Philanthropy

Alumni & Friends

The vision and generosity behind Brown’s new LGBTQ+ Center

January 24, 2023

Inspired donors and dedicated staff and students collaborated to create Stonewall House, a new campus space for community care and support that’s already having an impact.

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Alumni & Friends

Monica Shah ’89 MD’94: An unconventional approach to a career in medicine

November 29, 2022

The research leader in cardiology and gene therapy reflects on her family’s history of giving back and explores how Brown has been a foothold to grow her remarkable career.

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Alumni & Friends

5 Questions for a Brunonian: Navy Veteran Richard Edgar ’47

November 7, 2022

From Vermont farm boy to retired naval officer and engineer, Richard Edgar reflects on the role Brown has played in his life — and how he pays it forward.

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News from Brown

In recognition of a generous gift, Brown University names the William and Ami Danoff Residence Hall

October 19, 2022

One of two buildings under construction on Brook Street set to open in 2023, the Danoff Residence Hall’s new name comes in recognition of a gift from Ami Kuan Danoff and William Danoff.

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Alumni & Friends

How (and why) the Brown Annual Fund reached $50M

September 26, 2022

Powered by a record-breaking year, the Annual Fund is fulfilling its mission to support Brown where it’s most needed in more ways than ever before.

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Alumni & Friends

$10 million gift from Mencoffs endows head of Brown athletics and recreation

August 24, 2022

The gift from Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff and his wife, Ann. S. Mencoff, will endow the vice president for athletics and recreation — becoming the largest known endowed athletics leadership position in the Ivy League.

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News from Brown

Q&A with President Paxson: Reflecting on 10 years in the Brown presidency

July 6, 2022

Appointed Brown’s 19th president in 2012, Christina H. Paxson has guided the University through major accomplishments and national moments of challenge, and she looks forward to achieving more in the years to come.

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News from Brown

$25 million gift from Shoman family advances Brown’s goal for need-blind international admission

June 1, 2022

The largest gift for international financial aid in University history, from alumni Aysha and Omar Shoman, will expand Brown’s ability to educate the most exceptional international students from all socioeconomic groups.

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Alumni & Friends

Brown unveils name of new performing arts center

May 25, 2022

Named in recognition of a generous gift from Frayda Lindemann and to honor her late husband George Lindemann Sr., The Lindemann Performing Arts Center is set to open its doors in 2023

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Alumni & Friends

The enduring legacy of the Royce Fellowship

May 18, 2022

Since 1996, the Royce Fellowship has empowered Brown students to pursue independent research projects of their own design.

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Alumni & Friends

This is what $3 billion looks like

December 9, 2021

How did BrownTogether reach $3 billion? What does it mean for Brown? We’ll let the numbers tell the story.

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Alumni & Friends

$25 million gift to Brown to accelerate discovery at renamed Legorreta Cancer Center

December 9, 2021

Generous support from the Legorreta family will propel plans for a world-class, nationally designated cancer center at Brown that will turn basic science into treatments for patients in Rhode Island and beyond.

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Alumni & Friends

Brown surpasses $3 billion BrownTogether fundraising goal early, will extend campaign

November 2, 2021

Having reached its target more than a year ahead of schedule, the University will continue raising funds for student scholarships and faculty research, while establishing new goals in the months to come.

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Alumni & Friends

Celebrating five years of Brown’s hub for entrepreneurship

September 22, 2021

Launched in 2016, the Nelson Center is championing “the Brown way” of entrepreneurship: combining learning, research, and practice to support students in realizing their next big idea.

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Alumni & Friends

A parent’s love, a lasting legacy

September 22, 2021

Through her daughter, Cristina García P’14 saw firsthand the power of a Brown education. Through her planned gift, she hopes to give other Latinx families the same experience.

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Alumni & Friends

The best way to fight Alzheimer’s? Together.

June 16, 2021

By convening innovative researchers across academia, Brown’s new Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research hopes to accelerate the pace of development for treatments and cures of this devastating disease.

