Faculty and Staff

University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: John Colarusso has built a career at Brown from the ground up

October 16, 2025

Forty years after joining Brown’s staff as a cook’s helper, Colarusso is a manager of structural projects in the University’s Department of Facilities and Campus Operations, helping to maintain the physical campus.

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News and Events

Brown’s newest Nobel laureate: What faculty, alumni and others are saying

October 13, 2025

University leaders, faculty colleagues and former students shared reflections on Nobel Prize winner Peter Howitt’s contributions to the field of economics and to the Brown community.

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Social Sciences

Brown University economics professor Peter Howitt wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

October 13, 2025

Howitt, a professor emeritus of economics who joined the Brown faculty in 2000, was awarded “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.”

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News and Events

Brown University anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’

October 8, 2025

Jusionyte, a cultural and legal anthropologist who leads the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at Brown’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs, won an $800,000 grant to advance her work.

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Arts and Humanities

From the Studio: Composer Wang Lu scores human history and connection through music and teaching

October 3, 2025

The Brown University music scholar embraces cultures, storytelling and soundscapes to advance “fierce expression” through composition and her dedication to her work with students.

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Social Sciences

Video: Brown economist on opportunity and the American Dream

October 1, 2025

In a video interview, John Friedman, the inaugural dean of Brown’s new Watson School of International and Public Affairs, explains why upward mobility matters.

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News and Events

Brown researchers bring bold ideas to life at Innovation@Brown Showcase

September 25, 2025

During Rhode Island Startup Week, faculty and student entrepreneurs pitched new technologies and connected with investors, partners and industry experts to turn cutting-edge research into real-world solutions.

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News and Events

Brown ranks among nation’s top universities

September 23, 2025

From LinkedIn to Forbes to the Princeton Review, prominent rankings and lists in the last year recognized Brown for its student experience, high-impact research, career preparation and role as a top employer.

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News and Events

Staff Spotlight: From Brown’s campus to local neighborhoods, Victoria Mealer-Flowers roots for all students

September 16, 2025

As a senior manager for student-athlete development, undergraduate adviser and community engagement leader, Mealer-Flowers strengthens students’ experiences and Brown’s ties to the broader community.

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News and Events

Rhode Island Startup Week to spotlight Brown faculty and student ventures

September 15, 2025

Held from Sept. 18 to 26, the annual celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation will feature bold ideas and breakthrough technologies from Brown researchers and inventors.

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News and Events

At 262nd Opening Convocation, Brown’s newest students are encouraged to embrace growth, transition

September 2, 2025

As more than 3,200 students began their academic journeys at Brown, University leaders celebrated their resilience, intellectual curiosity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.

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News and Events

38 accomplished scholars join Brown faculty as 2025-26 academic year begins

September 2, 2025

Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, the faculty members join the Brown community to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.

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University Initiatives

Matched with Rhode Island’s top employers, local students take first steps toward future careers

August 12, 2025

Since 2018, Brown University has hosted dozens of interns through PrepareRI, a statewide initiative that helps high schoolers explore careers, build skills and shape Rhode Island’s future workforce.

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Social Sciences

Initiative at Brown’s Annenberg Institute aims to advance research on schools and climate change

August 6, 2025

The Sustainable Education Research Initiative will build collaborations between scholars, policymakers and practitioners to generate insights that inform Pre-K-12 education policy and practice.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos: Students master their mediums in summer art courses at Brown

August 6, 2025

From sculpture and digital media to drawing and painting, undergraduate students embrace creativity and advance their skills in visual art courses during the University’s Summer Session.

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Science and Technology

National Science Foundation renews Brown’s national mathematics institute with $16.5 million

August 4, 2025

The grant will fund the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics through 2030, offering opportunities to explore mathematical concepts that underpin everything from AI to industrial design.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: A community builder at heart, Dilania Inoa carves out a lasting career in service

August 1, 2025

As senior manager of community partnerships at the Swearer Center, Inoa has expanded educational opportunities for thousands of local kids while strengthening Brown’s ties to the Providence community.

