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Passages: Vice President for Campus Life Eric Estes

June 4, 2024

An accomplished campus life leader who held professional and governance roles at Brown, Oberlin, Duke, Syracuse and Trinity College, Estes leaves a legacy as a caring, trusted colleague deeply committed to students.

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University Initiatives

Making a ‘clean break’ before graduation, in support of local communities

May 30, 2024

Each May, Brown’s Office of Sustainability and Resiliency gathers a wide range of donated items from students moving out of residence halls to donate to organizations in and around Providence.

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Student Life

Photos: South Asian fusion student dance group stages blast from the past for spring showcase

May 14, 2024

In a nostalgic homage to early 2000s Bollywood, Brown Badmaash served up both memories and moves during its annual spring show, ‘Jawaani.’

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Student Life

24th annual Ivy Film Festival brings screenings, readings, speakers to College Hill

April 9, 2024

One of the world’s largest student-run film festivals, the annual event at Brown offers student filmmakers a glimpse into their futures — and offers the public a glimpse into their creative inspirations.

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Science and Technology

Hundreds flock to College Green at Brown to wonder at partial solar eclipse

April 8, 2024

With Brown students and scientists as their hosts, enthusiasts from across campus and the local area convened for an eclipse viewing event on Monday, April 8.

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Science and Technology

Every spring break, Brown’s earth science students go over rocks and under trees in the Southwest

April 3, 2024

As part of annual field trip tradition geared toward students in Brown’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, students continue an annual journey of exploration, discovery and shared adventure.

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Science and Technology

Brown physicists, planetary scientists, students share expertise, excitement for April 8 solar eclipse

March 22, 2024

Astronomers and enthusiasts across campus are gearing up for the big eclipse, with educational and viewing events at Brown and trips to prime watch spots in the path of totality.

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Student Life

Photos: Disco-pop flash mob shimmies onto College Green

March 21, 2024

At the first sign of spring, the Attitude Dance Company brought College Hill to life with a spontaneous outdoor dance routine performed by more than 100 students.

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Student Life

Kaliko Kalāhiki: Bringing Indigenous communities together at Brown and beyond

March 20, 2024

From a small farm in Hawaii to College Hill to the corridors of the White House, Brown senior Kaliko Kalāhiki is making inroads as an advocate for Indigenous sovereignty, queer visibility and sustainable land use.

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Student Life

As war hits two-year mark, Ukrainian students look to renew attention to their nation’s plight

February 27, 2024

With an exhibition of war photos and a speaker from the International Monetary Fund, the Ukrainian Students Association at Brown aimed to build more focus on the ongoing war in Eastern Europe.

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News and Events

At Brown, civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill urges engaged citizenship to confront threats to democracy

February 15, 2024

The scholar and former president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund delivered the University’s 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture with reflections on U.S. history and a present-day call to action.

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Student Life

Ringing in the Lunar New Year with a gala, feast and other celebrations

February 9, 2024

Ahead of the holiday, hundreds of students from across Brown, RISD and Johnson & Wales gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year and honor traditions old and new.

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News and Events

Brown president outlines actions to confront discrimination, harassment and strengthen academic community

February 5, 2024

New website details programs and initiatives aimed at sharing enhancements to Title VI procedures, engaging in discourse across difference and supporting an ongoing commitment to academic freedom.

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Arts and Humanities

Dual-degree students explore nostalgia, intimacy in wide-ranging art exhibition

February 2, 2024

The 16th annual Brown-RISD dual-degree student art exhibition, "While The Sap Flows," is on display at Brown’s Granoff Center through Feb. 25.

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Student Life

'Shear' courage: Students undergo transformation for a cause at hair donation drive

January 18, 2024

Spearheaded by Brown University junior Lara Jacobowitz, the effort raised funds for nonprofits and provided material to help make high-quality wigs for children with hair loss.

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News and Events

Photos: Strengthening community relationships, four paws at a time

January 11, 2024

Elvy, the Brown University Department of Public Safety’s first comfort dog, has been barking up cheer and community connections on campus and beyond.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos: The world turned upside down: Brown students experience room-scale camera obscura

December 13, 2023

Using a technique that preceded the photographic camera, Brown Arts Institute staff projected a live image of the outside world, including the University’s stunning new Lindemann Performing Arts Center, inside a darkened room.

