For Mario Jiz, a native of the Philippines and a doctoral candidate in Pathobiology at Brown, research isn't just a matter of scientific inquiry—it's a way to give back to his country.
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Brown Ph.D. Alumna Named Mount Holyoke President: We congratulate Lynn Pasquerella ’85 Ph.D. on being named the 18th president of Mount Holyoke College on October 31. Pasquerella — an accomplished scholar, medical ethicist, and global advocate for women’s education and empowerment — received her Ph.D. in philosophy from Brown. Read more in today's Providence Journal article. »
Thanksgiving at Brown
On campus for the holiday? Share a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at the Third World Center on Thursday, Nov. 26, at 4 p.m. RSVP by Nov. 17.
The Purposes and Limits of a "Just" University
What does “justice” mean for a university? Join Dr. Stanley Katz, professor at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, for a conversation about the purposes of liberal arts institutions. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 4:30-6 p.m., Sidney Frank Hall, Marcuvitz Auditorium; reception follows.
Two Win Mellon Fellowships
Congratulations to first-year graduate students Andrew Lison (Modern Culture & Media) and Melissa Sassin (Classics), recently named Brown's first Andrew W. Mellon Graduate Fellows in the Humanities.
Feeling Sick? Report Flu-Like Illness Via Online System
If you have an influenza-like illness, with fever of 100-degrees Fahrenheit or higher and a cough and/or sore throat, please do not attend class or go to the lab. Instead, use Brown's FluWeb to report your illness, and receive support from the deans in Student Life and the Graduate School.
Sheila Bonde
Dean of the Graduate School
At Brown, we take time to get to know our graduate students. We encourage students and mentors to discuss goals. Recently, we offered them a mentoring agreement they can customize.
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