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Brown to significantly expand financial aid and college access

October 25, 2021

Buoyed by endowment performance and strength in fundraising, the University will invest in three initiatives supporting undergraduates and Providence students.

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Sternlicht Commons and Brown University Health & Wellness Center dedicated in weekend events

October 23, 2021

University leaders and community members gathered for a series of events, tours and receptions that celebrated an innovative new space committed to helping students thrive.

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Students, family members from across the globe reunite in Providence for Brown’s Family Weekend

October 17, 2021

From forums on the Open Curriculum to an evening at the city’s renowned WaterFire, parents and loved ones joined their Brown students to get a taste of the University’s rich academic, cultural and civic life.

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Brown to co-sponsor WaterFire Providence, host Family Weekend visitors for Oct. 16 lighting

October 14, 2021

As Saturday evening’s lighting approaches, Brown graduate and WaterFire founder Barnaby Evans shared insights on Brown’s Open Curriculum, and WaterFire’s powerful economic and cultural impact in Providence.

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Fueled by soaring financial markets, Brown endowment return tops 50%

October 14, 2021

For Fiscal Year 2021, the endowment provided $194 million for student scholarships, scientific research and other strategic priorities — investments in education and research expected to grow markedly in the coming years.

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Photos: Staff and student celebrations at Brown offer chance to reconvene in community

October 7, 2021

Brown employees and students turned out by the hundreds for Staff Appreciation Day and a Student Welcome Celebration, respectively, as the University continues its return to near normal operations.

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National, global education rankings place Brown among world’s top universities

September 21, 2021

From the Wall Street Journal to U.S. News and World Report, prominent rankings and surveys in the last year gave Brown high marks for its distinctive student experience, world-class teaching and high-impact research.

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Sarah C. Latham appointed Brown’s executive vice president for finance and administration

September 20, 2021

Currently the vice chancellor for business and administrative services at the University of California Santa Cruz, Latham will lead all administrative, business and financial operations for Brown effective Jan. 1, 2022.

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New center and residence hall realizes Brown’s vision for integrated student wellness experience

September 16, 2021

The University’s recently opened health and wellness center and residence hall is bringing together students and staff committed to promoting student well-being through collaborative care and community building.

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Lawrence Larson to step down as Brown’s inaugural School of Engineering dean

September 16, 2021

The accomplished dean and professor of engineering, who has led the school since its inception in 2011 and oversaw a decade of growth, will return to teaching and research after the 2021-22 academic year.

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9/11 at 20: Brown community members gather in memorial to lives lost

September 10, 2021

At a memorial marker on Wriston Quad that honors the six Brown alumni killed on 9/11, students, faculty and staff honored each of those graduates and reflected on the defining two-decade impact of the attacks.

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52 accomplished scholars join Brown faculty as 2021-22 academic year begins

September 7, 2021

As the 2021-22 academic year begins, Brown welcomes a diverse and dynamic group of talented new faculty members and scholars to campus.

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Meet Brown’s newest undergraduates

September 7, 2021

With classes set to begin on Wednesday, September 8, this year’s first-year, transfer and Resumed Undergraduate Education students are settling into living and learning on College Hill.

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Brown launches master’s program in data-enabled computational engineering and science

September 2, 2021

A new one-year master’s program will take a deep dive into the state-of-the-art simulation, modeling and data science techniques widely used across engineering disciplines.

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Brown’s newest students, by the numbers

September 2, 2021

A total of 3,038 new undergraduate, graduate and medical students will begin studies at Brown University next week — here’s a look at who is arriving on College Hill.

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Brown updates COVID-19 testing and mask protocols, staggers remote employee returns

August 3, 2021

Attentive to the Delta variant with its on-campus population set to expand, the University will increase COVID-19 testing frequency, require masks indoors and phase in the return of employees who are working remotely.

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Medal for Bears softball great highlights Brown student, alumni athletes in Summer Olympics

July 29, 2021

Class of 2016 graduate Janet Leung earned bronze with Team Canada in women’s softball, while five other Brown Bears are competing in track and field, swimming and rowing events.