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News and Events

Brown University students organize card writing in support of injured Palestinian friend

December 7, 2023

In a show of support for junior Hisham Awartani, who was injured in a Nov. 25 shooting in Vermont, students convened in the Global Brown Center to write cards and be in community together.

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Science and Technology

Through real-world projects, Brown environmental course explores contemporary climate issues

December 6, 2023

Environmental Studies 0110 is both an introductory course on environmental change in the 21st century and a hands-on lab where students engage with how local communities and the natural environment intersect.

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Student Life

‘Family for four years:’ Brown welcomes first cohort of Kessler Scholars

December 5, 2023

Building on its support for first-generation and low-income students, Brown launched the Kessler Scholars Program this fall to expand resources, advising and community support throughout students’ undergraduate education.

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News and Events

Ahead of ceremony, Midyear Completion speakers urge others to extend empathy, commit to community

November 29, 2023

Brown’s annual Midyear Completion Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 2, will celebrate the achievements and unique paths of “.5ers,” who complete their degree requirements this month.

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News and Events

Veterans Day Ceremony honors, affirms commitment to military community at Brown

November 10, 2023

U.S. Sen. and Army veteran Jack Reed and Class of 1975 alumnus Benjamin Cassidy joined University leaders, student veterans and Brown ROTC students in celebrating the nation’s military members.

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Palestinian, Arab, Jewish and Israeli students at Brown convene vigil to mourn lives impacted

October 19, 2023

In the wake of the violence and death in Israel and Gaza, the students welcomed community members to light candles, observe moments of silence, and share thoughts, prayers, grief and calls to action.

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News and Events

In banter-filled lecture, Rainn Wilson talks mental health, spirituality and pranks from ‘The Office’

October 17, 2023

Known best for his role on “The Office,” Wilson spoke about his career, breakout role, mental health and spiritual journey in an event organized by the student-run Brown Lecture Board.

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University Initiatives

Brown doubles enrollment of undergraduate U.S. military veterans, permanently funds full scholarships

October 17, 2023

A year ahead of schedule, the University has increased student veteran enrollment and exceeded its fundraising goal, cementing a future that supports veterans from all income levels and U.S. military backgrounds.

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News and Events

Family Weekend at Brown brings together students, families from across the world

October 15, 2023

From forums and a football game to an evening at the city’s renowned WaterFire, Family Weekend offered three days of social, academic and cultural activities on Brown’s campus and beyond.

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Student Life

A campus crochet scavenger hunt takes wing

October 12, 2023

Student-made crochet birds, called birbs, are flocking to the Brown campus, where community members search for them hidden in different spots across College Hill.

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News and Events

Brown community members reflect on impacts of violence in Israel and Gaza

October 11, 2023

A gathering convened by Brown RISD Hillel and Rohr Chabad House offered the chance for reflection and prayer on the toll the violence has taken on families directly affected and those who remain in fear as the conflict persists.

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News and Events

Brown offers overview of its place in college and university rankings

September 18, 2023

From U.S. News and World Report to Forbes and Princeton Review, Brown placed among top universities based on its distinctive student experience, high-impact teaching and research, and inclusive community.

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Student Life

A Polaroid, a potato and a portrait: Class of 2027 members share treasured items from home

September 6, 2023

With their first day of classes in the books, Brown’s newest students are adjusting to living and learning on College Hill — and a few were willing to share comforts from home that they’d brought along.

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Science and Technology

Connecting beyond the shore: DEEPS graduate students get to know Narragansett Bay and each other

August 31, 2023

As part of an annual excursion geared toward incoming graduate students in Brown’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, about 20 students joined Brown faculty on a Save the Bay tour.

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Student Life

On Brook Street, Brown’s newest residence halls welcome first undergraduate residents

August 29, 2023

Two new residence halls on College Hill offer flexible, sustainable living spaces for undergraduates while helping to alleviate the demand for off-campus rental units for Brown students in Providence.

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News and Events

Pawtucket's Hazel Origin Coffee to open new café location in Brown's Brook Street residence hall

August 9, 2023

Designed to include ground-floor retail space open to the public, the University's newest student housing project will bring a unique, family-owned coffee shop to College Hill beginning this fall.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos: Annmary Brown Memorial holds a hidden history behind its colossal bronze doors

August 7, 2023

Unbeknownst to some passersby, the Brown University building is a unique mausoleum, museum and memorial that opened in 1907 — an in-progress restoration will enable public access again in 2025.

