Event Coverage

Sounds@Brown welcomes live student performances back to campus

By Aalia Jagwani | October 3

Sounds@Brown held its first live event since the start of the pandemic Sept. 30 in the Brown University Maddock Alumni Center. In compliance with University COVID-19 guidelines, the evening event took place outdoors in the Alumni Garden, an intimate setting that lent the perfect atmosphere to the ...

Book about opioid addiction and treatment released Sept. 14

By Casey Chan | October 3

Co-edited by University Professor Josiah “Jody” Rich and Harvard Professor Sarah Wakeman and released Sept. 14, the book “Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical Settings” addresses opioid addiction and treatment and draws on the expertise of a wide range of co-authors.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann discusses ongoing crisis in Afghanistan

By Canqi Li | September 30

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and President of the American Academy of Diplomacy Ronald Neumann spoke to members of the Brown community Wednesday about the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan and its implications.

Professor Sarah Williams discusses midwifery, indigeneity in the Mexican state

By Canqi Li | September 27

Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies Sarah William discussed reproductive healthcare and midwifery on the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico in a Sept. 24 lecture titled “Always Already Vanishing: Midwifery, Indigeneity, and the Mexican State.”

Hundreds gather to celebrate postponed St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By Victor Chang | September 19

The sound of drumbeats and sirens rang through the air as hundreds of people descended upon Smith Street for the Providence St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sept. 18.The parade, which usually takes place on St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, was canceled earlier this year due to COVID-19 concerns. Instead, ...

Watson panel discusses costs of post-9/11 wars

By Jack Tajmajer | September 15

Over 20 years after the attack, researchers are still unpacking the effect of 9/11 on U.S. foreign conflicts and the human lives they affect. “What would it mean for the U.S. to win the war that has no boundaries?” asked Ieva Jusionyte, moderator of “The Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. ...

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Polling giant Mark Mellman discusses 2016, 2020 elections, future of polling in Taubman Center talk

By Liza Mullett | February 19

Mark Mellman, the president of the American Association of Political Consultants and chief executive officer of The Mellman Group, joined Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg to discuss the current state and future of political polling with the Taubman Center for ...

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Visiting professor Narges Bajoghli discusses decade of research on Iran

By Claire Liu | January 28

Narges Bajoghli, professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, discussed the decades-long research behind her 2019 book in a talk at the Watson Institute Monday night. Bajoghli’s book "Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic" is the culmination of an ethnographic ...

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Recent alums make waves in New York comedy circles

By Annabelle Woodward | September 10

It’s mid September, the time of year that heralds fall-flavored lattes for most and, for a brave, funny few, the start of comedy club auditions. Long-established University institutions like IMPROVidence, Out of Bounds, Starla and Brown-Rhode Island School of Design Stand Up Comics will hold auditions, ...

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Hip-hop artist Akua Naru discusses rap, race with Prof. Tricia Rose

By Allie Reed | March 15

When Hip-Hop Artist Akua Naru and Chancellor’s Professor of Africana Studies and Director of the Center for Study of Race and Ethnicity in America Tricia Rose MA ’87 PhD ’93 met for the first time, Naru thought Rose was angry at her. In Naru’s first album, “... the journey aflame,” she illegally ...

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University talk explores influence of black women in political movements

By Henry Dawson | February 1

“When you’re thinking about blackness, or black women or other underrepresented groups, you’ve got to think about how ideas come into public in different ways — alternative, creative, and really empowering and powerful modes of … galvanizing people,” said Assistant Professor of History Emily ...

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Scholars discuss slavery, capitalism in Watson panel

By Henry Dawson | December 4

Academic scholars and experts who study slavery and justice convened at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Monday night to discuss the relationship between slavery and capitalism. The conversation addressed the impact of race and racism on historical thought and the complexity ...

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Deputy treasurer discusses career following Brown

By Sophia Skwarchuk | October 31

Rhode Island Deputy Treasurer Kelly Rogers visited the Watson Institute of Public Affairs Wednesday afternoon to talk to students about her experiences in politics after her time at Brown. The talk was the second in the Rhode Island Politics and Policy Series, which was launched this past semester by ...

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Teju Cole’s photos cross disciplinary lines

By Sabrina Chen | October 15

Teju Cole, New York Times Magazine photography columnist and professor of the practice of creative writing at Harvard, spoke to an almost fully packed Salomon 101 Monday night. In the one-hour lecture, titled “Breaking Form,” Cole read excerpts and showed photographs from his book, “Blind Spot.” ...

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Wendy Davis talks abortion rights, value of empathy

By Alicia Mies | April 22

State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-TX, began her speech at a reproductive justice event Saturday afternoon with an impassioned message about personal stories and the “power of empathy” to break down political barriers. Following her own advice, Davis, who first came to national attention in 2013 for her ...

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Holocaust survivor discusses life story in Nazi Germany

By Colleen Cronin | April 22

At 94 years old, Esther Adler stepped out from behind a podium that was almost as tall as she was to speak at Brown-RISD Hillel Sunday night. The first thing she said to an almost entirely filled room was that she doesn’t really like to refer to herself as a survivor of the Holocaust. “Until some ...

Humanities & Social Sciences

Cornel West lectures on humanity, politics, justice

By Divya Maniar | March 6

At Tuesday’s event, Cornel West spoke with conviction and compassion, demonstrating care for his audience. Even as the event reached its scheduled end, he remained committed to speaking to every audience member who had a question for him. “I just want to revel in your humanity no matter what,” ...

Science & Research

University hopes to increase time for faculty research

By Allie Reed | March 6

At yesterday’s faculty meeting, President Christina Paxson P’19 proposed that the University increase support for graduate students and free faculty of some administrative duties to allow them to focus on their research and scholarship. Those ideas grew out of data from the Faculty Resources and ...

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Art history scholar discusses photography’s beginnings

By Annabelle Woodward | March 6

“Photography was not born a mass medium. It had to be converted into one through creative work on its technologies, as well as its formats, production, distribution processes, marketing and more.” Those words were spoken in the List Art Center yesterday by award-winning author and scholar Michael ...

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Students lobby for housing legislation

By Colleen Cronin | February 27

University students lobbied for a bill designed to eliminate housing discrimination against homeless individuals Tuesday afternoon at the Rhode Island State House. House Bill No. 7528, entitled “An Act Relating to Property — Fair Housing Practices,” was introduced to the House Committee on Judiciary ...