Diversity and Inclusion

Science and Technology

In labs across Brown, STEM Day brings science to life for local high school students

March 25, 2025

The eighth annual Department of Chemistry event offered high schoolers a sneak preview of STEM careers along with interactive science demonstrations led by Brown students and faculty.

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News and Events

At Brown, faith leader William Barber urges vigilance and humanity amid ‘crisis of civilization’

February 24, 2025

A public theologian and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, Barber delivered the University’s 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture with wide-ranging reflections on U.S. history, poverty and policy.

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News and Events

Academic leader and scholar Matthew Guterl named Brown’s vice president for diversity and inclusion

February 6, 2025

Guterl, a senior faculty scholar, will lead ongoing efforts to cultivate diverse experiences and perspectives as essential to Brown’s core academic mission of advancing knowledge and discovery.

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University Initiatives

Brown leaders outline new initiatives to sustain University’s commitment to diverse student body

December 4, 2024

The University has developed a set of concrete actions with a focus on recruitment, matriculation and retention of a diverse community of students as integral to its mission of academic excellence.

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Arts and Humanities

Student-led public art installation in Providence offers a new perspective on visual impairment

November 1, 2024

Following research, development and community collaboration, a team of Brown and RISD students unveiled “The Blind Urban Subject,” where passersby can experience the streetscape through common ocular conditions.

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Student Life

As it celebrates 10 years, 1vyG conference returns to Brown

October 10, 2024

Launched by Brown students a decade ago, the annual 1vyG conference convenes undocumented, first-generation and low-income students from across the country for a weekend of collaboration and community.

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News and Events

Brown earns national recognition for commitment to diversity, inclusion

October 3, 2024

The Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award recognizes the University’s campus-wide commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion across all facets of its community.

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News and Events

Higher education rankings place Brown among world’s top universities, employers

September 24, 2024

From U.S. News and World Report to Forbes and Princeton Review, prominent rankings and surveys in the last year gave Brown high marks for its distinctive student experience and high-impact teaching and research.

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Student Life

Brown’s military-affiliated students find fitting, functional and dedicated new space on campus

September 11, 2024

A new home for the Office of Military-Affiliated Students offers collaborative spaces, accented with odes to the veteran community, that enable Brown to support a growing community of student veterans and ROTC participants.

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News and Events

Brown’s newest students, by the numbers

September 6, 2024

A total of 3,289 undergraduate, graduate and medical students have begun their studies at Brown University — here’s a look at the newest students to arrive on College Hill.

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Student Life

International Orientation welcomes new undergraduates from more than 80 nations

September 3, 2024

A successful Brown program for a quarter-century, International Orientation focuses on offering new undergraduates from outside the U.S. mentorship, relationship-building, fun and a smooth transition to college.

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News and Events

Photos: Incoming students get step up in engineering pre-orientation program

August 27, 2024

With an emphasis on community and inclusion, the inaugural Brown Summer Transition Engineering Program is preparing incoming undergraduates to thrive in engineering before their studies officially begin.

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News and Events

Equity and diversity leader Sylvia Carey-Butler to step down after three years of accomplishment

August 19, 2024

A leader who has strengthened diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on Brown’s campus, Carey-Butler will pursue opportunities to ensure equity across higher education nationally.

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Student Life

Student-curated exhibition explores history of LGBTQ student experiences at Brown

June 21, 2024

"So That We May Write and Be Heard," on view at Stonewall House, unearths and expands on a decades-old collection of collaborative journals written by students at Brown, and adds alumni reflections.

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News and Events

Pioneering Brown-Tougaloo Partnership commemorates 60 years

June 6, 2024

In celebration of six decades of impact, community members from Brown and Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Mississippi, honored the “historic and unparalleled” partnership’s enduring legacy and future.

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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

Daniel Solomon: Visualizing a more inclusive, accessible future through public art

April 30, 2024

Through the installation of educational public art in urban neighborhoods, the Brown sophomore hopes to inspire mutual understanding of the blind and visually impaired community.

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News and Events

Speaking at Brown, Amer Ahmed shares strategies to confront discrimination, Islamophobia

April 29, 2024

In an event organized by Brown’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Ahmed encouraged campus communities to deepen their knowledge and familiarity with Muslim peoples and history.

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Student Life

Students in Hawaii@Brown renew Spring Lū’au tradition on campus

April 22, 2024

For the first time in more than 20 years, the student organization brought its traditional lū’au back to Brown for a night of community dance, music, storytelling and games.

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News and Events

Celebrating the contributions of Brown staff, supporting well-being

March 26, 2024

Through workshops, a guest keynote, excellence awards and a community celebration, Brown’s concurrent BEAR Day and Global Day of Inclusion events honored and boosted Brown employees.

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Social Sciences

New initiative at Brown’s Watson Institute aims to broaden access to education, careers in public policy

March 4, 2024

A new Equity in Policy Scholars pilot program at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs strives to expand representation and leadership development for the next generation of global leaders.

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News and Events

Anti-Defamation League leader urges ‘all hands on deck’ to fight antisemitism

February 22, 2024

In a visit to Brown University, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt spoke about combating increases in hate, harassment and intolerance in the wake of the violence in Israel and Gaza.

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Arts and Humanities

New grant enables Brown, Princeton scholars to expand study of race in the classics

February 22, 2024

A $1 million Mellon Foundation award will support “Racing the Classics,” a project co-founded by Brown assistant professor Sasha-Mae Eccleston, to impact scholarship in ancient Greek and Roman studies.

