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University Events

Source: https://www.brown.edu/life-brown/university-events Parent: https://www.brown.edu/undergraduate-programs

Readings and performances. Lectures and panels. Exhibitions, concerts and film screenings — luminaries from across the globe are featured in exceptional and extraordinary events.

University Events

Readings and performances. Lectures and panels. Exhibitions, concerts and film screenings — luminaries from across the globe are featured in exceptional and extraordinary events.

The Dalai Lama. Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Actor-singer Daveed Diggs. Prime Minister David Cameron. Oscar-winner Viola Davis. Gov. Jeb Bush. These are a handful among the countless guests, speakers and performers to visit the Brown campus in the last few years alone.

In any given week, Brown hosts an astounding variety of events, largely organized and run by academic departments and students. Guests come to campus and offer distinctive views informed by their experiences, expertise and scholarship.

Location: 96 Waterman Street, Providence, RI 02912

Cost: Free

### Community + Connection Art Exhibit

This year’s Imagining Social Justice Art Exhibit showcases works that revisit the past, reflect the present, and inspire the future. It underscores the importance of connection across cultural, social, and economic boundaries.

The collection features communities of resilience and empowerment as they navigate systemic challenges. It invites reflection on how creativity can serve as a vehicle for social change, a tool for healing, and a platform for advocating justice.

Art connects people, ideas, histories, and futures that evolve through shared vision and collective action.

Opening Convocation

Every fall, new students process through the Van Wickle Gates and gather on the College Green to officially launch their Brown academic careers.

Family Weekend

Family Weekend provides students, parents and others the ideal autumnal setting for a reunion and exploration of Brown.

Commencement

From Campus Dance to the Baccalaureate to the procession of new graduates, Commencement at Brown is a time of ceremony, pageantry and rejoicing, much of it representing traditions that are centuries old.

Reunion Weekend

Featuring performances, receptions, forums, exhibits, Campus Dance and more, Reunion brings thousands of Brown alumni and families back to College Hill to reconnect.

Academic Calendar

Significant dates and deadlines related to Brown classes.

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University Events Calendar

Events and important dates from across campus.

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Athletics Events

The schedule of Brown sporting events.

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Arts Events

The rich array of arts events happening at Brown.

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Alumni Events

Tailgaters, theatre-goers, entrepreneurs, bookworms, wine connoisseurs… On the ever-expanding calendar of Alumni & Friends, there’s something for every alum!

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