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Brown Corporation extends President Paxson’s contract to 2028
Praising nearly 13 years of steady and principled leadership from President Christina H. Paxson, the University’s highest governing board approved a two-year extension for Brown’s 19th president.
Graduation grooves: Jon Batiste performs spontaneous, stirring set for Brown’s Class of 2025
Brown President Christina H. Paxson invited seven-time Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer, songwriter and composer Jon Batiste to grace graduates with an impromptu performance at the University Ceremony on Sunday.
Brown confers honorary doctorates on seven distinguished leaders
During its 257th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25, Brown University bestowed honorary degrees on a trailblazing group of advocates, artists, writers and scholars.
Senior orators urge Brown’s Class of 2025 to persevere, build community
In a Commencement celebration on the College Green, graduates Nkéke Harris and Aliza Kopans addressed their peers, family members and friends, offering advice as they forge into the future.
Brown’s newest graduates encouraged to lead with love, hope and compassion
Degrees for Brown’s undergraduate Class of 2025 were officially conferred during the College Ceremony, where Brown’s president shared with graduates why everyone on campus loves and will miss them.
Doctoral Ceremony speaker: ‘Be strategically strange’
Addressing 138 new Brown doctoral graduates on Sunday, Melaine Ferdinand-King noted that the journey toward a Ph.D. often involves surprising twists, turns and changes of plan. The resilience and creativity required to navigate that journey will serve graduates well in their future lives and careers.
Love was in the air at the Warren Alpert Medical School ceremony
Alisa Pugacheva, who was selected by her peers to speak at the 2025 Warren Alpert Medical School Commencement Ceremony, said her marriage this month inspired her to contemplate the meaning of love “on the macro and micro scale.” She shared her revelation as one of the 144 students earning M.D.s on Sunday at the First Unitarian Church.
Master’s Ceremony speaker: ‘Change starts with us’
Saturday afternoon on the College Green, student speaker Dr. Akashleena Mallick urged 1,037 newly minted Brown master’s graduates to carry the spark of knowledge and kindness into an uncertain world.
Olympian Allyson Felix: Let purpose, not praise, guide your race
In a Baccalaureate service marked by faith and gratitude, Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix urged the undergraduate Class of 2025 to find meaning in every step of their journeys.
Chorus alumni reunite for final performance with retiring director Fred Jodry
As Jodry concludes a 33-year tenure leading the Brown University Chorus, generations of singers returned to campus for a farewell concert in his honor.
Honoring new military officers and graduating veterans
Members of the Brown community gathered on Friday, May 23, to honor students who have dedicated themselves not only to a Brown education, but also to serving their country as members of the U.S. armed forces.
Alumni return to Brown ready to reminisce, reunite and revel in Commencement and Reunion
Thousands of Brown University graduates from across the generations converged on Wriston Quad on Friday, May 23, to check in for Commencement and Reunion Weekend.
Brown to confer 3,310 degrees at 257th Commencement
On Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, the University will confer a total of 3,310 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.
Flying the coop: Graduates bid farewell to beloved crochet birds project
Birbs, adorable handmade crochet birds, have been a coveted find on the Brown campus in the two years since an anonymous Instagram account, @birbsatbrown, started posting photos of the colorful little crafts hidden in different spots across College Hill for people to find.
Senior Swap: A sustainable and stylish send-off for the Class of 2025
Ahead of Commencement and Reunion Weekend, Sayles Hall transformed into a vibrant marketplace for Brown’s graduating class.
Bringing the Commencement and Reunion Weekend to life, with local support
Turning the Brown campus into a celebration space for thousands of graduates, alumni, family and friends doesn’t happen overnight.
A new look to complement traditional Commencement regalia
Like many graduates, Katarina Chen spent time thinking about what to wear on Commencement day. But unlike most of her peers, Chen’s look will be a one-of-kind custom creation she fashioned herself.
A spirited celebration: Sights, sounds and stories from Commencement and Reunion 2025
Brown’s big weekend offers graduation ceremonies, alumni reunions and a multitude of other opportunities for graduates, alumni, family and friends to honor accomplishments and reunite.
Photos: The Lindemann lights up with lively Spring Festival of Dance
Brown University students performed an array of works during the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies’ annual spring dance showcase.
Brown medical school graduate to emphasize love as key to success, fulfillment in medicine
At the Commencement ceremony for the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2025, Alisa Pugacheva will reflect on the importance of appreciating patients, colleagues and the practice of medicine.
Brown University’s 257th Commencement set for Sunday, May 25
Sunday's procession and University Ceremony on the College Green will cap Brown's three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend 2025.
‘Presence of Absence’ explores death and connection with unexpected joy
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.
Photos: Local families enjoy story hour at the Brown Bookstore
The Brown University Bookstore welcomed families for a bilingual reading of "Planting Stories," celebrating community and cultural heritage through children’s literature.
Graduate student speakers at Commencement will encourage peers to engage with curiosity, compassion
As Brown celebrates its 257th Commencement, Akashleena Mallick and Melaine Ferdinand-King will address their peers in separate master’s and Ph.D. ceremonies on College Hill.
Graduate student speakers at Commencement will encourage peers to engage with curiosity, compassion
As Brown celebrates its 257th Commencement, Akashleena Mallick and Melaine Ferdinand-King will address their peers in separate master’s and Ph.D. ceremonies on College Hill.
Brown to confer honorary degrees on seven distinguished leaders at Commencement 2025
The University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of community leaders, artists, writers, performers and scholars during its Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 25.
Impactful research takes place at Brown
With discoveries in areas ranging from health and medicine, to science and technology, to security, engineering and economics, researchers at Brown generate real solutions for real people today and into the future.
Professor of History Ethan Pollock named Brown University’s new dean of the College
An accomplished historian and academic leader, Pollock looks forward to guiding and strengthening the academic experience for more than 7,200 undergraduates.
Ayoola Fadahunsi: Anchored by community at Brown, she leads with love, justice with joy
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.
‘Wild Stories’ shows the power of ‘bombastic’ and brilliant narrative art
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.
In upcoming Commencement speeches, senior orators to reflect on resilience, responsibility
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.
‘SNL’ veteran Colin Jost talks comedy as craft and coping mechanism with Brown students
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.