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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Brown hackathon aims to make coding more inclusive
Hackathons are notoriously competitive and intimidating, but Hack@Brown aims to make the immersive, 24-hour marathon of creativity, coding and collaboration accessible for all.
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On Feb. 3, University President Christina Paxson wrote to the Brown community about the executive order on immigration and refugee policy and the University's support for its students and scholars.
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Brown President Christina Paxson joined 47 college and university presidents from institutions across the country in asking President Trump to ‘rectify the damage’ done by the executive order on immigration.
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Series will offer the opportunity to explore a range of much-debated issues in constructive, engaging ways.
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Brown Corporation extends Paxson’s presidency into 2022
In announcing Christina Paxson’s reappointment, Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff cites the Corporation’s confidence in Paxson’s leadership, including her work in confronting difficult issues and uncertainty facing higher education.
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Commitment to our Community in a Time of Uncertainty
Brown University President Christina Paxson and Provost Richard M. Locke published this letter in the Brown Daily Herald student newspaper Sunday, Jan. 29, as an open letter to the Brown community.
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On Saturday, Jan. 28, Provost Richard M. Locke sent the message below to the Brown campus community regarding the recent executive order on immigration.
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As a search for the 25-year-old institute’s next director launches, a road map of new priorities will position it as a leader for education-focused social science research.
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As part of Brown’s effort to enhance the on-campus dining experience, renovations over winter break bring new and improved serving stations to the Ratty.
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Brown welcomes newest cohort of transfer, visiting students
A distinctively Brown cohort of 35 transfer and visiting students marched through the ceremonial Van Wickle Gates on Tuesday, marking the beginning of their academic studies on College Hill.
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Nearly 130 students took courses in Brown’s inaugural mini-session — a three-week term that gave students the opportunity to study one subject in great depth and without distraction.
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Brown football to host Dartmouth at Boston's iconic Fenway Park
Next fall, the Bears and the Big Green will go head-to-head in the treasured baseball stadium as the teams meet for the 95th time in their storied history.
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Fifty years ago, MLK delivered a ‘radical’ message at Brown
Less than one year before his death, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited College Hill in April 1967 and delivered an impassioned speech on the Vietnam War and civil rights in America.
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The year in stories
As 2016 comes to a close, here are 19 highlights among Brown’s most well-read and noteworthy stories from the last year.
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Brown admits 695 early decision applicants
Students admitted to the Class of 2021 under the University's early decision program were selected from a pool of 3,170 applicants.
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Brown plans for anchor tenancy in proposed Innovation Center
Envisioning a new home for the School of Professional Studies, the University signed a letter of intent to lease 50,000 square feet over 15 years as part of a major development project by Wexford Science & Technology in Providence’s Jewelry District.
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Twelve-year-old Rhode Islander commits to Brown lacrosse team
While many kids can only dream of landing a spot on a top-ranked college sports team, middle-schooler Nicholas Cioe made his wish a reality with the help of the nonprofit Team Impact.
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Entrepreneurship at the intersection of diversity and inequality
The Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship convened a one-day conference on Monday, Dec. 5, on the simultaneity of agency and inequity of power and privilege in entrepreneurial endeavors.
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In its first semester in operation, the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship is building on the University’s tradition of entrepreneurship and making it an essential part of the Brown experience.
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Brown celebrates 100 years of Lessons and Carols
A capacity crowd enjoyed the traditional holiday service, which included two choral premieres in honor of the milestone anniversary.
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Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 3, will celebrate the diverse achievements of Brown’s “.5ers,” who complete their degree requirements this month.
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Two Brown seniors, one alumnus named Schwarzman Scholars
The newly minted program, modeled on the Rhodes Scholarship, provides funding for graduate study at Tsinghua University in Beijing with the goal of promoting a broader understanding of China’s global role.
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Brown senior, recent alumnus earn Marshall Scholarships
A senior concentrating in archaeology and a Class of 2016 graduate studying puppetry in Indonesia are among the 2017 recipients of the prestigious academic awards, which allow for post-graduate study in the United Kingdom.
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In a lecture that drew on her personal and professional experiences, actress Gina Rodriguez told students to be bold, to take risks and to be the heroes in their own stories.
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Statement signed by more than 100 presidents cites the positive impact of students in the U.S. via the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and calls on leaders from other sectors to join universities in advocating the continuation and expansion of the program.
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In 'Walkout' march, students voice social concerns
Students engaged in a large march and rally on campus Nov. 16, one of several around the country, to express concern for students whom they see as marginalized after a divisive election season.
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Brown president’s statement on vandalism of flags
Last week’s actions are in direct opposition to Brown’s values.
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Robert C. Post on why speech at universities must be regulated
Legal scholar argues that free speech, as defined by the First Amendment, would prevent universities from fulfilling their dual missions of research and teaching.
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Video: Research Matters! focuses on impact of scholarship
At an event in the style of TED Talks, Brown graduate students speak about how their research connects to the issues of today.
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Veterans Day ceremony at Brown calls for unity, reflection
A crowd near the flagpole on the College Green processed to the tune of bagpipes and patriotic salutes as Brown’s annual ceremony to honor service members stepped off on Friday, Nov. 11.
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During its annual fall meeting, the Corporation accepted $91 million in gifts and discussed progress on Building on Distinction, Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion and BrownTogether.
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Video: Brown's creepiest concert
Brown organist Mark Steinbach offers a glimpse of the University's traditional midnight Halloween event — a celebration of spooky songs old and new delivered on the world's oldest Hutchings-Votey pipe organ.
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Brown goes ‘ALL IN’ on voter participation for Election 2016
University is among 206 colleges and universities in the nonpartisan ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge aimed at increasing student voter participation.
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Brown families rendezvous on campus for Family Weekend
With families traveling to the University from across the globe, Brown President Christina Paxson urged them to embrace the distinctive Brown experience where students engage in the “daring adventure” of learning.
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Families journey to Brown from across the globe
En route to campus to celebrate the University’s Family Weekend, six family members give their take on the annual fall tradition and what Brown means to them.
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Brown welcomes first Executive Master in Cybersecurity students
The Van Wickle Gates opened as 28 executives and professionals convened as the inaugural cohort of cybersecurity students in the 16-month School of Professional Studies program.
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Journalist and historian argues that context informs how we understand and act upon values, which can create conflict — and urged the audience to engage in difficult conversations under circumstances that fall short of democracy's ideals in order to reach the ultimate goal of democracy.
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Photos: Indigenous People’s Day at Brown
In an event organized by Native Americans at Brown, members of the University community and beyond joined on Monday afternoon to celebrate the inaugural Indigenous People’s Day at Brown.
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Toshiko Mori will design a new building to expand the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Anmahian Winton Architects will design the renovation of Wilson Hall.
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Presentation by New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb kicks off series titled “Reaffirming University Values: Campus Dialogue and Discourse,” which includes lectures, panels, workshops and conversations aimed at encouraging campus-wide discourse on difficult topics.
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By the close of the fiscal year on June 30, the endowment had contributed $166 million to the University, representing $18,500 per student and 18 percent of Brown’s operating budget.
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