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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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Student Life

At Brown, independent concentrators pursue academic paths as unique as their ambitions

May 19, 2025

In this Q&A, four Brown students reflect on the experience of designing their own concentrations that defy conventional categories, from empathy in practice to computational neuroscience.

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News and Events

‘Presence of Absence’ explores death and connection with unexpected joy

May 9, 2025

Graduating senior Elysee Barakett reflects on the loss of her brother through a community-created mural on display in Brown’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center through May 16.

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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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Student Life

Ayoola Fadahunsi: Anchored by community at Brown, she leads with love, justice with joy

April 30, 2025

Informed by her Nigerian-American identity and guided by her spiritual compass, the Brown University senior is advancing migration-policy research, humanitarian law and public service.

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News and Events

In upcoming Commencement speeches, senior orators to reflect on resilience, responsibility

April 28, 2025

In keeping with a Brown tradition that dates back more than two and a half centuries, seniors Nkéke Harris and Aliza Kopans will address their fellow graduates on Sunday, May 25.

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News and Events

Brown students, recent alumni earn prestigious graduate scholarships

April 25, 2025

Three Brown University undergraduates and two recent alumni were named among this year’s classes of Goldwater, Truman, Gates Cambridge and Ellison scholars.

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Student Life

‘SNL’ veteran Colin Jost talks comedy as craft and coping mechanism with Brown students

April 22, 2025

Known best for his contributions to “Saturday Night Live,” the comedian and actor shared behind-the-scenes stories and industry insights in a talk organized by the student-run Brown Lecture Board.

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Student Life

Photos: Quiet Green turns clamorous with ancient Egyptian battle reenactment at Brown

April 18, 2025

As the culminating project of Fighting Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian Warfare, more than 90 Brown students participated in a student-led, live-action reconstruction of the 13th-century B.C.E. Battle of Kadesh.

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News and Events

Uber CEO and Brown alumnus talks Open Curriculum, artificial intelligence and career advice

April 10, 2025

During an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of Brown’s School of Professional Studies, Class of 1991 graduate Dara Khosrowshahi discussed leadership and innovation with President Christina H. Paxson.

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News and Events

Brown University named nation’s top Fulbright-producing university

February 25, 2025

For the fifth time, Brown has earned the distinction of being the country’s top producer of Fulbright winners, with 40 grants offered to students and recent alumni for the 2024-25 academic year.

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News and Events

From College Hill to Cabo Verde, students connect history, heritage and health in global course

February 20, 2025

Supported by Brown’s Global Experiential Learning and Teaching program, 12 undergraduates traveled to Cabo Verde as part of a research course exploring the effects of diaspora on public health.

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Social Sciences

Meet the Brown student who created New York City’s popular new traffic tracker

February 7, 2025

With support from Brown economist Emily Oster, senior Benjamin Moshes and his brother developed a website that visualizes the impacts to drivers of New York City’s recently launched congestion-pricing program.

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News and Events

Brown University Professor of Literary Arts Kwame Dawes named poet laureate of Jamaica

February 6, 2025

Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral tradition, folk songs, reggae music and more in his new role as the Caribbean nation’s poet laureate.

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Social Sciences

A global economist’s take on tariffs: ‘American consumers will get hurt’

February 3, 2025

In a Q&A, Brown University Professor of Economics Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan discussed how the new presidential administration’s planned tariffs could potentially impact the U.S. economy.

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News and Events

Discovery Through Dialogue: Expanding Brown’s ethos of open inquiry through dialogue

January 30, 2025

A new campus-wide project will create more opportunities for students, faculty and staff to advance dialogue skills and participate in meaningful conversations across a wide range of perspectives.

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News and Events

Three Brown seniors awarded prestigious fellowships for global learning opportunities

January 28, 2025

Through the Marshall Scholarship, Schwarzman Scholarship and Pickering Fellowship, three members of the Class of 2025 will depart Rhode Island for the global stage to pursue international graduate studies and careers.

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Grammy-winning artist Jon Batiste ignites Brown campus with music and creative expression

January 27, 2025

During an immersive, weekend-long visit to Brown, acclaimed musician Jon Batiste performed a concert, inspired students with a master class and hosted a screening of a documentary about his life.

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Student Life

‘History humanizes experiences:’ Students examine enduring legacies of Civil Rights Movement

January 23, 2025

Ahead of the spring semester, nine students traveled to Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi, as part of a community-engaged learning trip led by the Swearer Center and in partnership with Tougaloo College.

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News and Events

As spring semester kicks off, Brown welcomes its newest arrivals

January 21, 2025

From undergraduates transferring from other institutions to students starting master’s degree programs, nearly 200 students embarked on their Brown journeys in late January.

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Arts and Humanities

Art history detectives for a semester, Brown students research mystery of the ‘Black Gospel Window’

December 20, 2024

In a hands-on history of art and architecture course, students researched a stained-glass window uncovered in a local church, which may be the first representation of a Black Christ and gospel women.

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Arts and Humanities

From the Lab: Christelle Alvarez illuminates ancient Egyptian insights, encoded in hieroglyphs

December 19, 2024

A collaboration between an Egyptologist and data scientists at Brown aims to make the Pyramid Texts, the world’s oldest surviving corpus of religious texts, widely accessible to a modern audience.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown’s Simmons Center co-organizes major Smithsonian exhibition on global legacies of slavery

December 18, 2024

“In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture prominently features Brown University research, scholarship and artifacts.

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Arts and Humanities

Elijah Golden: Embracing storytelling from the Grand Ole Opry stage to Brown’s classrooms

December 17, 2024

Brown University senior Elijah Golden pursues a varied academic and extracurricular life at Brown while also performing and touring with his family’s three-generation country music band.

