Media coverage

Please note, all links to press coverage where longevity of the link was in question were removed from this roster. Therefore, this is not a comprehensive listing of press coverage of Brown’s 250th Anniversary; rather, a roster of press releases released by the University relating to the 250th Anniversary.

June 2015

Tree dedication honors hundreds for 250th service
6/11/2015| News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/06/tree

Brown lowers curtain on 15-month semiquincentenary
6/11/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/06/250

May 2015

Brown celebrates with fireworks, songs, traditions, and firsts
5/24/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/05/commencement

Forum: Brown University: 250 Years in a Strange Place
5/23/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/events/detail/forum-brown-university-250-years-strange-place

Brown’s 247th Commencement set for May 24
5/11/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/05/overview

Nobel laureates, scholars discuss computation in the future of their fields
5/7/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/05/vonneumann

April 2015

Brown confers six honorary degrees
4/28/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/04/honoraries

March 2015

The Lamphere Case: The Sex Discrimination Lawsuit that Changed Brown
3/5/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/events/detail/lamphere-case-sex-discrimination-lawsuit-changed-brown

February 2015

Brown to host first National Diversity Summit
2/28/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/02/summit

The Legacy of Louise Lamphere v. Brown University
2/19/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/02/lamphere

NASA planetary science chief to speak at Brown
2/3/2015 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/02/nasa

December 2014

Elements of Tradition and Change: Brown University’s First 250 Years
12/9/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/events/detail/elements-tradition-and-change-brown-universitys-first-250-years

November 2014

Underground Iran Music Festival
11/15/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/events/detail/underground-iran-music-festival

Youth Arts Day: performances, workshops and more
11/14/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/11/youthart

Orly Genger installs sculpture on Front Green
11/11/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/11/genger

October 2014

Dedicated: Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice
10/30/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/10/cssj-0

Head honored for international space science collaboration
10/23/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/10/vernadsky

Watson Institute to host faculty discussion in Chicago
10/17/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/10/chicago

Ruth Simmons to deliver lecture for CSSJ opening
10/17/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/10/cssj

Brown University dedicates its Slavery Memorial
10/2/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/10/slavery

September 2014

Graduate students, alumni extoll research value
9/20/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/09/researchmatters

250 years in 25 Objects
9/30/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/09/objects

Brown to dedicate Slavery Memorial Sept. 27
9/19/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/09/puryear

Brown’s 250th anniversary celebration continues
9/16/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/09/semiquincentenary

May 2014

Commencement honors and awards
5/20/2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/05/honors

Brown’s 246th Commencement set for May 25
May 5, 2014 | News from Brown
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/05/commencement