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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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News and Events

Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill to deliver 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture at Brown

January 10, 2024

The former president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund will share insights with the University community and the public during a presentation on Thursday, Feb. 15.

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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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University Initiatives

Part I: Charting a bold path forward, Brown Athletics reimagines the student-athlete experience

October 11, 2023

The first installment in a two-part series highlights how the University is making gains in varsity and club sports competitiveness and expanding recreational programs for athletes at every level of play.

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University Initiatives

Part II: Charting a bold path forward, Brown Athletics reimagines the student-athlete experience

October 11, 2023

The second installment in a two-part series highlights the many ways in which fan participation and community engagement are front and center in a new era for Brown Athletics.

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Health and Medicine

Brown’s biomedical engineering institute to lead alliance focused on faculty diversity

October 2, 2023

Researchers from the Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine at Brown will lead an effort with Columbia, Johns Hopkins and Yale to increase the number of faculty from historically underrepresented groups.

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University Initiatives

New kosher, halal and allergen-aware kitchens serve up inclusivity, nourishment at Brown

September 21, 2023

Dedicated kitchen spaces in Sharpe Refectory provide students from a wide range of religious identities and cultural backgrounds with consistent, convenient access to high-quality meals.

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News and Events

Brown president charges ad hoc committee to examine admissions practices

September 6, 2023

Committee of senior faculty and members of the Corporation of Brown University will examine policies related to early decision, “test-optional” and family connections.

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News and Events

At 260th Convocation, Brown University welcomes incoming students

September 5, 2023

Brown’s Opening Convocation brought moments of celebration, levity and poignancy, as University leaders upheld their commitment to advancing diversity on campus and urged students to continue fighting for sustainable climate solutions.

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Science and Technology

National network of biomedical engineers offer a six-step roadmap to diversify faculty hiring

August 14, 2023

Biomedical engineering scholars from across the nation called for an overhaul of hiring processes in biomedical engineering to increase diversity.

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Brown president responds to Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action

June 29, 2023

University President Christina H. Paxson said Brown will conduct thorough legal review of the ruling to ensure compliance with the law while sustaining a commitment to diversity.

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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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News and Events

Cultivating self and nurturing community: Brown celebrates 29th annual Staff Development Day

June 14, 2023

More than 1,000 University staff convened on campus for a spirited day brimming with workshops, tours, discussions, community engagement projects and more.

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News and Events

At Brown’s Baccalaureate, an opportunity to rejoice and reflect

May 27, 2023

Seniors who will graduate with the Class of 2023 celebrated the Baccalaureate with joyful performances, faith traditions from across the globe, and remarks that encouraged graduates to put action behind ideas.

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News and Events

Amid gender disparities among faculty nationally, Brown’s task force on women faculty issues report

May 2, 2023

Commitment to equal opportunity prompts analysis that finds no gender-based differences between men and women faculty in some areas at Brown, and others where the University must take steps to improve.

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Science and Technology

Women university presidents, engineering deans issue open letter supporting CHIPS and Science Act

April 20, 2023

The 13 signatories, including Brown’s Christina H. Paxson and Tejal Desai, call on universities to help meet the U.S. Commerce Secretary’s semiconductor workforce goals by preparing more women, people of color to enter the field.

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News and Events

TIAA Institute honors Brown president for leadership excellence in higher education

April 15, 2023

The TIAA Institute and American Council on Education presented Christina H. Paxson with a national award named for Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, a longtime Notre Dame president and civil rights leader.

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News and Events

With an eye toward expanded HBCU partnerships, Brown appoints first-ever HBCU presidential fellow

April 11, 2023

In a new role, Elfred Anthony Pinkard will help shape innovative collaborations with HBCU partner schools, building on Brown’s unique 59-year-old partnership with Tougaloo College in Mississippi.

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News and Events

Do not let it happen here, Holocaust survivor and Brown retiree urges community

March 28, 2023

In a moving keynote address during Brown’s Global Day of Inclusion, Holocaust survivor and author Ruth Oppenheim called on University community members to stand in the way of injustice.

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Science and Technology

NIH grants extend programs at Brown focused on student diversity, success in Ph.D. science programs

March 14, 2023

The federal awards enable the extension of two separate Brown initiatives with a shared goal: to prepare students from underrepresented groups to succeed in STEM graduate programs and launch careers in the sciences.

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News and Events

In tribute to pair of late Black women thinkers, scholars and leaders urge the pursuit of justice

February 18, 2023

A symposium commemorating the legacies of Lani Guinier and bell hooks, two of the last century’s most influential Black women thinkers, convened discussions on their outsize influence on education, law and society.

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News and Events

Brown University adds caste to nondiscrimination policy

December 1, 2022

The Brown Corporation amended the University’s policy on equal opportunity, nondiscrimination and affirmative action to safeguard against the possibility of caste-based discrimination.

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News and Events

Brown renames Graduate School diversity fellowships in honor of first Black Ph.D. alumna

November 29, 2022

The Mae Belle Williamson Simmons Diversity Fellowships honor the legacy of a trailblazing Providence native whose lasting impact on the field of child psychology belied a life and career that were cut short.

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University Initiatives

Dedicated kosher, halal and allergy-friendly kitchen spaces coming to Sharpe Refectory

November 22, 2022

The under-construction spaces, set to open in Fall 2023, deepen Brown’s commitment to supporting students from a wide range of religious identities and cultural backgrounds.

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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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