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Brilliant.

Providence’s Jewelry District once supplied most of the nation’s costume jewelry sparkle. Now it’s home to some of the city’s hottest new restaurants and bars—and a significant part of Brown’s expanding campus.

Humanities & Culture

Photo of the clasped hands of Tricia Rose and Andre Willis

Love & Joy

A course on African American culture cotaught by Professor Tricia Rose ’87 AM, ’93 PhD, and Professor Andre Willis—whose vigorous debates are part of their happy marriage—serves as a model for antiracism and radical love.

The Arts

Preserving Poetry, Byte by Byte

At the Brown Library, archivists seek to protect innovative digital art.

Humanities & Culture

Divided Lives

At the dawn of Mao’s China, Professor Zhuqing Li’s aunts were separated by opposing ideologies.

On Campus

Student Life

Animals@Brown

Some members of the campus community are furrier than others.

History

Illustration by Tatyana Alanis of a home from the early 1900s and artifacts buried under the house.

Unearthing Rhode Island History

A dig at a 19th-century College Hill home unveils stories about the textile industry, the European immigrant experience, and life in the Gilded Age.

Student Life

An image of students in the V-12 Navy College Training Program climbing over a structure on campus in the 1940s

Basic Training

Humanities & Culture

Illustration by Tim Cook of two Native American's looking at one another.

No More Excuses

U.S. histories often neglect to mention the millions of enslaved Native Americans. A Brown database aims to help change that.

Student Life

Mischief Makers

A new club revives old traditions of spirituality and silliness

Image of four students on Brown campus dressed in black cloaks with one holding a mask

Humanities & Culture

Maverick.

Professor Glenn Loury is a leading conservative voice in America, from his home base at Brown.

The Classes

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April 23rd, 2023

Josh Ruder writes: “I exhibited my sculpture this fall at two independent schools: a solo show at Deerfield Academy in Western Massachusetts and a sculpture and stone bench at the Pingree School...

April 23rd, 2023

Emily Jane O’Dell ’03 MFA, ’06 AM, ’08 PhD writes: “I am a four-time Brown alumna and happy to share that my new book, The Gift of Rumi: Experiencing the Wisdom of...

April 23rd, 2023

Gregory Smithsimon, a professor of sociology at the CUNY Graduate College of Brooklyn College, published his third book, Liberty Road: Black Middle-Class Suburbs and the Battle Between Civil Rights and Neoliberalism.

April 23rd, 2023

David Grinspoon ’82, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, has been selected by NASA to participate in its independent study team on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The team will focus...