At its 248th Commencement on Sunday, May 29, Brown University will confer a total of 2,630 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.

During its annual Commencement week meeting, the University’s governing body also formally accepted BrownTogether gifts and approved the awarding of more than 2,550 degrees at Sunday’s ceremonies.

Corporation officers who have served with Thomas J. Tisch share insights on his contributions to Brown and his approach to leadership.

During a Commencement and Reunion Week celebration, peers and colleagues honored the 1976 Brown graduate and Corporation leader with reflections on his leadership.

Brown University leaders joined Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and others to discuss the importance of the new building for the University and for the City.

The team persevered in last weekend’s quarterfinal matchup with Navy, despite the absence of standout player Dylan Molloy.

CareerLAB’s newest tool, now in its second year, connects students with alumni and parent employers who are looking specifically for Brown students.

Brown officials and the Mayor will discuss the importance of the new building for Brown and Providence.

The campus-wide Provost’s Visiting Professors program will offer short-term appointments at Brown to exceptional faculty from historically underrepresented groups.

The award, one of the country’s most prestigious, offers students the opportunity to teach, study or pursue independent research in more than 140 countries.

Assistant professor Colleen Dalton’s CAREER Award will support her work using seismic waves to understand the Earth’s interior.

Graduates Alberto Morales and Matthew J. Lyddon will address their peers in separate master’s and doctoral ceremonies, respectively, at Commencement on Sunday, May 29.

Sunday’s procession and University Ceremony on the College Green cap Brown’s three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend.

The program, now in its second year, links the classroom and community through co-created experiential research, projects and internships.

Applied mathematics professor earns high honor for decades of pioneering work in conservation laws and continuum physics.

A class taught at Brown for high school girls from the Lincoln School aims to stoke interest in engineering.

In becoming an AAJR fellow, Maud Mandel joins nearly 100 of the most distinguished scholars in the field of Judaic studies in North America.

A master’s student in public humanities plans to launch Doors Open Rhode Island; two biomedical engineering students intend to produce quick-turnaround forensic lab kits for sexual assault cases.

During its 248th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 29, Brown University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of scholars and leaders recognized for exceptional achievement.

The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society will host Earth, Itself: Atmospheres, a multidisciplinary exploration of environmental issues surrounding air.

A record number of students and parents spent three days learning more about the Brown University experience as they neared the May 1 decision deadline.

Graduating seniors Sabrina Imbler and Jamelle Watson-Daniels will draw from experience to deliver this year's senior orations on Sunday, May 29.

More than 300 new students will join Brown’s 51 doctoral programs next fall; master’s program applications are up as the admissions process continues.

Award-winning mathematician Jill Pipher will discuss her work on Tuesday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m. in the John Carter Brown Library as part of the series launched by President Paxson in 2013.

Known for his sing-along tunes and playful spirit, Binder turned a friendly connection to Brown in 1987 into three decades of entertainment for generations of Brown students.

The 36th annual student exhibition, open to students from all disciplines, was juried by Jan Howard, chief curator at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and Clara Lieu, an artist, teacher and Huffington Post columnist.

With a presentation titled ‘The Iran Deal, Non-Proliferation and Global Nuclear Security,’ Ernest Moniz will deliver the 92nd Ogden Lecture at Brown University on Monday, April 18.

Managed entirely by Brown undergraduates, the annual fest has stayed true to its founders’ focus on student storytelling.

Director France Córdova joined U.S. Sen. Jack Reed for an up-close look at NSF-funded faculty and student research at Brown along with a bit of virtual reality.

Over spring break, the Department of Facilities Management installed 30 pairs of eco-friendly trash bins with the aim of increasing recycling rates across the board.

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded fellowships to Wendy Hui Kyong Chun from Modern Culture and Media and Alberto E. Saal from Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences.

University celebrates the arrival of one of the world’s most treasured books with wide-ranging series of open-to-the-public events and exhibits.

Andrew G. Campbell, a faculty member in the University’s department of molecular microbiology and immunology since 1994, will assume his new role on July 1.

Response to federal request highlights how the University manages its endowment to address college costs, sustain a leading research institution and ensure the ability to serve students for generations to come.

The University made offers of admission on March 31 to next year’s incoming undergraduate class, who represent all 50 states and 83 nations around the world.

Christina Paxson urges international collaboration across the disciplines to develop solutions to climate change, public health issues and other complex global challenges.

Assessment team from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies arrives on campus next week and will hold a public information session on Tuesday, March 29.

Brown University President Christina Paxson wrote to the campus community on the afternoon of Friday, March 18, to condemn a deeply offensive incident in which hateful messages were discovered in an undergraduate residence hall.

Known for her explorations of mixed-race communities in England and the U.S., Smith comes to Brown on April 5 as part of the Writers on Writing series.

Following a steady stream of student-driven efforts in recent years to boost support for those who are first in their families to attend college, a dedicated first-gen center will open in the Sciences Library this summer.

University president and chaplain will introduce advance screening of the award-winning documentary, which chronicles the search for Brown student who disappeared in 2013.

Brian Clark, formerly of Roger Williams University, has been named as Brown’s new spokesperson and director of news operations, and Albert Dahlberg will advance the institution’s priorities in the areas of government and community relations as assistant vice president.

Five Brown University professors have been awarded the National Science Foundation's top grant for early-career faculty.

Actress Viola Davis, a leading voice for women of color in an entertainment industry under fire for a lack of diversity, struck a decidedly personal tone in a Brown Lecture Board speech to a packed house of students at the Salomon Center on Feb. 29.

Brown and other universities argue in an amicus brief filed Feb. 29 that the National Labor Relations Board should preserve its prior ruling that precludes unionization by graduate assistants at private research universities.

In an earth-friendly competition campuswide, students will vie to see which dorms can save the most energy during the month of March. Prizes are on the line.

Five Brown University faculty members were named among the world's most highly cited researchers for 2015 on a list compiled by Thomson Reuters.

Brown has completed the renovation of the home of 19th-century African-American artist Edward Mitchell Bannister at 93 Benevolent St. and has affixed a plaque in recognition of its historical significance. The home will become a family residence.

The Corporation of Brown University has approved a consolidated expenditure budget of $1.01 billion for fiscal 2017, a 5.2-percent increase. The total undergraduate charge will rise 4.1 percent, with a 7.1-percent increase in the financial aid budget to $120.5 million.

The Corporation of Brown University has elected Samuel M. Mencoff to be the University’s 21st chancellor. Alison S. Ressler, currently the Corporation’s treasurer, will serve as vice chancellor. Theresia Gouw will become treasurer, and Donald C. Hood will continue as secretary. The new officers of the Corporation will begin their terms July 1, 2016.