It has been 40 years since George Houston Bass, founder of Rites and Reason Theatre in the Africana Studies Department arrived in Providence to share his know-how as a visionary playwright, teacher and community developer with all of those who had the pleasure and privilege to know him and be guided in some way by [...]
On November 21, 2011, a tribute to President Simmons was held at the Ritz Carlton Atlanta. The breakfast event, co-hosted by the Atlanta chapter of IPC and the Brown Club-ATL, was attended by over 50 alumni. During the event, it was announced that the “Endowed Department Support Fund for Africana Studies” has been renamed the “Ruth [...]
In recognition of her contributions to Brown over the last decade, the Brown Alumni Association awarded President Ruth Simmons a Brown Bear Award during Alumni Fall Weekend. President Simmons is the only non-alumna to receive the award. In 1946, the Brown Alumni Association adopted a recommendation from the Brown Club of New York that a [...]
Taylor Williams ’15, a first-year student from Southern California, is our first recipient of the IPC Endowed Scholarship. Taylor recently met with IPC leadership during Fall Alumni Weekend to express her gratitude and to receive the collective pride of the IPC Community. The IPC Endowed Scholarship would not be possible without the contributions of Black [...]
By Amanda Fung @amandafung October 11, 2011 1:25 p.m. Read more: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20111011/REAL_ESTATE/111019978#ixzz1awclllij A long-planned African and Hispanic arts and culture center in Central Harlem is a go after all. Developer, Full Spectrum of NY, and its partner, My Image Studios Inc., recently closed on the financing to begin construction of the 20,000-square-foot center dubbed MIST, [...]