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News and Events

Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in Spring 2025

July 1, 2025

Over the spring semester, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, teaching, service and leadership.

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Social Sciences

Setting the stage for the Watson School: 7 key moments in international and public affairs at Brown

July 1, 2025

Created in the waning years of the Cold War, the new Watson School of International and Public Affairs continues its history as a hub for scholarship on pressing economic, political, social and policy challenges.

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Arts and Humanities

Beyond the pages: John Carter Brown Library exhibition celebrates the making of rare books

June 27, 2025

“Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature” is an ode to the physical book, exploring thousands of years of practical knowledge and natural resources that led to the production of books.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: Blending art and technology, Leo Selvaggio helps power creativity at Brown

June 26, 2025

As the Brown Arts Institute’s senior creative technologist, Selvaggio maintains seven of the University’s artistic spaces with meticulous oversight and a tenacious pursuit of creativity.

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Social Sciences

‘Subjects of the Sun’: Shining a light on obstacles, opportunities of equitable renewable energy

June 24, 2025

Brown University environmental anthropologist Myles Lennon examines the complexity of sustainable energy infrastructure and explores solar solutions for working-class communities.

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News and Events

Brown University professor wins prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

June 24, 2025

Xinsheng Sean Ling will travel to the University of Buenos Aires to study phase transitions in type-II superconductors.

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News and Events

To open doors to business on campus, Brown hosts inaugural small business supplier summit

June 18, 2025

The new initiative brought Rhode Island suppliers face-to-face with Brown purchasing decision-makers, breaking down barriers and increasing access to campus business opportunities.

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Social Sciences

The history behind Brown historian’s Pulitzer finalist ‘Plantation Goods’

June 17, 2025

Inspired by his scholarship and teaching at Brown, Seth Rockman uncovered an unknown facet of pre-Civil War history that he detailed in an acclaimed book.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown University Chorus Director Frederick Jodry brings harmonious career to a close

June 16, 2025

In this Q&A, Jodry reflects on a musical journey at Brown that spanned 33 years and culminated in a monumental farewell concert that drew alumni from around the world.

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Arts and Humanities

Q&A with Sydney Skybetter: Exploring new ‘collisions’ among art, movement and technology

June 12, 2025

Skybetter, director of the Brown Arts Institute, prepares to host the 10th iteration of a conference he founded to advance the study of choreography, performance and emerging technologies.

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News and Events

‘Learn, synergize, empathize’: Brown celebrates 31st annual Staff Development Day

June 11, 2025

Nearly 2,000 University staff enjoyed a full day of activities that included workshops, tours, community engagement opportunities, a farmers market and more.

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News and Events

Graduate School dean Thomas Lewis to depart for academic leadership role at Cornell

June 3, 2025

A Class of 1990 graduate who joined the Brown faculty in 2007, Lewis has made a lasting impact on graduate education through his thoughtful leadership, collaborative spirit and deep commitment to students.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: Lenny Ballesteros feeds his curiosity while keeping the Brown community safe

June 2, 2025

Public Safety Officer Lenny Ballesteros has made unexpected connections on campus through his interests in history and science.

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Social Sciences

Ancient Mediterranean DNA confirms old truths: People contain multitudes

May 29, 2025

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and identity shifts over time.

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News and Events

Sandra Smith appointed dean of Brown’s School of Professional Studies

May 29, 2025

Bringing a unique blend of academic experience and business acumen, Smith will oversee a portfolio of programs that are academically rigorous, financially sustainable and in demand from students and employers.

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Arts and Humanities

With $2 million Mellon grant, Brown scholars will unearth a treasure trove of African poetry

May 28, 2025

With support from a Mellon Foundation grant, Brown researchers will build a database of African poetry, complete with poet biographies, scholarship, news coverage and more.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos: The Lindemann lights up with lively Spring Festival of Dance

May 19, 2025

Brown University students performed an array of works during the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies’ annual spring dance showcase.

