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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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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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Brown joins second legal challenge to executive orders on immigration

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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David Cameron, former British Prime Minister, to speak at Brown on March 20

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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Amid political pressure on science, Paxson reasserts its vital value

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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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