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Brown acquires residential building to offer affordable, high-quality housing for 270 graduate students

July 22, 2021

The University will transition River House, home to a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments in the Jewelry District, to affordable, safe, campus-accessible housing for graduate students.

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Letter from President Paxson: In support of Brown’s DACA community

July 21, 2021

President Christina H. Paxson wrote to the campus community about the University's unwavering support for students and employees who benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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Rodney Chatman named Brown’s vice president for campus safety

July 20, 2021

An accomplished leader with decades of law enforcement experience in municipal and higher education settings, Chatman will direct Brown’s Department of Public Safety and oversee campus-wide safety efforts.

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For second consecutive year, First Readings will examine Brown’s historical ties to the slave trade

July 15, 2021

Incoming undergraduates in the Class of 2025 will read a digitized version of the pioneering Slavery and Justice Report, the selected text for the First Readings program for the second year.

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Brown’s on-campus students, employees achieve 90% COVID-19 vaccination

July 8, 2021

Near-universal vaccination among community members on campus is enabling reduced mask requirements, removal of vaccinated individuals from routine COVID-19 testing and expanded in-person operations.

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Brown professor and associate provost to receive IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award

July 8, 2021

For his innovative teaching and support for students, engineering professor and associate provost Chris Rose will receive the 2022 Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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Accomplished higher ed leader Sylvia Carey-Butler to lead institutional equity and diversity at Brown

June 24, 2021

Currently the chief diversity officer for Kennesaw State, Carey-Butler will lead the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, overseeing Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan implementation, Title IX and gender equity, and more.

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Brown joins second legal brief to urge continued practical training for international students

June 23, 2021

The future of Optional Practical Training, a long-standing federal program that enables temporary employment for international students at American colleges and universities, is at stake in a U.S. Court of Appeals case.

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Values should guide leadership, decision-making in crisis, Paxson says in Chronicle discussion

June 21, 2021

Brown President Christina H. Paxson discussed leadership and innovation in a virtual Chronicle of Higher Education event focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Black racism and threats to democracy in 2020-21.

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To plan a transformative future, Brown staff reflect on lessons from a year like no other

June 10, 2021

Over four days, hundreds of employees participated in a slate of programs that combined traditional Staff Development Day favorites with pervasive themes of the past year: care, connection and community.

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With support from Brown, Providence’s Hope High School opens 21st-century library and media center

June 7, 2021

Backed by $150,000 from the Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence, the transformed space offers students reimagined study areas, new technology and furniture, and an expanded collection of books and periodicals.

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Brown students, recent graduates earn 27 Fulbright scholarships

June 7, 2021

This year’s student Fulbright winners will begin teaching and research assignments in 17 countries around the world in fall of 2021.

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Brown Corporation approves base budget for Fiscal Year 2022

June 1, 2021

The approved $1.34 billion base budget strikes a deliberate balance between long-term financial sustainability, economic recovery from COVID-19, and continued investments in academic excellence and support for students.

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Brown Corporation elects three new fellows, seven trustees

June 1, 2021

Brown’s governing body elected each new member based on their commitment to the University and its mission of education and research.

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Joint $500,000 gift from Brown, R.I. Foundation, Partnership for R.I. to support Nonviolence Institute

May 27, 2021

For two decades, the Nonviolence Institute has been an instrumental force in preventing violence and providing support to victims in Rhode Island; the joint contribution will support its work amid a surge in gun violence.

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Brown outlines COVID-19 vaccination requirements for faculty, staff and students

May 20, 2021

In an effort to achieve near-universal vaccination and return to more traditional operations, Brown will require all faculty, staff and students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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New health and wellness center and residence hall welcomes first undergraduate residents

May 12, 2021

About 114 Brown sophomores, juniors and seniors have moved into the new building, where they will reside while enrolled for this year’s summer term; the building’s full opening will coincide with the Fall 2021 semester’s launch.

