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Swearer Center
April 16, 2026
Community-Engaged Leadership and Scholarship: 2026 Swearer Center Student Awardees
News From Education
April 10, 2026
Community Engagement and Impact: Brown Alum Julia Choi Brings Engaged Scholarship to Education Law
Julia reflects on how community-based learning shaped her path from Brown to a legal career serving K-12 schools.
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Swearer Center
April 8, 2026
Public Health, Poetry and Partnership: 2026 Howard R. Swearer Engaged Faculty Award Recipients
Swearer Center
March 2, 2026
Learning Across Borders: How Language and Community Engagement Inform Global Study
A senior at Brown, William French ’26 connects language study, youth activism and community-based research from Providence to Paris
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Swearer Center
February 3, 2026
Beyond the books: Brown students help bridge learning gaps in Providence
News from Brown
January 29, 2026
Brown University invests $3 million to boost Rhode Island’s workforce in education, construction
As part of a pledge to contribute $50 million over 10 years to local workforce development initiatives, Brown has awarded two $1.5 million anchor grants and launched an open call for letters of interest for future funding.
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News from Brown
December 3, 2025
Brown provided $41 million in voluntary payments, community contributions to Providence in FY25
The University made $11.1 million in direct voluntary payments to the city, and its community contributions for K-12 education, nonprofit organizations and other local priorities were valued at $30.2 million.
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News From Education
December 1, 2025
Community Engagement and Impact: Brown Students Help Evaluate the Providence Equity Fund for United Way of Rhode Island
EDUC 1015: Reimagining Power: Community-Driven Evaluation and Education examines trust-based philanthropy practices.
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Swearer Center
November 17, 2025
Swearer Center welcomes global community to celebrate and advance brave research and courageous leadership
News from Brown
November 15, 2025
Two Brown University seniors, Class of 2025 graduate named 2026 Rhodes Scholars
Brown University seniors Keidy Palma Ramirez and Coco Huang and Class of 2025 alumnus Nicholas Sanzi will pursue graduate degrees at Oxford through one of the most prestigious awards for international study.
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Swearer Center
October 8, 2025
Swipe Access: Student Research Reveals Hidden Barriers to Educational Opportunity
Swearer Center
September 10, 2025
Community-Based Learning and Research as AI Resilient Higher Education
Swearer Center
August 5, 2025
Data for Power: Using Public Data to Drive Positive Health and Economic Outcomes in Central Providence
In Central Providence, community change isn’t just a vision—it’s being measured, mapped and mobilized.
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News from Brown
August 1, 2025
Staff Spotlight: A community builder at heart, Dilania Inoa carves out a lasting career in service
As senior manager of community partnerships at the Swearer Center, Inoa has expanded educational opportunities for thousands of local kids while strengthening Brown’s ties to the Providence community.
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Brown sophomore Sophia Wu is spending her summer at Save the Bay in Rhode Island, wrangling crabs, supporting summer camps for kids and exploring a future in marine science.
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News from Brown
July 24, 2025
Ben Underwood: Helping Rhode Islanders explore seasonal food and farming
Through everything from scavenger hunts to cooking demonstrations, the Brown undergraduate is connecting community members and local agriculture as an intern with Farm Fresh Rhode Island.
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News from Brown
June 18, 2025
To open doors to business on campus, Brown hosts inaugural small business supplier summit
The new initiative brought Rhode Island suppliers face-to-face with Brown purchasing decision-makers, breaking down barriers and increasing access to campus business opportunities.
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Swearer Center
June 11, 2025
Providence Public Library, a Hub for Campus-Community Collaboration and Learning
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