Events

Alumni & Friends

Medical Reunion celebrates community in a milestone year

June 17, 2025

On a weekend filled with tradition, The Warren Alpert Medical School held its first 50th Reunion, honored standout alumni, and celebrated its newest graduates.

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Alumni & Friends

Best moments of Reunion 2025

June 11, 2025

Thousands of Brown alumni came back to College Hill for one of the most well-attended Reunion Weekends ever.

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News from Brown

A spirited celebration: Sights, sounds and stories from Commencement and Reunion 2025

May 22, 2025

Brown’s big weekend offered graduation ceremonies, alumni reunions and a multitude of other opportunities for graduates, alumni, family and friends to honor accomplishments and reunite.

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Alumni & Friends

Celebrating Brown’s dedicated volunteers at the 2025 Volunteer Summit

April 24, 2025

The annual event provides volunteers with unique opportunities to connect, learn from University leaders, and receive recognition for their impact.

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Alumni & Friends

Black alumni celebrate impact of growing community at 3rd Annual Bruno on the Vineyard

October 8, 2024

Brunonians across class years gathered on Martha’s Vineyard for an afternoon of fellowship and collective philanthropy.

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Alumni & Friends

Photos: Relive the moments of Reunion 2024

June 10, 2024

From newly-minted alumni to seasoned Reunion-goers, Brunonians from across the globe—and generations—returned to College Hill for Brown Reunion.

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News from BioMed

Medical community celebrates Commencement-Reunion 2024

June 5, 2024

Alumni return to campus for a weekend of celebration and awards.

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Alumni & Friends

2023 Black Alumni Reunion: Reimagining the future of Brown’s Black community

November 20, 2023

A record-breaking 716 alumni, 260 students, and 187 guests came together from across generations to celebrate the evolution of the Black experience at Brown while cultivating a greater sense of belonging.

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News from Brown

With alumni gathered for Black Alumni Reunion, Brown dedicates transformed Churchill House

October 29, 2023

Alumni and community members celebrated the newly transformed home of Africana Studies and Rites and Reason Theatre as part of a weekend of lectures and events focused on the Black experience at Brown.

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News from Brown

Family Weekend at Brown brings together students, families from across the world

October 15, 2023

From forums and a football game to an evening at the city’s renowned WaterFire, Family Weekend offered three days of social, academic and cultural activities on Brown’s campus and beyond.

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Alumni & Friends

I Heart Brown Day 2023

October 13, 2023

Thousands of Brunonians came together to support what they love most about Brown, raising more than $2.5 million for this Brown Annual Fund giving day.

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News from Brown

With a proclamation from the State of Rhode Island, Brown’s School of Public Health celebrates 10 years

September 27, 2023

At an anniversary kickoff event, public health faculty, staff and students were joined by government and community leaders in commemorating the school’s 10-year milestone and looking to a future of continued impact.

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News from Brown

Photos: With both spirit and ceremony, Brown ushers in a new academic year

September 6, 2023

With a week of residence hall move-ins, orientation activities and the annual Opening Convocation celebration, the Brown campus is bustling as the Fall 2023 semester gets underway.

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Alumni & Friends

Alumni gather in NYC to celebrate the lasting contributions of Mercedes Domenech

August 25, 2023

During a joyful event in May, more than 70 Brunonians came together to share stories, catch up, and celebrate her impact on Brown’s Latinx community.

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News from Brown

Video: Celebrating 50 Years of Medicine at Brown

June 30, 2023

A 15-month celebration of the history of medical education at Brown University concludes with an optimistic and ambitious vision for the school’s future.

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Alumni & Friends

Unforgettable moments: Reunion 2023 in photos and video

June 12, 2023

Reunion Weekend brought a record-breaking 5,000+ alumni and guests to campus for a memorable celebration with Brunonians across the generations.

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News from Brown

A celebratory weekend: Sights, sounds and stories from Commencement and Reunion 2023

May 25, 2023

Packed with graduation ceremonies, alumni reunions and other celebrations, the weekend offers countless chances for graduates, alumni, parents, friends and guests to honor accomplishments and reunite.

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News from Brown

Class of 2000 graduate Carlos Lejnieks to deliver Baccalaureate address during Commencement 2023

May 11, 2023

The youth development leader and president of the Brown Alumni Association will return to his alma mater to deliver the Baccalaureate address on Saturday, May 27.

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Alumni & Friends

As told by alumni: 10 reasons to return for Reunion

May 3, 2023

Debating whether to dive in and come to Reunion this year? Here are a few reminders of what makes this weekend so special.

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Alumni & Friends

Brunonians Pay It Forward Day 2023

March 22, 2023

The Brown community helped raise more than $2.5 million for the Brown Annual Fund.

