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At Brown, Jelani Cobb looks to Martin Luther King Jr.’s writing for context on current political moment
March 9, 2026
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. \
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Student survey affirms inclusive environment at Brown, identifies opportunities for growth
January 27, 2026
Brown University will pursue five actions to build on initiatives to sustain an environment free from harassment and discrimination, and to address areas where the University can do more to ensure a fully inclusive community.
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Conversation series deepens Brown’s culture of inquiry as part of Discovery Through Dialogue
October 22, 2025
The University will first welcome journalist Ben Austen and historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad for a public discussion on Oct. 27 titled “Between Friends: Honest Conversations About Race in America.”
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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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Kessler Scholars Program at Brown receives $1.1 million grant renewal
July 29, 2025
The renewed funding will support advising, financial assistance and academic and career development opportunities for first-generation undergraduates at Brown.
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With academic boot camp at Brown, military veterans bridge gap between service and school
June 23, 2025
In partnership with Warrior-Scholar Project, the University hosted its third cohort of veterans and active-duty service members for a weeklong event designed to ease the transition to college life.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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-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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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