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With record applications, Brown admits 2,566 to Class of 2022

March 28, 2018

The University made offers of admission to next year’s incoming undergraduate class, the first to be admitted under the Brown Promise initiative, which will eliminate loans from University undergraduate aid packages.

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Topping-off ceremony celebrates Innovation Center, future home for Brown’s SPS

March 27, 2018

Brown’s School of Professional Studies will join fellow tenants Johnson & Johnson and the Cambridge Innovation Center in the Jewelry District building being developed by Wexford Science & Technology.

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Photos: National School Walkout at Brown

March 14, 2018

As high school students and others gather nationwide on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland shooting, hundreds of Brown community members convened on the College Green to call for increased attention to gun violence.

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Dean of the College Maud S. Mandel named 18th president of Williams College

March 13, 2018

After 20 years on the Brown faculty and a four-year tenure stewarding the academic experience for Brown's 6,500 undergraduates, Mandel will lead Williams as president beginning in July 2018.

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Brown University statement on men's swim team sanctions

March 9, 2018

Men's varsity swimming and diving team suspended following investigation into hazing allegations.

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Two Brown students, one alumnus earn prestigious awards for graduate study

March 2, 2018

Knight-Hennessy and Keasbey fellowships will allow the young scholars to pursue graduate study and research at Stanford and Oxford universities.

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Beverly Ledbetter, Brown’s long-time chief legal officer, to retire

February 28, 2018

Since becoming the University’s first general counsel in 1978, Ledbetter has been instrumental in helping Brown navigate a spectrum of issues and initiatives.

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Ban Ki-moon urges global citizenship, partnership to solve world’s pressing problems

February 27, 2018

The former secretary-general of the United Nations encouraged U.S. citizens to look beyond their borders — and to women and young people — to find solutions to global climate change, poverty and war.

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Mellon Foundation awards $1.25M grant to Leadership Alliance

February 22, 2018

The funds will support summer undergraduate research in the humanities and social sciences for underrepresented students identified, trained and mentored through the Brown-based Leadership Alliance.

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Brown alumna Lauren Gibbs captures Olympic silver

February 22, 2018

The Class of 2006 Brown graduate left her job in corporate sales to push a bobsled and won big in PyeongChang.

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For second year running, Brown produces most Fulbright winners in the U.S.

February 19, 2018

Thirty-nine Brown students and recent graduates earned the prestigious U.S. State Department grant to teach or conduct research abroad during the 2017-18 year.

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Brown mathematics faculty member earns 2018 Sloan Fellowship

February 16, 2018

Melody Chan, an assistant professor of mathematics, is among this year’s group of early-career scholars named as Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellows.

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#MeToo leader urges focus on systems, not celebrities, to confront sexual violence

February 14, 2018

Four months after the movement she originated gained global visibility, Tarana Burke spoke to a Brown and RISD crowd about the realities of supporting survivors and interrupting sexual violence.

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Brown, WaterFire to bring historic Rosa Parks house to Providence this spring

February 13, 2018

The Civil Rights activist’s Detroit home will arrive in Providence in February; an exhibition and series of public programs will follow beginning in early April.

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Brown Corporation approves budget, sets tuition for 2018-19

February 11, 2018

The approved $1.1-billion operating budget includes an 11 percent increase in financial aid funding, a 4 percent tuition increase and additional investments in strategic priorities across the University.

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Ban Ki-moon, former U.N. secretary-general, to speak at Brown on Feb. 26

February 6, 2018

Following Ban’s presentation, titled “Sustainable Development Goals and Global Citizenship,” Brown University President Christina Paxson will moderate a question-and-answer session.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to share her story at Brown on Feb. 7

February 1, 2018

Brown President Christina Paxson will moderate an open-to-the-public conversation with Justice Sotomayor, which follows the Class of 2020’s exploration of “My Beloved World” through the University’s First Readings program.

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Brown welcomes transfer and visiting students

January 23, 2018

A cohort of 41 new students officially marked the beginning of their Brown journeys with a procession through the Van Wickle Gates.

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Wintersession offers intensive, immersive experience, for students and faculty alike

January 22, 2018

In classrooms from the Brown campus to Barbados, some 165 Brown students took a variety of innovative courses during the second year of the University’s Wintersession mini-term.

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Redesigned Brown Alumni Magazine to hit mailboxes in January

January 18, 2018

In its first major redesign since 2000, the 118-year-old print magazine will expand and enhance coverage of alumni and campus; a new digital presence will follow in the spring.

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Six questions in three minutes: Brown implements quick, easy ‘MyinTuition’ cost estimator

January 17, 2018

By answering six basic financial questions, families can access a personalized estimate on financial aid packages and a range of what they might expect to pay to attend Brown.

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Brown and Prospect Medical propose merger discussions with Care New England

January 11, 2018

In campus letter, Brown President Christina Paxson asserts that acquisition of Care New England by Boston-based Partners HealthCare is not in the best interests of Rhode Island. The letter outlines how the Brown-Prospect local alternative supports healthcare quality, affordability and local jobs.

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Investment in endowed professorships brings top talent to Brown

January 4, 2018

In a competitive academic landscape, endowed professorships supported by the BrownTogether campaign give Brown the means to attract and retain the best teachers and scholars, advancing the academic excellence and mission of the University.

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With $1.64 billion raised, BrownTogether campaign surpasses midpoint

January 4, 2018

Brown begins the new year building momentum in support of its academic priorities, with a 2022 end date now established for the most ambitious fundraising effort in University history.

