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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The University made offers of admission on March 30 to next year’s incoming undergraduate class, who represent all 50 states and 77 nations around the world.
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Brown President Christina Paxson visited CNBC’s studio in Hong Kong for a segment on the impact of U.S. trade and immigration policies on American universities’ ability to fulfill their educational missions.
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The two-day event will convene representatives from a range of universities to discuss innovation and best practices for increasing diversity and inclusion in higher education.
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President Paxson on Brown within the federal policy landscape
In the wake of recent federal actions, Brown's president offers her views on research funding, transgender issues, immigration policy and the University’s role in a politicized landscape.
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In the first year following the launch of its diversity and inclusion action plan, the University made strides on faculty and student diversity and focused on building a foundation for long-term success.
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While Khaled Almilaji offers a poignant example of a Brown student affected by rapidly changing federal policy on immigration, a much broader swath of the University community has expressed concern.
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The Van Wickle Gates opened on Sunday as 22 executives and professionals convened as the inaugural cohort in the 16-month joint School of Engineering and School of Professional Studies program.
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Eight months after leaving office as the leader of the United Kingdom’s government, David Cameron will explore the future of the European Union, Britain’s place in the world following Brexit and the rise of populism across the globe.
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Brown produces most Fulbright winners in the U.S.
Thirty Brown students and recent graduates received the prestigious U.S. State Department grant to teach or research abroad during the 2016-17 year.
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As a global public good, an economic engine and a vital source of evidence for policymaking, science will withstand the latest political onslaught, Brown President Christina Paxson said at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Science denial, from evolution to climate change to vaccines
Brown biology professor shares insights on why science denial continues and what institutions of higher education should do about it.
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During a celebration to kick off the 125th anniversary year of Family Service of Rhode Island, the agency’s CEO named Brown President Christina Paxson and the University as recipients of this year’s Brighter Futures award.
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Class of 2016 graduate selected as Gates Cambridge Scholar
Kiera Peltz will join 35 other U.S. scholars at the University of Cambridge, where they will pursue graduate degrees as they work toward careers focused on improving the lives of others.
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Brown joins in legal challenge to executive order on immigration
Brown and 16 other universities argue in an amicus brief filed on Feb. 13 that the Jan. 27 executive order on immigration prevents universities from fulfilling their educational missions.
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From Angela Davis, a call for both hope and collective action
With a message both critical and hopeful in her visit to Brown on Feb. 10, Davis encouraged audience members to persevere in the struggle for freedom, despite obstacles.
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Brown Corporation approves budget, sets tuition for 2017-18
The approved $1.061 operating budget includes $122.1 million for financial aid, a 4 percent tuition increase and a reduction in the endowment’s contribution, a move intended to support Brown’s long-term fiscal health.
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Teaching with the News brings immigration debate into classrooms
New curriculum offered by Brown University’s Choices Program gives teachers a lesson plan that examines arguments in the debate over the Jan. 27 executive order on immigration.
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Brown faculty members earn awards, distinctions
Both in groups and individually, scholars from around the University have won prestigious recognitions for their work in recent months.
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As part of the National Field-Building Initiative, the Swearer Center will serve as the new administrative home for the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement.
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Angela Davis, Roxane Gay to visit Brown in February
Prominent educators — whose scholarship, writing, activism and commentary continue to shape public discourse on feminism, race, identity and culture — will visit the University on Feb. 10 and Feb. 14, respectively.
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