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Brown is a place where scholarship, problem-solving and service to the public good are defined by intense collaboration, intellectual discovery and working in ways that transcend traditional boundaries. Scroll through to learn more.
Brown Loves Providence
Brown Loves Providence is a month-long coordinated effort to turn appreciation into action for the city that gives so much to Brown.
Student-led benefit concert celebrates Providence, raises $20,000 for local nonprofits
Organized by Brown University students, the 'Thank You PVD' concert brought performers, students and Providence residents together for a night of music, gratitude and collective healing.
Photos: Students capture lunar eclipse images from Barus & Holley rooftop
Students from Brown’s Astronomy Club and an introductory astronomy class gathered at the observatory atop the Barus & Holly building to photograph a total lunar eclipse.
At Brown, Jelani Cobb looks to Martin Luther King Jr.’s writing for context on current political moment
The award-winning journalist and historian delivered the University’s 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, applying historical lessons to present-day challenges and celebrating the power of ordinary citizens.
Flower preservation effort at Brown focuses on finding new life for Dec. 13 memorial flowers
Samples of the flowers community members have placed at memorials to the victims of the mass shooting on campus are being held in trust at the Brown University Herbarium.
Through ‘Brown Loves Providence,’ Brown community members turn appreciation into action
Brown University students, faculty and staff are uniting to thank and honor Providence and its residents, businesses and officials through acts of appreciation including coordinated giving, local spending and volunteerism.
Brown Ever True
Brown Ever True is a whole-campus recovery effort, launched in the wake of a senseless act of violence that took the lives of two students and injured nine others on December 13, 2025.
A throwback menu for a timeless institution: Celebrating 75 years of the ‘Ratty’
A 75th anniversary dinner and 1950s-inspired menu marked a milestone for Brown’s largest dining hall, celebrating the generations of students who have enjoyed meals and community at Sharpe Refectory.
Brown University students, faculty and staff unite to remember, grieve and heal as a community
As community members continue on a path toward recovery, a campus-wide memorial service honored the lives of Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, whose lives were lost in December.
Ahead of the spring semester, Brown welcomes its newest students
From undergraduates transferring from other institutions to students starting master’s degree programs, more than 200 students embarked on their Brown journeys in late January.
Letter from President Paxson: ‘As we start a new semester’
On the eve of the spring term’s official start, Brown University’s president reflected on the impacts of a tragic act of violence in December and steps toward recovery, healing and a return to the rhythms of the semester.
Mayor Brett Smiley announces recovery grants for merchant associations impacted by Brown University shooting
Mayor Brett P. Smiley, City Council President Rachel Miller, Rhode Island Commerce, and Brown University today announced that recovery grants will be provided to three local merchant associations impacted by the recent shooting at Brown University.
Brown admits 890 early decision students to the undergraduate Class of 2030
Two days later than planned, as the campus works to heal, Brown admitted 890 talented and intellectually curious students who will contribute to campus a wide range of ideas, perspectives and experiences.
Mourning the loss of two beloved Brown University students
On Saturday, Dec. 13, Brown lost two members of its community to an act of unimaginable and senseless violence. Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov were two young people whose amazing promise was extinguished much too soon.
Brown University economist Peter Howitt accepts Nobel Prize in Stockholm
Howitt, a professor emeritus of economics, accepted a diploma and medal from the king of Sweden and delivered a lecture on his prize-winning research during Nobel Week 2025.