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Alumni & Friends

Uncovering alternatives to animal testing

June 16, 2021

Brown researchers are pursuing a promising new method that could transform toxicology testing, making it faster and more effective without the use of animals.

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Alumni & Friends

Football gets a modern home field advantage

June 16, 2021

The Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium makes the jump to a new playing surface, giving football a “play fast” competitive home base.

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News from Brown

$5 million gift to fuel new ideas, welcome new leadership at Brown’s Pembroke Center

June 16, 2021

The gift from Class of 1976 Brown alumna Shauna Stark, the largest in the Pembroke Center’s history, will establish an endowed directorship and support bold feminist research by scholars from multiple fields of study.

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Alumni & Friends

Escalating the fight against Alzheimer’s disease

May 10, 2021

Generous gifts totalling $30 million are supporting the establishment of the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at Brown, with a focus on early detection and viable treatments.

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Alumni & Friends

Brunonians Pay It Forward Day 2021

March 26, 2021

On May 13, the Brown community came together to support all that Brown makes possible.

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Alumni & Friends

Removing financial barriers — one promise at a time

March 19, 2021

The Brown Promise has made the dream of a Brown education possible for many exceptional students. Through an ongoing giving challenge, we're seeking to make it a permanent part of Brown's financial aid programs.

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Alumni & Friends

Hope for rare diseases

March 16, 2021

Sandi Nusinoff Lehrman ’69 MD’76 and Stephen A. Lehrman ’73 have seen two grandchildren battle a rare neurological disease. Through their philanthropy, they're supporting Brown's Center for Translational Neuroscience in its crusade to discover new treatments for rare brain diseases.

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Alumni & Friends

Bridging the STEM gender gap

March 16, 2021

With the BrownTogether campaign, the University is creating more opportunity and a stronger sense of community for women faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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News from Brown

Brown to disburse $5.4 million in pandemic relief funding to eligible students

March 1, 2021

Provost Richard M. Locke outlined Brown’s distribution model for $4.8 million in federal COVID-19 economic relief funding and an additional $550,000 in University funding to ensure students are treated equitably.

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Alumni & Friends

Fostering diverse approaches to understanding brain function

February 2, 2021

Transformational new support for The Carney Institute for Brain Science is accelerating innovation and translational research into vital aspects of the human brain.

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News from Brown

Alumni-led nonprofit donates monitors to Providence teachers in name of Brown professor

February 2, 2021

Two Screens for Teachers, cofounded by Class of 1998 graduate Matthew Lerner, donated monitors to more than 400 Providence teachers in the name of legendary Brown professor Andy van Dam.

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News from Brown

$25 million gift to Brown will fuel innovation in brain science

January 26, 2021

The latest major investment in Brown’s cutting-edge brain science research, the generous gift will support computational brain science and endow a program to promote innovative research.

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Alumni & Friends

New research network spotlights obstruction to climate change action

December 8, 2020

Backed with alumni support, the newly formed Climate Social Science Network is working to understand why climate change has become such a divisive issue—and how to counter the misinformation and barriers to progress surrounding it.

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Alumni & Friends

Creating a home for student veterans

December 8, 2020

Brown has taken several steps toward building a more welcoming and supportive environment for student veterans. But none has been more important than boosting the amount of financial aid available to those who have served their country with honor.

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Alumni & Friends

How Brown is embracing its veteran community

November 17, 2020

With University initiatives and generous community support, more student veterans are making their academic home on College Hill.

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Alumni & Friends

Brown's Giving Tuesday 2020 | December 1

November 2, 2020

With more than $4 million raised by 4,000+ supporters, the Brown community helped make Giving Tuesday 2020 one of our biggest giving days ever.

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Alumni & Friends

What financial aid makes possible

September 30, 2020

Talent. Determination. Leadership. With expanded support for financial aid, we're propelling budding leaders forward and helping students become who they were meant to be.

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Alumni & Friends

Collaboration across boundaries drives brain science discoveries

September 30, 2020

The Carney Institute for Brain Science is taking an unparalleled approach to artificial intelligence, neurodegeneration, and chronic disease prevention by bringing together brilliant minds across Brown.