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News and Events

Midyear Completion speakers will urge peers to embrace unique selves to uplift others

December 4, 2024

Brown’s annual Midyear Completion Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 7, will celebrate the achievements and paths of “.5ers,” who complete their degree requirements this month.

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Environment

Study reveals effectiveness of environment-focused litigation in the U.S., but also large inequalities

November 25, 2024

A team of researchers analyzed more than 25,000 civil lawsuits, gleaning insights on regional disparities in environmental law and opportunities to broaden impact.

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News and Events

As nation approaches 250 years, Brown 2026 to explore role of higher education in American democracy

November 19, 2024

Brown will observe the 250th anniversary of the United States with Brown 2026, a multi-year initiative that offers public programs, research and coursework that explores the history of U.S. democracy and its future.

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News and Events

Video: Political scientist Marques Zárate on why voting matters, particularly in local races

November 4, 2024

An assistant professor of political science at Brown, Zárate offered insights on the importance of participating in Election Day and researching local candidates who “govern your day-to-day interactions.”

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Social Sciences

Government interventions can reduce deadly air pollution in South Asia, study finds

November 1, 2024

Through an analysis of a decade of wind, fire and health data, Assistant Professor of Political Science Gemma Dipoppa found government action can help curb dangerous air pollution in India and Pakistan.

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News and Events

Students, loved ones reunite for Family Weekend at Brown

October 27, 2024

From student performances and athletic events to research forums and WaterFire, Family Weekend offered parents and families a taste of Brown University’s distinct academic and extracurricular life.

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News and Events

Dean of the College Rashid Zia to conclude term, return to Brown faculty

October 24, 2024

After a seven-year tenure marked by his commitment to students and expanded access to learning and research opportunities for Brown’s undergraduates, Zia will end his term as dean in June 2025.

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Student Life

Mia Tretta: Drawing on her experience as a school shooting survivor to advance gun safety

October 22, 2024

Wounded in a school shooting in California in 2019, the Brown sophomore has dedicated herself to preventing gun violence nationwide, harnessing her education at Brown to forge a career in advocacy.

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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 campus to host wide array of public events on 2024 elections, issues

October 4, 2024

As voters prepare to cast ballots in presidential, congressional and local elections, Brown is presenting open-to-the-public discussions on relevant topics, from election security to health care.

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News and Events

Brown modern culture and media scholar Tony Cokes wins prestigious MacArthur ‘genius grant’

October 1, 2024

The longtime Brown University faculty member, who is celebrated for his video works that recontextualize historical and cultural moments, was awarded an $800,000 grant to advance his practice as an artist.

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Arts and Humanities

Artist Leo Villareal returns to Brown to reflect on his immersive campus light installation

September 28, 2024

The world-renowned artist and creator of “Infinite Composition” in Brown’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center shared insights on his creative process at a late-September Light in Art and Architecture Symposium.

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Student Life

Brown’s approach to matching first-year roommates starts with the magic of randomness

September 25, 2024

By pairing new students with a roommate, the University’s long-held practice of randomized roommate selection has enabled lasting Brunonian connections and friendships for generations of students.

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Student Life

Photos: With cyanotype, Brown student uses the sun to visualize the moon

September 24, 2024

Inspired by Chinese handscrolls and NASA film of the moon’s surface, senior Logan Tullai used an 1800s technique to lead a community art project on campus on 60-foot-long swaths of silk.

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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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Arts and Humanities

Studying fossil extraction on Native lands and exploring the depths of untold histories

September 23, 2024

Supported by a Mellon Foundation grant, a Brown historian teamed up with a Lakotan scholar to illuminate overlooked histories of fossil extraction on Native American lands.

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News and Events

Four Brown juniors awarded Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service

September 23, 2024

Known as the Voyager Scholarship, the program aims to support future public service leaders through meaningful work-travel experiences, generous financial aid and a robust mentor network.

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Environment

Corinne LePage: Embracing a love of horticulture to support domestic violence survivors

September 18, 2024

Through determination, courage and a supportive community, LePage is flourishing as a nontraditional student at Brown and using her own experiences to help others on campus and beyond.

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News and Events

Brown launches digital hub to expand community, career exploration for students, alumni

September 17, 2024

The new BrownConnect+ network will broaden career development opportunities, mentorship and connections among more than 100,000 Brunonians worldwide.

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Student Life

Photos and video: A lively beginning to the academic year

September 5, 2024

During a week of welcome events, Brown’s campus buzzed with the unmistakable spirit of new beginnings as the Fall 2024 semester kicked off.

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News and Events

At 261st Opening Convocation, a magical welcome for Brown University’s newest students

September 3, 2024

As students heralded the start of their academic journeys at Brown, University leaders urged them to build relationships across difference, be curious and courageous, and embrace the magic of the Brown experience.

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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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Student Life

Quintessentially the Class of 2028: Incoming students share cherished items from home

September 3, 2024

As the 2024-25 academic year kicked off, members of Brown University’s newest class shared some of the items they brought from home that help represent who they are.

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Arts and Humanities

Prestigious grant to enable first major exhibition on 19th century painter Edward Mitchell Bannister

August 28, 2024

A National Endowment for the Humanities grant will enable Brown Professor Dietrich Neumann to develop a traveling exhibition on the long underrecognized African American painter.

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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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Social Sciences

Jasmin Elias Contreras: Supporting immigrant communities in Rhode Island

August 22, 2024

Through a summer internship at the nonprofit organization Progreso Latino, the rising Brown sophomore is assisting local community members who are navigating questions related to immigration.

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