News and Announcements

Brown offers 31 master's programs, ranging from Data Science to Public Health. Hear from 2015-16 students about their goals and development. Learn about the academic programs. 

Andrew G. Campbell, the 15th dean of the Graduate School: We are deeply committed to the work of broadening participation in higher education and creating a more diverse and inclusive scholarly community. 

"If you think of yourself solely as either a scientist or an engineer, you can get trapped in a certain way of thinking,"says PhD student Tess Caswell, who attended a mission-planning bootcamp. "But if you want to fly a spacecraft to other planets, you have to wear both hats." Read more.

William Jordan overcame odds to study at Brown. The PhD student hopes to inspire others to pursue science. He has won two competitive awards this year. Read more.

Nine graduate students and a postdoc explained the importance of their research at the Graduate School’s second Research Matters! event. Topics ranged from ways to improve lithium-ion batteries to how social media can help protect cultural heritage. Read more  or watch the videos.

Alumni shared insights at the Graduate Student Career Options Conference. "You know way more than you think you do, and your value is much higher than you realize," says Michael Siegel ’10 PhD (at right), Special Assistant to the President of RISD.

Maria Ortega, the graduate student coordinator at the First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center, says students are affirmed and have a home away from home. Read more.