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December 2022: Upcoming Events // Brunonians in Focus // What’s New // Watch. Listen. Learn. // Campus News // As Seen on Social // Featured Opportunity

With gratitude for the Brown community

Dear Brown Alumni,

It’s the season for giving and giving thanks, and we want to express our gratitude for all that you do for the Brown community. From volunteering to connect classmates between reunions to helping drive our fundraising efforts, the work of Brown is made possible by the participation of alumni, parents, and friends around the globe.

Looking to the year ahead, we are committed to deepening our work in three important areas: fostering a sense of belonging at Brown and in the Brown community for life, creating experiences that connect alumni with one another and the University, and providing opportunities for engagement of your time and talent with Brown students and alumni. Read on to discover how you can reconnect with Brown in person through exciting events and experiences or at home through webinars, lectures, and articles.

Ever True,

Zack Langway ’09, Vice President for Alumni Relations
Carlos Lejnieks ’00, President, Brown Alumni Association

P.S. The Office of Alumni Relations is launching a rapid-response program to help Brown alumni who have been impacted by recent layoffs, are finding their way back into the workforce, or want to be prepared to navigate uncertainty. If you’d like to learn more, please complete this interest form, which will help us best tailor this program to our community’s needs.

Upcoming Events

virtual event Monday, December 5, 5:30–6:30 PM ET
Industry Night: Journalism & Publishing
Presented by the Brown Women’s Network
on-site event Monday, December 5, 7:30 PM ET | Westchester County, NY
December Book Club
virtual event Thursday, December 8, 4:00–5:30 PM ET
New Book Talk—Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality and Sovereignty in Native America
on-site event Sunday, December 11, 5:30 PM ET | Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls

All in-person events are subject to change and must observe current local public health regulations.

More upcoming events

Brunonians in Focus

Spotlighting alumni, students, faculty, and friends pursuing lives of usefulness and reputation

Olivia Pichardo ’26 made history this semester as the first woman on an NCAA Division I varsity baseball team.

At 85, physician, civil rights leader, and mentor Dr. Robert Smith is still working at his clinic, the first integrated private practice in Mississippi.

Emma Butler ’20 is making waves with her disability-inclusive lingerie company Liberare.

Megan Ranney MPH’10 RES’08 has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Azeez Adeyemi ’21 is the winner of the 2021 Callahan Award, which recognizes the most valuable player in collegiate ultimate frisbee.

Jaime Kanani Ushiroda Green ’99, Hawaii’s next first lady, hopes to put her experience in children’s issues and advocacy to work.

Follow Alumni & Friends for more alumni in the news

What’s new: 2022 alumni award recipients

These outstanding alumni are being honored for their contributions to their communities, volunteer work for Brown, commitment to diversity efforts, and service to their classes.

Read about the award recipients

Watch. Listen. Learn.

Recorded lectures, panels, and community conversations featuring Brown faculty and alumni

headphones LISTEN | Do I Need to Rake My Lawn? – From Possibly, a weekly podcast co-produced by IBES, Brown’s Climate Solutions Initiative, and The Public’s Radio.
headphones LISTEN | Trending Globally: What Led to Sri Lanka’s Crisis and Unrest—and Where Does the Country Go From Here?
video WATCH | Putting Disability Studies and Pain Studies in Dialogue with poet, artist, and professor Travis Chi Wing Lau
headphones LISTEN | Brown Bears Podcast – Bench Press for Cancer
More recordings

Campus News Roundup

More news from Brown

As Seen on Social

President Christina Paxson and students at the Vartan Gregorian Elementary School celebrating and smiling for camera

@prespaxson on Instagram | Students at the Vartan Gregorian Elementary School and Brown University President Christina H. Paxson celebrate the opening of a new STEAM Room, which was proudly supported by Brown. Follow the president’s Instagram account for her first-hand perspective on the Brown community and key University developments.

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