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Finance and administration leader Barbara Chernow to retire after six years of Brown leadership

May 12, 2021

Since joining Brown as executive vice president in 2015, the Class of 1979 graduate has transformed administrative operations in areas ranging from Finance and Facilities to Human Resources, Dining and Business Operations.

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Brown awards six honorary doctorates during Commencement

May 2, 2021

During its 253rd Commencement on Sunday, May 2, Brown University bestowed honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, educators, scholars and scientists.

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Brown faculty confers highest honor on public health, dance scholars and educators

May 2, 2021

At the University’s Commencement 2021 celebration, the Brown faculty presented their peers Vincent Mor and Julie Strandberg with Rosenberger Medals of Honor, awarded just 33 times in more than a century.

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Student speakers take center stage at Brown’s Commencement

May 2, 2021

George Kubai and Siddhi Nadkarni, Brown’s undergraduate student orators, encouraged classmates to work toward a better and more equitable future for themselves and those around them.

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In spirited celebration, Brown community commemorates Class of 2021’s resilience, ability to improvise

May 2, 2021

In two College ceremonies on Sunday, Brown President Christina H. Paxson and other speakers lauded graduates who, by successfully finishing their degrees during a pandemic, have proven they can handle whatever comes next.

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Reunion events, Commencement forums capture, virtually, the spirit of community celebration, intellectual discovery

May 2, 2021

A fully virtual Reunion Weekend, featuring longstanding traditions and unexpected twists, and a series of remote Commencement forums complemented in-person events taking place on College Hill from April 30 to May 2.

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New Brown M.D.s convene to honor achievements, celebrate and reflect after exceptionally intense year

May 1, 2021

At Brown’s medical school Commencement ceremony, the 119 graduates in the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2021 marked four years of intense academic and clinical training in joyous, jubilant solidarity.

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In socially distanced Graduate School ceremony, speakers call on peers to ‘show up’ and ‘do good work’

May 1, 2021

With an eye toward lives and careers that make an enduring and positive impact, 763 master’s and Ph.D. graduates earned Brown degrees in a Saturday afternoon Commencement ceremony on the College Green.

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Driven to purpose by passion, Class of 2021 celebrates the Baccalaureate, virtually

April 30, 2021

In a virtual address during the annual celebration of cultures and traditions, former NFL player, business leader and Brown alumnus Steven Jordan urged graduates to uncover their purposes in life by examining their passions.

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Brown to confer 2,505 degrees at its 253rd Commencement

April 30, 2021

At its 253rd Commencement — which will take place across two days of ceremonies on May 1 and 2, 2021 — Brown University will confer a total of 2,505 undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary degrees.

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In address to Brown public health grads, U.S. Surgeon General shares lessons both professional and personal

April 29, 2021

As part of a virtual celebration for the School of Public Health’s soon-to-be Class of 2021 graduates, Dr. Vivek Murthy drew on his experience as a public health leader to offer advice for the challenges ahead.

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Brown to celebrate Commencement and Reunion Weekend with mix of in-person, virtual events

April 29, 2021

A series of in-person, socially distanced Commencement ceremonies for graduates and a wide range of virtual events for students, families and Brown alumni will take place from April 30 to May 2 — here is what to expect.

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Experienced human resources leader Marie Williams to lead HR at Brown

April 28, 2021

As vice president for human resources, Williams will bring experience and vision to strategic initiatives focused on operational excellence, employee development, and equity and inclusion.

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Brown mathematician elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 27, 2021

Kavita Ramanan, a professor of applied mathematics, is honored for her work in probability theory and random processes.

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Letter from President Paxson: Justice for George Floyd; our work continues

April 20, 2021

Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin, Brown President Christina H. Paxson wrote to the community about the justice many have hoped for since the murder of George Floyd and the need for continued action to confront anti-Black racism.

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Brown to confer six honorary degrees at Commencement 2021

April 20, 2021

Brown will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, educators, scholars and scientists during its Commencement and Reunion Weekend celebration from April 30 to May 2.

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