Brown establishes official land acknowledgement statement recognizing campus as within Narragansett homelands

By Neil Mehta | June 11

The University established an official land acknowledgment statement recognizing the University’s location “on lands that are within the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Indian Tribe,” President Christina Paxson P’19 wrote in a Today@Brown announcement May 24.

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Phi Beta Kappa elects 149 seniors, 59 juniors

By Will Kubzansky | June 11

One hundred forty-nine graduating seniors and 59 juniors were elected to the University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on May 26, according to Richard Rambuss, professor of English and chapter president.

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Senior Orators: Michelle Liu ’22, Alexandra Ali Martinez ’22, Kaitlan Bui ’22, Sydney Lo ’20, Dhruv Singh ’19.5

By Alex Nadirashvili | May 27

During an average Thursday night dinner at the Ratty, Michelle Liu ’22 received an unexpected email that left her in shock. She had been chosen as one of the senior orators for the class of 2022, inviting her to join in a 254-year-old University tradition that allows select students to deliver speeches ...

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Pelosi, Shaggy, Berkley to receive honorary degrees

By Julia Vaz | May 27

During Commencement and Reunion Weekend from May 27 to 29, President Christina Paxson P’19 will confer honorary degrees on nine distinguished leaders: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott MPH’11, Dr. Seth Berkley ’78 MD’81, Guido Imbens MA’89 PhD’91, Stanley Nelson, Nancy Pelosi, Shaggy, Alice ...

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‘Funkifying the Familiar’: Orange Guava Passion comes full circle

By Declan Johnson | May 27

Almost four years ago, nine first-year students — largely strangers at the time — formed a band to audition for the Gigs on the Green campus concert series. As an icebreaker, several of them wrote a song about Trader Joe’s.Today, that song, “TJ,” has more than 400,000 streams on Spotify. ...