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Alumni & Friends

WATCH | “The State of American Democracy” with Professor Wendy Schiller

November 18, 2022

Is democracy on the decline, or stronger than ever? Watch as the distinguished professor of political science illuminates the state of politics in our country

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Alumni & Friends

Joy, camaraderie, and insight on College Hill

November 2, 2022

A perfect October weekend brought Brown parents, students, and alumni to Providence in celebration of the Brown community.

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Alumni & Friends

Black alumni celebrate community on Martha’s Vineyard

October 27, 2022

Three social events over the summer united Brunonians from across the decades for days of fun in the sun.

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News from Brown

Brown’s new medical students don their white coats, taking their places in history

October 3, 2022

As the University commemorates 50 years of medical education at Brown, members of the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2026 celebrated a traditional rite of passage at this year’s white coat ceremony.

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Alumni & Friends

An autumn day in Providence | October 22, 2022

September 30, 2022

Foliage, football, & (Water)Fire! Once again experience the excitement and exhilaration of a fun-filled fall day in your old stomping grounds.

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Alumni & Friends

A celebrated past and a vibrant future: 130 Years of Women at Brown

July 22, 2022

Alumnae came together during a yearlong event series hosted by the Brown Women’s Network.

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Alumni & Friends

A one-of-a-kind Reunion on College Hill

June 14, 2022

For the first time since 2019, a record-breaking 6,400+ Brunonians gathered for a historic Reunion Weekend May 27-29, 2022.

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News from Brown

Celebrating 50 years of medicine at Brown, by honoring the past and embracing the future

April 30, 2022

Members of the Warren Alpert Medical School community, including graduates from classes ranging from 1972 to 2022, gathered to commemorate the history and look to the future of Rhode Island’s first and only medical school.

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Alumni & Friends

Examining the Evolution of Women at Brown

April 11, 2022

A unique online networking opportunity and discussion brought together Brunonians from around the world for an evening of insight and connection.

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Alumni & Friends

WATCH | Empowering Change: An Evening of Conversation & Learning with Professors Bogues, Rose & Provost Locke

February 7, 2022

At this special event, leading Brown scholars illuminated their work and fielded questions from the alumni community about the persistence of racial inequality and the legacies of slavery.

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Alumni & Friends

Giving Tuesday 2021 | November 30

October 11, 2021

Brunonians from across the globe came together to support the people, programs, and promise of Brown.

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Alumni & Friends

Reunion, with a 2021 Twist

May 3, 2021

With events both inspired by reunions past plus brand-new digital extras, Brown’s 2021 Virtual Reunion Weekend bypassed all geographic boundaries and headed straight into the living rooms of thousands of alumni around the world.

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News from Brown

Reunion events, Commencement forums capture, virtually, the spirit of community celebration, intellectual discovery

May 2, 2021

A fully virtual Reunion Weekend, featuring longstanding traditions and unexpected twists, and a series of remote Commencement forums complemented in-person events taking place on College Hill from April 30 to May 2.

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News from Brown

Brown to celebrate Commencement and Reunion Weekend with mix of in-person, virtual events

April 29, 2021

A series of in-person, socially distanced Commencement ceremonies for graduates and a wide range of virtual events for students, families and Brown alumni will take place from April 30 to May 2 — here is what to expect.

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News from Brown

Brown to confer six honorary degrees at Commencement 2021

April 20, 2021

Brown will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, educators, scholars and scientists during its Commencement and Reunion Weekend celebration from April 30 to May 2.

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Alumni & Friends

This is how you do it: Classes of the 90s host multi-city event

November 15, 2019

It was a single idea—and a singularly committed community of volunteers—that drew hundreds of alumni out to hit "rewind" and reunite in cities around the world.

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Alumni & Friends

Open Curriculum // Defining the Brown Experience for 50 Years

October 22, 2019

Today, the Open Curriculum is the foundation of a Brown education. But when it was initially adopted in 1969, it was a radical approach to teaching and learning. It was innovative. It was student-centered. It was redefining higher education.

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Alumni & Friends

Reunion 2019: It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later.

June 6, 2019

You revisited the old times. You reveled in the new. Relive the standout moments of Reunion Weekend 2019.

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Alumni & Friends

Remembering, reflecting, reuniting: 50 years after the Black Student Walkout

October 1, 2018

More than 700 alumni and guests shared joyous hugs and raised thunderous applause at Brown's largest-ever Black Alumni Reunion.

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News from Brown

Celebrating a rich and profound history of black legacy at Brown

September 23, 2018

Fifty years after the 1968 Black Student Walkout at Brown, more than 600 alumni and family members convened on campus to reflect on that milestone moment and engage in dialogue on Brown's progress toward diversity and inclusion.

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