Brown Leads the Nation in Undergraduate Fulbright Recipients

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. Brown’s Fulbright program has enjoyed robust success for the past seven years, routinely placing among the top three research institutions with undergraduate winners.

Brown Seniors Awarded Rhodes and Mitchell Scholarships

After four years of intense study and research at Brown, seniors Clayton Page Aldern and Lucas Mason-Brown will continue their educations at Oxford and Trinity College in Dublin, respectively.

Nicholas Werle ’10 Wins Marshall Scholarship

The founder of the Critical Theory Project at Brown and currently an investigative analyst in the major economic crimes bureau of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Nick will study at the University College London and the London School of Economics.

Brown Welcomes New Athletic Director, Jack Hayes

This summer, Brown introduced and welcomed our new athletic director, Jack Hayes. During Jack’s short time here he’s visited with parents and alumni on College Hill as well as Southern CA, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York and New Jersey. Hayes will be a great leader for Brown Athletics.

Brown Men’s Soccer Makes it to NCAA Tournament

This year’s team made it to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row under Head Coach Pat Laughlin. The team has incredible leadership and talent and is now looking forward to a successful season next year.

2 : the number of times that students march through the Van Wickle Gates during their undergraduate career

78 : the number of Pulitzer Prizes that have been awarded to Brown alumni

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Ka Yee C. Lee to Come to Brown

Phi Beta Kappa, founded in 1776, is the oldest academic honor society in the nation. This year, Brown’s chapter welcomes Ka Yee C. Lee ’86 as a visiting professor.

Rachel Chelsea Nagy Awarded EPA's STAR for Research

This year, the EPA honored doctoral student Rachel Chelsea Nagy with a Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program award for her extensive research and work on ecology and evolutionary biology.

What are the differences in Eastern and Western-style Academic Achievement?

NPR’s Morning Edition featured Brown education professor Jin Li in “Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern and Western Cultures Tackle Learning” with UCLA professor Jim Stigler. The study explores the beliefs of Asian and U.S. children and how they achieve academic excellence.

Brown is in the midst of re-envisioning the entire Residential Life program. Please watch this video to hear about the plan to reinvest in the residential life experience at Brown. Find more information on the Giving to Brown website.

Parents Annual Fund

• The Brown Parents Annual Fund provides essential resources that help fully-fund scholarship, faculty salary and benefits, and an array of programs that directly impact students.
• Brown has one of the most successful Parents Annual Funds in the country thanks to the generosity of our parent constituency. Last year, Brown parents contributed $7.2 million to the Parents Fund, which accounted for 20% of the total dollars raised for the Annual Fund.
• For a listing of current Parents Leadership Council members and how to get involved, please click here.

Parents Athletics Fund

• The Brown Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the fundraising arm of the athletic department at Brown. Last year over 51% of the athletic department’s budget came from annual and endowment giving, and parents gave 24% of the overall total.

• This year, the Parents Athletics Fund goal is to raise $2.1M from broad participation. If you’d like more information about becoming a volunteer for the Parents Athletics Fund, please contact Laura Almeida ’06 at 401-863-3941 or Laura_Almeida@brown.edu and visit the Brown Sports Foundation website. For a list of current Parents Athletic Leadership Council members, click here (pdf).