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CANCELLED: Josiah S. Carberry “Considering the Commonalities between Theories of Psychoceramics and Characteristics of Executive Leadership”

Amy Atticks | April 12, 2012

THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – On Friday, April 13, 2012, Professor Josiah S. Carberry will be giving a lecture entitled “Considering the Commonalities between Theories of Psychoceramics and Characteristics of Executive Leadership” in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library at 5:30pm followed by a reception in the Lobby. … CANCELLED: Josiah S. Carberry “Considering the Commonalities between Theories of Psychoceramics and Characteristics of Executive Leadership”

Dr. Guila Clara Kessous “Theater and Human Rights”

Amy Atticks | April 3, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2012 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – At 5:30pm on Monday, May 7, 2012, Dr. Guila Clara Kessous will give a lecture entitled “Theater and Human Rights” in the second floor Lownes Room of the John Hay Library followed by a reception. This lecture is sponsored by Friends of the Library … Dr. Guila Clara Kessous “Theater and Human Rights”

Brown University Library Discovers Buried Treasure

Amy Atticks | March 27, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2012 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – The Preservation Department of Brown University Library has discovered an exceptionally rare engraved print by Paul Revere. As long as two hundred years ago, Solomon Drowne, Brown University Class of 1773 and a professor in the early Brown University Medical School, tucked a little … Brown University Library Discovers Buried Treasure

Chinese Exhibition in the Year of Dragon-extended to April 19th and new books added

Amy Atticks | March 21, 2012

Culture and Art from the Divine Land: An Exhibition of Chinese Collections in the Year of Dragon 来自神州大地的文化艺术–布朗大学龙年中文馆藏特展 John Hay Library, Brown University, Feb. 6 – April 19, 2012 Culture and Art from the Divine Land, an exhibit which is part of Brown’s Year of China, has been extended to April 19th. New exhibition items … Chinese Exhibition in the Year of Dragon-extended to April 19th and new books added

Paul DeMarinis “A Noisy Archaeology”

Amy Atticks | March 20, 2012

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, Brown University will host the fifth and final speaker of the Digital Arts & Humanities 2011-2012 Lecture Series, co-sponsored by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage and the Brown University Library. Paul DeMarinis will give a talk entitled “A Noisy … Paul DeMarinis “A Noisy Archaeology”

Talk and Taiji Quan workshop with Daoist Priest Zhou Xuan Yun and Curator Li Wang

Amy Atticks | March 19, 2012

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 2:30 to 5pm, Taoist Priest Zhou Xuan Yun and Brown University Library East Asian Curator Li Wang will discuss Chinese internal arts and the influence of Daoist philosophy and practice on Taiji Quan in the Crystal Room of Alumnae Hall. This interactive workshop, co-sponsored … Talk and Taiji Quan workshop with Daoist Priest Zhou Xuan Yun and Curator Li Wang

Brown University Announces New Director of Special Collections

Amy Atticks | March 14, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Brown University has announced Thomas A. Horrocks as the new Director of Special Collections and the John Hay Library, effective July 9, 2012. Horrocks has been employed at Harvard University for the past fourteen years, eight as Director of the Center for the History of Medicine at … Brown University Announces New Director of Special Collections

St. Patrick’s Day DVDs!

Amy Atticks | March 5, 2012

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with flicks from the Friedman DVD Collection at Sci Li, like The Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Secret of Kells, and The Fighter…or browse the collection online! We now have over 800 movies. Brown students can borrow two Friedman DVDs at a time and keep them for up to three … St. Patrick’s Day DVDs!

BREATHTAKEN: A Reading and Book Signing

Amy Atticks | February 23, 2012

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – At 5:30pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Brown/Ziggurat Press will host a reading and book signing in the John Hay Library for BREATHTAKEN, a long poem by CD Wright with visual accompaniments by Walter Feldman. Following the reading, there will be a reception in the foyer during which visitors can … BREATHTAKEN: A Reading and Book Signing

Equinox at SciLi

Amy Atticks | February 14, 2012

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Around noon on March 20, 2012, Brown University Library will celebrate the vernal equinox once again with an annual moment of gleaming marble in four atriums of the Sciences Library (201 Thayer Street). SciLi’s Friedman Center is enlivened by four courtyards. Areas generally in shadow are planted with evergreens, while … Equinox at SciLi