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The fall semester in photos — 27 snapshots at Brown

December 22, 2017

Another bustling fall semester is captured by the Brown campus community on Instagram.

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The year in stories

December 20, 2017

Calendar year 2017 on the Brown University campus came with these 21 noteworthy and well-read stories along with countless others.

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Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship plans for dedicated new home on Thayer Street

December 18, 2017

Center’s new location steps from campus in College Hill’s bustling commercial district will further the center’s mission to make entrepreneurship integral to the life of the campus and connected to the world beyond.

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Brown University admits 738 early decision applicants

December 14, 2017

The students admitted to the Class of 2022 under the University's early decision program were selected from a pool of 3,502 applicants.

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Passages: Lilli Hornig

December 11, 2017

A revered member of the Brown community, Lilli Hornig made her mark as a scientist on the Manhattan Project and as an advocate for women in science.

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Brown to eliminate packaged loans from University undergraduate aid awards in 2018-19

December 6, 2017

Having achieved an initial fundraising milestone, the University will replace loans with scholarship funds in financial aid awards, building on need-blind admissions and other initiatives to make a Brown education more accessible.

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Brown University statement on investigation of hazing allegations

December 5, 2017

Investigation initiated of men’s varsity swimming and diving team after news media organization shared information from unnamed sources.

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Pipher to become president of the American Mathematical Society

December 5, 2017

Brown’s vice president for research will lead the global mathematics advocacy group with more than 28,000 members worldwide.

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Class of 2015 graduate awarded prestigious Marshall Scholarship

December 4, 2017

With the goal of improving health outcomes for underserved populations worldwide, Aasha Jackson will use the award to study at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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Students survive and thrive en route to midyear completion at Brown

December 2, 2017

More than 90 students expected to complete baccalaureate requirements in December celebrated their distinctive paths at Brown’s annual Midyear Completion Ceremony.

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State, higher education leaders celebrate South Street Landing’s launch

November 29, 2017

In a Nov. 29 ribbon-cutting ceremony, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, Brown President Christina Paxson and other speakers extolled the project as both a symbol of and catalyst for economic development.

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Brown launches three-year, $24 million project to boost thermal efficiency

November 28, 2017

Conversion from steam to hot-water heating on campus will increase energy efficiency and assist the University in meeting its goals for reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

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Shontay Delalue to lead institutional equity and diversity efforts for Brown

November 28, 2017

Delalue, who has served as interim vice president since June, will oversee the University’s ongoing efforts to make the Brown campus more fully diverse and inclusive.

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Brown faculty members earn awards, distinctions

November 21, 2017

In recent months, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship and leadership in areas ranging from dance to climate science.

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Photos: Veterans Day ceremony honors a continued legacy of service

November 10, 2017

The annual ceremony near Soldiers Memorial Arch offered an opportunity to welcome new ROTC members, celebrate the accomplishments of student veterans at Brown and honor military service more broadly.

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Football at Fenway on Friday?

November 9, 2017

As Brown’s football team prepares to face Dartmouth at Fenway, this isn’t the first time the Bears have gone head-to-head against the Big Green at Boston’s historic ballpark.

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Veterans increasingly finding an academic home at Brown

November 2, 2017

Though still underrepresented, military veterans say the University values their experiences and has supported growth in enrolling veterans and making campus a place where they realize their academic aspirations.

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From magic to the macabre: 10 spooky sightings at Brown

October 24, 2017

With Halloween fast upon College Hill, what better time to unearth some of Brown's supernatural and spooky traditions, collections, events and more?

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Brown welcomes displaced University of Puerto Rico students, faculty

October 22, 2017

In addition to formal efforts organized through the Leadership Alliance to bring scholars to campus, members of the Brown community are raising funds, housing visiting students and offering direct assistance to those affected by Hurricane Maria.

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Let the move-in begin: Engineering Research Center opens its doors

October 20, 2017

With high-tech spaces for 15 faculty research groups and more than 100 research associates and graduate students, the building is designed to encourage the kind of interdisciplinary research for which Brown is known.

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An academic and economic powerhouse — Brown moves into South Street Landing

October 19, 2017

After years of private-public partnership to transform the long-vacant former South Street Power Station into a mixed-used development, Brown’s relocation of 400 staff members brings new vibrancy to its Jewelry District campus.

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Lessons from a legend: Abdul-Jabbar on a life of activism

October 16, 2017

From his childhood in Harlem, to his stardom in the NBA, to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stressed the importance of identity and activism in a speech at Brown University.

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Brown families from across the globe to convene on campus for Family Weekend

October 12, 2017

For a firsthand experience of the University’s distinctive academic, extracurricular and social offerings, parents, siblings and other family members will join students on campus for Family Weekend 2017.

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Dr. Vanessa M. Britto to lead health and wellness services for Brown

October 12, 2017

As assistant vice president and executive director of health and wellness, Brown-trained physician and master’s alumna, and longtime Wellesley College health services director will oversee all medical and mental health services for students.

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Student and Native American groups at Brown to host Indigenous People’s Day celebration

October 6, 2017

For the second time since Brown’s faculty voted to change Fall Weekend to Indigenous People’s Day, an open-to-the-public gathering on Sunday will mark the occasion with community-building and celebration.

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With an eye on the world beyond Brown, Graduate School welcomes most diverse class to date

October 5, 2017

Building on the goals of its diversity and inclusion plan, Brown looks to contribute toward a more diverse world of professionals in academia and beyond.

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