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...

On August 16th, the Brown Club of Orange County gathered to celebrate the rising Class of 2029 before they head east to College Hill. The...

Reprinted from the NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/science/nicholas-clapp-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dU8.AzgA.l3k-ICD3...

Below is a letter released today from President Christina H. Paxson, reprinted in its entirety without comment. Dear Members of the...

Following is an edited copy of a letter sent out July 14th by Brown VP of Alumni Relations, Zack Langway to Brown alumni Brunonian...

Was your Brown diploma signed by a Woman? Ruth Simmons or Chris Paxson? Did you graduate in this century, after the 9/11 attacks? This is...

Brown's famous Van Wickle gates We’re kicking things off with a fun party! Join us for Brown Club Orange County's Summer Send-Off in San...

Chiyo Imai Rowe '83 with friend Tuyet Nguyen '83 Longtime Brown Club OC board member Chiyo Imai Rowe '83 recently visited Japan and wrote...

REPRINT of a message from Brian T. Moynihan Chancellor, Brown University Dear Brown Community Members and Friends, The Corporation of...

If you remember when the guy in the middle looked like this ... and the guy on the left was still alive, you'll be comfortable joining us...

Many of the numbers being thrown around about federally-funded university research budgets, and what's happening at Brown, are...

It was recently announced that eight members of the Brown faculty have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,...