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Alumni & Friends

Alumni, Parents, and Friends Establish the Mahmoud Darwish Professorship in Palestinian Studies

July 14, 2020

In late May 2020, Brown's Center for Middle East Studies announced the establishment of the inaugural endowed professorship in Palestinian Studies.

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Alumni & Friends

Because of Brown

June 23, 2020

For Scott Westerfield ’79 and Ed Miskevich ’79, Brown wasn't just where it all began: it’s where it was all made possible.

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Alumni & Friends

How you can help Brown students in this emergency — and beyond

May 29, 2020

Amidst the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), alumni and friends have stepped forward to meet our students' immediate needs. But we know that economic hardships will continue to increase in the months to come. Here's how you can help.

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News from Brown

With 12.4% return, Brown endowment grows to record $4.2 billion

September 27, 2019

The endowment’s strong performance was broad-based across the portfolio and bolstered by protecting capital during stock market declines.

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Alumni & Friends

One gift, 30 scholars...and counting

July 9, 2019

Librarian and first-generation alumna Leonilda Gervasi, Class of 1921, left Brown a modest gift through her estate. Since then, there have been more than 30 Gervasi Scholars — and this number continues to grow. Learn more about the transformative power of planned giving.

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Alumni & Friends

An ember catches fire: Expanding scope and resources for economics at Brown

June 13, 2019

With gifts from Orlando Bravo ’92 and James and Cathleen Stone P’17, Brown’s economics department is examining wealth, poverty, and inequality from multiple perspectives.

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News from Brown

$25 million Bravo Family Foundation gift will amplify Brown’s high-impact economics scholarship

April 18, 2019

Generous support from the foundation will fund the creation of the Orlando Bravo Center for Economic Research, expanding the scope of research in the University’s top-ranked economics department.

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Alumni & Friends

An idea that “spoke to us”: Generous alumni add their support to new center

March 15, 2019

Barry Sternlicht ’82, P’16 and Mimi Reichert Sternlicht ’83, P’16 hope their gift to a state-of-the-art health and wellness center will help Brown students to learn well and live well.

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News from Brown

$3 billion BrownTogether campaign eclipses $2 billion milestone

March 14, 2019

From investments in financial aid and faculty research to campus facilities and more, Brown’s most ambitious campaign in history is making an impact across the University.

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Alumni & Friends

When we come together: Creating a new scholarship at lightning speed

February 13, 2019

With resounding support from the alumni community, a new Annual Fund scholarship benefiting black students at Brown kicks off in 2019-20.

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News from Brown

Campaign giving to support Brown Athletics surpasses $100 million

January 31, 2019

With investments in coaching staff, facilities, recruiting and more, the BrownTogether campaign is significantly advancing the University’s goal of amplifying the scholar-athlete experience.

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News from Brown

$31.6 million gift will help fund performing arts center, strategic priorities for Brown

November 13, 2018

The Diana Nelson and John Atwater Lobby will serve as a convening space in the University’s envisioned performing arts center, and additional funds from the couple will support the Brown Promise and Brown Annual Fund.

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News from Brown

Friedman Hall opens its doors, culminating renewal of an iconic Brown building

September 5, 2018

Supported by a $24 million gift from the Richard A. and Susan P. Friedman Family Foundation, a renovation transformed the interior of the former Wilson Hall and made the building fully accessible to individuals with disabilities.

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News from Brown

Giving to Brown tops $389 million for 2017-18, far surpassing previous record

July 17, 2018

From one of the largest gifts in Brown history to Annual Fund donations from more than 32,000 donors, members of the extended Brown community supported University priorities in teaching, research, student support and more.

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Alumni & Friends

Advocating for women’s reproductive health

July 13, 2018

Decades apart, two women of Brown support the quest for quality health care through activism, research, and giving.

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News from Brown

$100 million gift to Brown will name Carney Institute for Brain Science, advance discoveries and cures

April 18, 2018

One of the single largest gifts in University history will drive research into brain and nerve disorders and establish one of the best-endowed brain institutes in the country.

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