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Science and Technology

Photos: A tropical oasis, hidden atop College Hill

August 2, 2023

On the upper floor of 85 Waterman Street in Providence sits the conservatory, an 1,800-square-foot refuge inside Brown’s Plant Environmental Center that is open to all.

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News and Events

Comfort dogs converge on Brown to share the power and potential for campus K9 programs

July 29, 2023

Brown’s Department of Public Safety hosted a Cops and Comfort Dogs Symposium, welcoming law enforcement personnel and community members alike.

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News and Events

Photos: The legacy of Brown’s mascot lives on in campus bear statues

July 24, 2023

Through the seasons, outdoor bear statues across College Hill delight passersby and celebrate the history of the beloved Brown University mascot, Bruno.

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Student Life

Chance Emerson and the series of improbable events

July 21, 2023

A band cobbled together before classes started freshman year has performed onstage in front of 3,000 people, opening for Blues Traveler. What’s next for the Brown senior and his bandmates? First, homework.

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News and Events

Leadership Alliance continues legacy of expanding research pathways and workforce opportunities

July 20, 2023

Seventy undergraduates from across the U.S. are engaging in research at Brown this summer through the Leadership Alliance, a nationwide consortium originally founded at the University in 1992.

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Student Life

At Brown, veterans enlist in a different type of boot camp

June 23, 2023

In partnership with the Warrior-Scholar Project, the University is hosting a cohort of veterans and active-duty service members for a weeklong event designed to ease the transition from military service to college life.

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University Initiatives

Through Brown interfaith initiatives, students seek intellectual, spiritual pursuits

May 17, 2023

For 70 years, the Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life at Brown has championed the importance of discourse, dialogue, and above all, community.

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Health and Medicine

Brown’s Health Equity Scholars program is changing the face of public health, one student at a time

February 7, 2023

A cohort-based program for master of public health students is providing the next generation of leaders with the skills and training to bring equity and justice to their public health careers.

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Arts and Humanities

Veni, vidi, celebravi: Inside Brown’s 75-year-old Latin Carol Celebration

December 6, 2022

Since 1948, a spirited December event hosted by the Department of Classics has drawn hundreds of audience members from far and wide for performances, readings and carol singalongs in Latin, ancient Greek and Sanskrit.

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News and Events

Photos: Midyear Completion Celebration honors the Class of '22.5

December 3, 2022

On Saturday, Dec. 3, soon-to-be graduates and others from the Brown community gathered to recognize 235 ".5ers" who were set to complete their graduation requirements at the end of Fall 2022.

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News and Events

Young Entrepreneurs of Providence empowers local high schoolers to lead startups, communities

November 21, 2022

A semester-long after-school program led by Brown undergraduates at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship inspires Providence-area teens to build ventures that help to solve community challenges.

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News and Events

At Brown, Olivia Pichardo makes history as first woman on an NCAA Division I varsity baseball team

November 21, 2022

After an outstanding youth sports career, the first-year Brown University undergraduate was named to the Spring 2023 varsity baseball roster following a stellar walk-on tryout for the Bears.

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Student Life

Accessible, collaborative, visible: LGBTQ Center’s new home at Stonewall House opens

November 17, 2022

Thanks to a generous donation, Brown’s LGBTQ Center significantly expands space, programming and resources for the University’s queer community with its new location, known as Stonewall House.

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News and Events

Veterans Day ceremony at Brown honors the service of veterans past, present and future

November 11, 2022

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Gilbert Cisneros joined University leaders, student veterans and Brown ROTC students in celebrating the service of the nation’s military members.

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Photos: From a midnight organ recital to 'Chew or Treat,' students get into the Halloween spirit

November 3, 2022

College Hill came to life with creativity, camaraderie and community during the Halloween season with a variety of spooky events and activities, both new and old.

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Student Life

Brown-RISD student launches upcycled fashion collaboration with University Bookstore

October 25, 2022

Missing Button, created by dual-degree student Glory Lee, transforms overstocked and damaged Brown University apparel into one-of-a-kind handmade garments.

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