Save the Date, Sat. May 2, 2026 Brown Club OC presents Brown Professor Corey Brettschneider In a conversation about his award-winning book The Presidents and The People Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It “American presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution; this is the inspirational history of the people who pushed back.” In person, Saturday, May 2, 2026. Location and other details to be ann

During winter break, a group of current LA/OC Brown and RISD students from Salt and Light/RUF Christian Fellowship got together over a meal of Korean grilled meats to hang out and meet some older alums from the area. Travis Hutchinson, the current campus minister and a Brown chaplain, was also there to continue to meet up with students. Travis and his intern Lorena Silva, worked tireless to locate all 150 students that were part of the fellowship, as well as arrange housing,

I am certain I am not the only Brown alum who survived for 4 years in Providence because of the cuisine of the Louis Family Restaurant on Brook St. just south of Benevolent, behind the Wriston Quad. The modern manifestation of the Louis Family Restauarnt During the pandemic, Louie's added "patio dining" on the Brook St. sidewalk and closed for dinner, limiting its hours and offerings to breakfast and lunch. They also stopped using the term "grinder" (one of the New-England-is

After the events of the last week - If you see this and can do it, please join in - from Chris Paxson - note that time listed is ET - it's 1:03 PM PT. All I have to do is look at the text feed in my phone to see what time it exploded last Saturday. - Bill McNeely '72 I ask the Brown community to join together at 4:03 p.m. today, wherever you are, in a moment of silence as we reflect upon one week since the tragic shooting that took the lives of two of our fellow Brunonians an

[This is a reprint of a letter to all alumni from President Christina Paxson dated 12/19/2025] Dear Alumni and Friends of Brown, Late last night I wrote to the Brown community about a significant development — one that I expect many of you already have learned about through extensive media reports or your close relationships with other members of our Brown family — in the investigation into Saturday’s shooting that devastated our Brown community. Law enforcement agencies lea

Here's an email from Zack Langway, Vice President for Alumni Relations, on the easiest way for alumni to support Brown at this time. Dear Alumni Community Leaders, Since the tragic events of the weekend, we have received an outpouring of support from so many of our amazing alumni leaders. I want to express my deep gratitude for the care you are showing for the Brown community during an incredibly difficult and painful moment. Some of you have let us know that you are hearing

Dear Brown Community, In case you didn't receive it, below is link of the email President Paxson sent this morning to Brown alumni. Many of us are still processing this event and have strong emotions at this time, but we are grateful it seems the shooter is in custody. Yet our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to those affected, including some in our own families. Ever true, The Board of Brown OC https://president.brown.edu/president/alumni-tragic-time-our-brown-community

Dear friends and fellow alumni, 2025 has been yet another year of change, challenge and progress for Brown Club Orange County. Your club held ten events in 2025 including: 1.      Jan. 31 - Lunar New Year dinner at Tasty Garden in Irvine 2.      Mar. 15 – Native Plant Restoration Day of Service with Surfrider Foundation in Seal Beach 3.      Mar. 18 – Nowruz dinner at Darbari Grill, Costa Mesa 4.      April 27 – Badlands Park Hike, Laguna Niguel 5.      May 29 – Classic Alumn

Wednesday before Wednesday before Thanksgiving at Muldoon's Newport Beach Orange County Brown alums - primarily from the last century, but with some youth rolled in - and Stanford alums gathered late afternoon - early evening Nov. 19, 2025, at Muldoon's Irish Pub in Newport Beach to kick off the holiday season before the holidays actually arrive. It was a very low-key event, and Muldoon's provided a warm, welcoming atmosphere (and good happy hour food and drink deals). In an

Hosted by alumni David Lee Strasberg and John Coady You are cordially invited to the Brown University Alumni Mixer & Film Screenings at the Lee Strasberg Institute! Brown University and the Lee Strasberg Institute are at the forefront of education for the next generation of filmmakers and creatives. The independent film environment in Providence, just over the past few years, has grown exponentially, thanks mainly to the organizing efforts by graduates like you. We want to hi

There's a lot going on Friday night - Halloween, the 6th game of the World Series, and WWE Friday Night Smackdown. In this blizzard of great events, ESPN-U will give us a live national TV broadcast of the Brown-Penn football game at 4 PM Pacific Time, direct from Franklin Field on the Penn campus in Philadelphia. History abounds! Franklin Field, at 33rd and Spruce Sts. in Philadelphia (across 33rd St. from the Towne School of Civil Engineering and Moore School of Electrical E

President Paxson says "no thanks"! From the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/brown-university-trump-compact-funding.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk8.5DJa.tbQG8aKfQ-W8&smid=em-share

The following comments were submitted by me to Brown and reflect my own opinion and not the opinion of Brown Club Orange County . There are some good ideas and some bad ideas in the so-called Compact for Academic Excellence. To the extent that it compromises Brown's autonomy with regard to admissions, academic freedom, personnel management or anything else, it's a Faustian bargain. The negative impact on Brown's reputation, freedom and relationship with alumni and the public

Brown Prof. Emeritus Peter Howitt - Nobel Prize Caricature Brown Economics Professor (Emeritus) Peter Howitt shares this year's Nobel memorial prize in Economic Sciences with Phillipe Aghion of INSEAD (Paris) and the London School of Economics, and Joel Mokyr of Northwestern. Mokyr received a 50% share, with Howitt and Aghion each getting 25%. Howitt and the others were cited for work on how the world economy has been able to sustain a growth mode - with some slips - for abou

A mystical looking bunch of Brown alums and spouses just after sunset at Crystal Cove on 9/23/25 A group of 8 "classic" alumni (and spouses) met at sunset at Crystal Cove State Beach in Newport Beach for a great, low stress, maximum fun beach BBQ and firepit gathering. We had excellent weather (which helped a lot) and plenty in common among us to discuss and enjoy. I was amazed at how well the whole thing worked! We booked a Fire Pit and BBQ package through the Beachcomber C

Lest you missed it (have you been hiding in a cave?), on Oct. 2, 2025, the Trump administration submitted a "Compact for Excellence in Higher Education" to 9 major American universities, including Brown. Brown is expected to formally reply by Oct. 20, 2025. Brown would like your comments, and I know not everyone gets the university's e-mails about this. You are more than welcome to comment through this portal, which Brown has set up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLS

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( Reprinted from an email sent by Brown Office of Alumni Relations 9/8/25. For those interested in the terms of the “Sex and Gender...

Jane Pauley (Indiana '72) and Brown Pres. Howard Swearer, on the Today Show live from Brown, 10/17/1985 Mark your calendar! We'll send an...

We'll get more out soon, but the annual "Top Schools" mixer will again be held Thursday , Oct. 2, 2025, roughly 6 to 9 PM, at Hanger 24...