The famous American patriot, Patrick Henry, thought the American Constitution should not have been ratified because it put too much power in the hands of the President. Was he right? Brown Political Scientist Corey Brettschneider has made the role of the American presidency his life's work, exemplified most recently by the 2024 publication of his award-winning book "The Presidents and The People". Brettschneider traces how five past presidents have overreached in an authorita

Brown political scientist, Corey Brettschneider, scheduled to speak in Lake Forest on May 2nd, appeared on the PBS NewsHour  last night in a piece by former anchor, Judy Woodruff, on the topic of the nationwide No Kings rallies. If you didn't catch the broadcast, Corey appears 2:26 (2 mins., 26 seconds) into the clip. If you've already reserved your tickets to this exclusive appearance, you'll want to see this "preview" of why his book is so relevant in this moment. Click t

Stanford Constitutional Law Fellow, Duncan Hosie, recently published a NYT essay titled “ The Courts Cannot Save Us from Trump .” It deals with the danger of overreliance on the U.S. judiciary to counter a determinedly assertive and  autocratic executive branch of government, particularly when neither the judiciary nor the legislative branches are inclined to assert themselves in opposition. Hosie diagnoses our tendencies to track court rulings as a misplaced need to find str

Brown Club Orange County invites you to meet nationally and internationally-known author and Brown professor Corey Brettschneider on Saturday, May 2nd at 1 p.m. for an exclusive appearance to discuss his award-winning book The Presidents and the People . Learn how American presidents John Adams, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon each threatened American democracy… and how the American people fought back!   Brettschneider identifies five critica

Last month, Brown physics professor and President of the American Physical Society, Brad Marston, delivered a public lecture titled “Waves are Everywhere: How Oscillations Shape Technology, Earth, and the Universe.” He was introduced by 2017 Nobel Laureate Barry Barish at the University of California Riverside Center for Experimental Cosmology and Instrumentation. I was curious how such a mathematically sophisticated topic could translate to a general audience — including me

Brettschneider on MS Now 9/15/25 Join Brown Club Orange County on May 2nd at 1pm as we welcome Brown Political Science professor and award-winning author, Corey Brettschneider, for an exclusive appearance to discuss his book The Presidents and the People . Learn how presidents John Adams, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon each threatened American democracy…and how the American people fought back! Brettschneider identifies five critical moments i

We are reposting the details of the memorial service for Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, which will be livestreamed this Saturday, February 7 from 4 – 5pm EST. Here is the link: https://livestream.brown.edu/ Here’s a link to campus-wide recovery efforts: https://evertrue.brown.edu/ And, finally, Zack Langaway’s, VP Alumni Relations, message is pasted below: Dear Fellow Alumni, The weeks since the terrible tragedy of December 13 have been among the most difficult for th

Join the Brown Club of Orange County to Celebrate the Year of the Horse! Time & Location Feb 19, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Tasty Garden, 15315 Culver Dr #140, Irvine, CA 92604, USA Cost: $35/person (includes tip and tax). Will be collected via Zelle/Venmo at the restaurant. Beverages excluded. Menu includes: Beef Chow Fun Sauteed String Beans Mapo Tofu Honey Walnut Shrimp Kung Pao Chicken French Style Filet Mignon Beef RSVP here.

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