Out now: guest blog from The Swearer Center's Carmine Perrotti & jesús hernández on Unlearning to Grade in Anti-Racist Community-Engaged Courses. In it, they explore "ungrading" as anti-racist pedagogical practice for the community-engaged classroom. compact.org/news/unlearnin…

Brown University Library awarded IMLS grant to grow & diversify #digitalpublishing landscape via a cross-organizational training program for library professionals from #HBCUs! HBCU Lib. Alliance fiskuniversity Kentucky State U. Prairie View A&M University of Michigan Press @openaccess #borndigital Brown University

Liz Gledhill, MPH'24 at Brown University School of Public Health, is developing tools that first responders can use to de-escalate a mental health crisis and connect people to the resources they need. fal.cn/3ArC1

Join us for an open house TOMORROW, September 12 from 2pm - 4pm to learn about Swearer Center programs and civic engagement opportunities with Brown Votes while enjoying some local drinks and snacks!

Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Celebrate American democracy by making sure you, your friends, family, & community are #VoteReady for the next trip to the ballot box in 2023 AND 2024! Go to vote.ri.govto register or to update your registration.

Swearer alum shares how her engagement with opportunities through the Swearer Center and the Brown-Tougaloo partnership ignited [her] passion for engaged community research and a focus on advancing public health.

A vote by the Providence City Council approved a set of agreements that establish Providence’s four colleges and universities among the nation’s most generous voluntary financial contributors to the city in which they operate. brnw.ch/21wDg4d

Join TONIGHT at 6:30 PM for a gun violence prevention panel hosted by Students Demand Action @ Brown, and co-sponsored by the Swearer Center and Taubman Center

Swearer Center Walking Tours bring together students, faculty, staff and members of our community to reflect on the intersections of place and community engagement. Join us for 3 upcoming tours; register here: brown.edu/academics/coll… Ċookie3 🍪 Prov Public Library

Rishika Kartik ’26, a current Royce Fellow with the Swearer Center, has combined her interest in accessibility and art through her Fellowship project, exploring how the blind community embraces creativity. Read more: bit.ly/3tCnYJk

Congratulations to Swearer alum, Francesca Raoelison, founder of Omena!

Student Spotlight 📸 Nijpawi Gordon '25 shares what inspired her Edward Guiliano Global Fellowship working at a pediatric ward in Cambodia, Chenla Children’s Healthcare. Learn more work at the full spotlight on our website: bit.ly/46K0f8L Chenla Children’s Healthcare Brown Anthropology

.Brown University's Haffenreffer Museum announces historic move to PVD — Robert Preucel provides commentary in NBC 10 WJAR: "The move will open up new possibilities for scholarship, community outreach and partnership with Indigenous communities worldwide." turnto10.com/news/local/bro…

Next Week: 11/29 at 5:30PM: "The Time of Catastrophe in Jewish & Islamic Cultures," moderated by Kenneth Sacks. Discussants include . Part of the Current Events in Israel–Gaza series, organized by Omer Bartov عومر بَرتوف עמר ברטוב & hosted by Watson Institute. events.brown.edu/watson-interna…

Democracy's Price Tag — Taubman Center's latest research on #votingrights focuses on changes in election laws between the midterm elections of 2018 and 2022 and how those laws have affected voter turnout. Featuring wendy schiller. (VIDEO) ow.ly/wMlk50P4tLF

Shining a light on #BlackHistoryMonth at Cities United! Michael Thompson, a Young Leader Fellowship alum, is making history at Brown University. Read about his groundbreaking award and work, empowering mental wellness post-incarceration. sph.brown.edu/news/2024-01-1…

Win a "Birb" by Birbs at Brown or a pair of Brown-inspired high-tops! 🐥📣 Complete Swearer's End-of-Year Student Learning Survey before May 20 to be eligible to participate in a raffle: bit.ly/3Wwso0B

Congratulations to our partners at William D'Abate Elementary School on the dedication of their new school building! 🥳

Congrats to Swearer staff member Austin Wilson on his appointment to the AAC&U and Campus Compact Higher Education Democracy Inventory Design Team! compact.org/news/aacu-and-…

Faculty & staff gathered this morning to learn about resources to help foster nonpartisan civic engagement among our students and community. Thanks to Juliet Hooker of Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Dr. Nick Longo of Providence College and Al Dahlberg of Brown University