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Social Sciences

Collaborative project yields new digital archive on hidden history of Indigenous enslavement

May 7, 2025

Stolen Relations, a public database set to launch on Saturday, May 10, reveals the stories of thousands of Native people forced into servitude across the Americas.

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News and Events

Professor of History Ethan Pollock named Brown University’s new dean of the College

May 6, 2025

An accomplished historian and academic leader, Pollock looks forward to guiding and strengthening the academic experience for more than 7,200 undergraduates.

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University Initiatives

Brown University faculty to consider Statement of University Values and Voice

April 30, 2025

The proposed statement from Brown’s Ad-hoc Committee on University Values and Voice outlines four core institutional values for Brown and defines how the University may use its voice publicly.

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News and Events

Brown scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 23, 2025

With their election to the prestigious honor society, eight members of the Brown University faculty join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities.

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Arts and Humanities

‘Wild Stories’ shows the power of ‘bombastic’ and brilliant narrative art

April 23, 2025

An exhibition in Brown’s Granoff Center for the Creative Arts celebrates the artwork of Professor of Visual Art Leslie Bostrom as she reflects on three decades of teaching and painting at Brown.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: Sowing more than seedlings, Nicholas Vasques cultivates learning and research

April 22, 2025

As Brown’s research greenhouse manager, Vasques tends the Plant Environmental Center run by the University’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology.

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Environment

Video: Brown biologist Stephen Porder on taking purposeful, planet-positive personal steps

April 22, 2025

This Earth Day, Brown University’s associate provost for sustainability offers strategies to minimize carbon dioxide emissions and help mitigate climate change.

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News and Events

John N. Friedman appointed inaugural dean of Brown’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs

April 21, 2025

A distinguished economist and public affairs scholar, Friedman will lead a new school dedicated to advancing research and teaching on the world’s most pressing economic, political, social and policy challenges.

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Arts and Humanities

Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships

April 16, 2025

The prestigious fellowships will support the creation of new books by Yannis Hamilakis, a professor of archaeology and modern Greek studies, and Tracy Steffes, a professor of education and history.

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News and Events

Brown joins federal lawsuit challenging cuts to U.S. Department of Energy grant funding

April 14, 2025

Legal action aims to block funding cuts that would jeopardize Brown’s leading-edge research in semiconductor materials, scientific computing and research that is advancing U.S. security and technology.

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Social Sciences

Political economist Mark Blyth weighs in on inflation, tariffs and ‘the worst of all possible worlds’

April 14, 2025

As global financial systems react to economic shifts, a new book from the director of the Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance at Brown University explores the causes and impacts of inflation.

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Arts and Humanities

In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history

April 8, 2025

A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican capital of Teotihuacan.

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Arts and Humanities

Residual Noise festival explores the creative power of sound

April 7, 2025

Hosted at Brown and RISD, the festival celebrated sound’s potential to transform art and society — and The Lindemann’s potential to push the limits of sound exploration for generations to come.

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News and Events

Physician and educator Dr. Patricia Poitevien named Brown’s vice president for campus life

April 1, 2025

Poitevien, a Warren Alpert Medical School leader who holds both a bachelor’s and medical degree from Brown as a graduate of the Program in Liberal Medical Education, will lead the Division of Campus Life.

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News and Events

How Janet M. Cooper Nelson’s 35-year chaplaincy shaped religious life at Brown

March 27, 2025

Over three and a half decades of service as Brown University chaplain, Cooper Nelson was an unwavering presence and compassionate leader, and she will leave an enduring legacy when she retires in June.

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Health and Medicine

Two Brown professors elected AAAS fellows

March 27, 2025

The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society honored Brown faculty members from molecular biophysics and biochemistry and evolutionary biology for significant and lasting contributions to their fields.

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