Schools, Centers, & Focus Areas

The Brown community can have a transformational impact by supporting key areas and priorities of the University.

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Schools, Centers, & Focus Areas

The Brown community can have a transformational impact by supporting key areas and priorities of the University.

Support what matters most to you through your philanthropy to Brown.

Across disciplines, departments, schools, and centers, your support has the power to propel education and research in every corner of College Hill. Whether you give to one area of support or many, your gift is empowering Brown students and faculty to make an impact on the world.

Areas of Support

Financial Aid

When the best and brightest students decide where to enroll, we want them to choose Brown.
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Investing in Faculty

Brown is building its capacity to lead in areas of great consequence to society through world-class teaching, research and innovation.
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Biomedical Research

Being diagnosed with a chronic or long-term disease can be devastating, so Brown is committed to building outstanding research teams focused on improving people’s lives.
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Schools

The Warren Alpert Medical School

Brown’s medical faculty, staff, and students are invested in discovery, service to society, and the health of individuals and communities.
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School of Public Health

Going beyond preventing disease to reshaping health care and safeguarding vulnerable populations, the school is improving human health on a large scale.
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School of Engineering

Brown’s engineers are both deeply trained problem solvers and broadly trained problem seekers who grapple with complex issues that affect our daily lives.
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Centers, Institutes, and Initiatives

Brown Arts Institute

As Brown’s creative and intellectual home for all art forms, the Brown Arts Institute is advancing artistic experimentation, meaningful research, and community partnerships.
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Brown University Library

The library is a nexus of creativity and collaboration where faculty and students explore the past, investigate the present, and innovate for the future.
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Carney Institute for Brain Science

The brain is the body’s most complex organ. Unlocking its mysteries, therefore, necessitates a multi-layered, collaborative approach like that of the Carney Institute.
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Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research

Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and a persistent health crisis worldwide. The Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research marshalls Brown’s expertise across brain science and medicine to battle this complex disease.
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Center for Career Exploration

Through newly expanded career programming, advising, and experiential learning opportunities, the University is helping students translate their skills and experiences into a meaningful life after Brown.
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Cogut Institute for the Humanities

Humanists, artists, social scientists, and physical and life scientists come together to deepen their approach to problems of global significance.
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Computer Science

For more than 40 years, Brown has advanced computer science through groundbreaking scholarship, inspired teaching, and strong industry partnerships.
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Data Science Institute

Brown’s Data Science Institute forges collaborations, catalyzes new areas of research, and provides new opportunities for students.
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Diversity & Inclusion

With philanthropic support, we’re creating a more diverse and inclusive Brown and advancing pathbreaking research focused on creating a more equitable and just world.
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Educational Innovation

Brown is transforming the undergraduate experience by weaving experiential learning, community engagement opportunities, and professional mentoring into its curriculum.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

Assuring a sustainable, just and equitable future for our planet and its people is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) answers this critical call.
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John Carter Brown Library

Since its inception more than a century ago, the library has focused its resources on inspiring scholarship, stimulating innovative and creative engagement with its collection, and connecting global communities to the history and culture of the early Americas.
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Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women

Through its interdisciplinary research, the Pembroke Center is fostering critical scholarship on gender, race, and power—and strengthening our understanding of the human experience.
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Physics

Brown's Department of Physics is at the forefront of investigating ideas that challenge our imaginations and redefine our understanding of the world around us.
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Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice

Founded in 2012, the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (Simmons Center) has built a global reputation for bringing together scholars, artists, and creative practitioners to examine the contemporary impact of the history of racial slavery.
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How to give

From annual gifts that help the University meet immediate needs to planned gifts that establish a legacy, there are many ways you can support Brown.

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