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A Student’s Journey through Special Collections and the Creation of “Fields of Hay”

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A student-driven project led by undergraduate Shira Buchsbaum ’19, the recently launched website Fields of Hay offers students a guide for making use of the John Hay Library and Brown’s special collections resources. Written by Shira Buchsbaum ’19 Mary Elizabeth Sharpe and My First Foray into Special Collections My journey to the John Hay Library … A Student’s Journey through Special Collections and the Creation of “Fields of Hay”

Exhibit | In Solidarity: Exhibiting Civic Engagement, Protest, and Activism on Campus

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On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 12 – 2 p.m., the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice will present In Solidarity: Exhibiting Civic Engagement, Protest, and Activism on Campus. The Brown University Library is taking part in this campus-wide, end of semester open gallery event, during which students and members of the community … Exhibit | In Solidarity: Exhibiting Civic Engagement, Protest, and Activism on Campus

Announcement | 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Student Walkout: A Collaboration between Brown University Archives and WGBH

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Produced by WGBH and reporter Gabrielle Emanuel, the video, “Fifty Years Ago, Black Students At Brown Walked Out For Change” is available on WGBH online. Click here to read the WGBH story and see the video. In addition to the video, the story will be told today during the “All Things Considered” afternoon broadcast, available … Announcement | 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Student Walkout: A Collaboration between Brown University Archives and WGBH

Alumni Reunion Forum | Taking Action in the Public Square

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Were you first engaged in organizing for change at Brown?  Are you engaged now? Join fellow Brown alumni to discuss the gratification and challenges of public engagement. Share your story about your participation in efforts to make your community a better place through social change, greater diversity, higher standards, and equitable structures. Join the Brown … Alumni Reunion Forum | Taking Action in the Public Square

Exhibit | Greek Life – A Brief History of Phi Beta Kappa at Brown

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Greek Life – A Brief History of Phi Beta Kappa at Brown Selected Items On View From the Brown University Archives For over 200 years Phi Beta Kappa has celebrated academic achievement and advocated for freedom of thought.  It is the oldest and most prestigious academic honors society in the United States. The Rhode Island Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was founded at Brown University in 1830. Brown students elected … Exhibit | Greek Life – A Brief History of Phi Beta Kappa at Brown

Exhibit | Victorious Secret by Angela Lorenz ’87, P’18

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Victorious Secret: The “Bikini Girls” are Winning the Pentathlon on view at the Rockefeller Library, from August 31 – November 20, 2017 Surprise! The nearly two-thousand-year-old mosaics from Villa Romana del Casale  in Sicily, known simply as the “bikini girls,” are really female athletes from prestigious Roman families. Brown University is the tenth venue for this traveling suite of triptychs, made of … Exhibit | Victorious Secret by Angela Lorenz ’87, P’18

Exhibit | H.P. Lovecraft on the Road & Caitlín R. Kiernan Papers

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Greetings and Salutations: Lovecraft on the Road  &  Caitlín R. Kiernan Papers @ Brown University on view at John Hay Library, exhibition gallery from August 16 – December 15, 2017. Greetings and Salutations: Lovecraft on the Road Journey from Providence, Rhode Island, to St. Augustine, Florida, during the spring and summer of 1934 with one of America’s most influential … Exhibit | H.P. Lovecraft on the Road & Caitlín R. Kiernan Papers