen: 'The Idea of Deserving'
Viet Nguyen, one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 249th Commencement, delivered an address titled "The Idea of Deserving" on the College Green on Sunday, May 28.
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The annual Commencement tradition for graduating seniors was marked by faith, gratitude and words of wisdom from Diggs, the award-winning performer and Brown alumnus.
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In a joyous ceremony complete with a marriage proposal from one new U.S. Army officer to another from last year’s class of graduates, Brown celebrated its students’ commitment to the armed forces.
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Brown to confer 2,568 degrees at Sunday's Commencement
At its 249th Commencement on Sunday, May 28, Brown University will confer a total of 2,568 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.
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During its annual Commencement week meeting, the University’s governing body also approved the awarding of more than 2,500 degrees at Sunday’s ceremonies.
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The road to College Hill less traveled
Students in the Resumed Undergraduate Education program make their way to Brown in many different ways — the stories of three Class of 2017 graduates from the program illustrate the wealth of lived experience they bring to campus.
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Brown students, recent graduates earn 37 Fulbright Scholarships
The prestigious award offers young scholars the opportunity to teach, study and pursue research internationally.
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New programs seek to diversify faculty at Brown and beyond
One year after the University’s diversity and inclusion action plan committed to doubling the number of faculty from historically underrepresented groups, two initiatives are already attracting both early-career and experienced scholars to Brown.
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Title IX program officer to join Brown in July
Rene Davis, a higher education leader who currently serves as Title IX and Section 504 coordinator at Mount Holyoke College, will oversee Brown’s Title IX office beginning on July 17, 2017.
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Brown’s 249th Commencement set for Sunday, May 28
Sunday’s procession and University Ceremony on the College Green cap Brown’s three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend.
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Gonzalez named senior VP for advancement
Sergio Gonzalez, senior vice president for university advancement and external affairs at the University of Miami, has been named senior vice president for advancement at Brown University, effective Aug. 1, 2017.
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Brown awarded grant to expand engaged scholarship
The $225,000 grant from the Davis Educational Foundation will allow faculty members to deepen their exploration of engaged scholarship and teaching.
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125 Years of Women at Brown: Fond memories, wise words
Nine women who attended this weekend’s 125 Years conference share their thoughts on this historic occasion.
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As the University honors the milestone of 125 years of women on campus, the Pembroke Center’s Brown Women Speak archive celebrates 35 years of collecting their oral histories.
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Anuoluwapo Osideko, a public health student, and Alexandria Volkening, an applied mathematics student, will address their peers at the Graduate School’s master’s and doctoral ceremonies, respectively.
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Kosterlitz elected to National Academy of Sciences
The Brown University physicist, who shared the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics, collects another prestigious honor.
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Brown to launch online learning initiative with edX
With four three-week courses planned initially, the University’s new BrownX initiative will bring Brown’s distinctive approach to teaching and learning to new audiences across the globe.
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On Sunday night, Noah took the stage at Brown's Salomon Center for Teaching to discuss topics including lessons learned from his childhood in South Africa, last year's election of Donald Trump and why we should all challenge our own beliefs.
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Three Brown undergraduates and one recent graduate have been awarded highly competitive awards to pursue graduate work and research in the United States and abroad.
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Adriel Barrios-Anderson, a neuroscience and science and society concentrator, and Viet Nguyen, an education concentrator, will reflect on their Brown experiences with their speeches “Silent Lessons” and “The Idea of Deserving.”
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The American Talent Initiative brings together 68 of nation’s most respected colleges and universities committed to attracting, enrolling and graduating more high-achieving, lower-income students.
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Brown to host fourth annual Robot Block Party
From preschoolers to professors, thousands of attendees are expected on Sunday to check out robotic technologies developed in the Ocean State and beyond.
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Brown to confer six honorary degrees
During its 249th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 28, Brown University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of scholars, artists and leaders recognized for exceptional achievement.
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Since arriving at Brown in 2013, Liza Cariaga-Lo has directed the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and played a key role in Brown’s diversity and inclusion efforts.
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The new award program recognizes the work of both senior and early-career faculty members.
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Brown signs on to Defense Department education agreement
Brown University is now officially a participating institution in the department’s Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, which will allow the University to reach out to active service members on military bases.
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Scenes from A Day on College Hill
Hundreds of admitted students descended on College Hill for a three-day immersion in life as a Brown undergraduate.
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A Day on College Hill offers a rich taste of life at Brown
The current students behind Brown’s annual extravaganza for admitted students offered their take on what makes this annual rite of passage so memorable.
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Brown’s president named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Christina Paxson, Brown’s 19th president and an economics and public health scholar, has been elected a member of one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.
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The highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships provide a stipend and cover tuition for three years of graduate school.
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The Providence Eruv — a symbolic perimeter that enables those who observe traditional Jewish law to carry items on the Sabbath — now extends to the Brown and RISD campuses.
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With support from the Richard A. and Susan P. Friedman Family Foundation, the University will launch a comprehensive renovation to create new classrooms, add social spaces and make the building fully accessible.
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During a tour of engineering research labs at Brown, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed warns that budget cuts to scientific research threaten innovation, the economy and America’s competitive edge.
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Brown and 30 other universities argue in a March 31 amicus brief that the revised executive order on immigration threatens the institutions’ ability to fulfill their educational missions by attracting talented students and scholars from across the globe.
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