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    Nov 21, 2022
    Brown undergraduate Olivia Pichardo has become the first female athlete in NCAA Division I history to be named to a varsity baseball roster, marking a historic moment for women in sports and a personal milestone enabled by Olivia’s dogged determination.
    At Brown, Olivia Pichardo makes history as first woman on an NCAA Division I varsity baseball team
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    Brown University
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    May 29, 2017
    “Our world desperately needs you now. We need your new ideas because our old ones have made a big mess of things." –@DaveedDiggs '04
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    Feb 23, 2021
    .@WhiteHouse correspondent @Yamiche Alcindor will deliver Brown’s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, titled “A Legacy of Purpose, Truth and Justice,” on Feb. 25. Join the conversation ⬇️
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    2021 Annual Martin Luther King Lecture featuring Yamiche Alcindor
    The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity invites you to join us for the Brown University 2021 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture.
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    Feb 8, 2020
    .@NASA astronaut and alum Jessica Meir ’99, who is currently orbiting Earth aboard the @Space_Station, will chat live with students and members of the greater Brown community via a video downlink on Thursday, Feb 13. brow.nu/meir1
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    Sep 9, 2020
    Brown University will suspend classes and other University exercises and offer employees a paid holiday on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, as well as all future federal Election Days. brow.nu/election
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    Brown University
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    Jun 10, 2020
    President Christina H. Paxson notified the campus community today that Brown will reinstate the varsity status of its men’s track, field and cross country teams.
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    Jan 31, 2023
    After nearly two decades at Brown University as a medical resident, graduate student, professor and academic leader, Dr. Megan L. Ranney (@meganranney) has been named dean of the Yale School of Public Health. @YaleSPH
    Brown physician-scientist Dr. Megan Ranney appointed dean of Yale School of Public Health
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    Brown University
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    Apr 20, 2018
    Congratulations to first-year student Dhruv Gaur for winning the @Jeopardy College Championship! #GoBruno 🐻 bit.ly/2JeI4Nh
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    Brown University
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    Dec 1, 2022
    Brown University has added a provision to its nondiscrimination policy that explicitly prohibits caste oppression, underscoring protections for the University community and calling attention to a subtle, often misunderstood form of structural inequality.
    Brown University adds caste to nondiscrimination policy
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    Oct 9, 2024
    With a vote by its governing body to accept an advisory committee recommendation, Brown will not divest from 10 companies described in a student-led proposal as facilitating “the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territory.”
    Brown Corporation votes to reject divestment
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    Mar 14, 2018
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    May 5, 2019
    On #NationalAstronautDay, we celebrate Jessica Meir ’99, chosen by @NASA in 2013 for the 21st astronaut class. @Astro_Jessica said of her Brown experience: "it provided me with a solid foundation for my STEM career, but perhaps more importantly, taught me how to learn." 📷: NASA
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    Jan 31, 2020
    Brown is out of this world! 🚀@NASA astronaut Jessica Meir ’99 gazes out of the @Space_Station, taking in the view of Earth and perhaps looking for her alma mater 👀, where she will soon be making a virtual visit on Feb. 13. Learn more & tune in: brow.nu/meir-live 📺
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    May 11, 2022
    Kim Cobb, an award-winning climate scientist whose research focuses on building capacity for climate solutions, has been appointed director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, effective Friday, July 1. @BrownEnvt
    Climate scientist Kim Cobb to lead Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
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