Returning to College Hill: Highlights and stories from Brown Reunion 2026

A meaningful Reunion for Brunonians

While Reunion Weekend is always special, this year marks an especially meaningful return. For many alums, it’s their first time back in a decade, since the last Reunion for these classes was held virtually due to the COVID pandemic. It will also be the largest homecoming of alumni since this past December’s tragic events that took the lives of two students and injured nine others. There will be special opportunities throughout the weekend for alums to pause, reflect, and show support for the Brown community.

“We have been on a healing journey for the past five months, and alumni support has been crucial to that process,” says Zack Langway ’09 ScM ’27, vice president of alumni relations. “It’s important that we take time this weekend to acknowledge our collective recovery and the resilience of our community, while also still embracing the joyful energy that is central to Reunion Weekend every year.” 

That joyful energy has already been palpable for weeks leading up to Reunion 2026—alums are excited to come back and reconnect, and College Hill is ready for a Reunion to remember.