Eat Your Bloody Vegetables
A recent group independent study project had students biting into the science and business of the booming alternative protein industry.
Courses of Study
Fight Like an Egyptian
A course taught once each Brown generation re-enacts the ancient Battle of Kadesh.
‘Shift the Vibrations’
In Intro to Rap Songwriting, students learn to listen deeply.
Why—and How—Should We Care?
Pre-med senior Myles Ringel does a deep dive into empathy.
Capitalism to the Rescue?
A popular class looks at how to leverage economics to save the environment.
High and Lonesome
Old-Time String Band students learn Appalachian music the traditional way—by ear.
The Anthropology of Homelessness
In ANTH 1301, future doctors and policymakers get immersed in research and realities.
Beyond Narnia
A popular course on C.S. Lewis is taught by a trio of deep-thinking MDs.
“Coping with Covid” 101
A new course on the psychology of pandemics offers a scientific take on Covid-related mental health issues and a place for students to process.
Artificial Intelligence Is as Unfair as We Are.
A new course asks how we can harness AI without teaching it all of our biases and automating oppression.
“The Guy Who Teaches City Politics”
Professor James Morone on 40 years of teaching a course that’s become a Brown classic.
Unearthing Rhode Island History
A dig at a 19th-century College Hill home unveils stories about the textile industry, the European immigrant experience, and life in the Gilded Age.
Making Robots Dance
At the intersection of choreography and engineering, a course looks at how robots move—and whether we’re programming them toward good or evil.
Food for Thought
Palate meets pedagogy in courses like “Food, Religion, and Politics in South Asia”
A New Language, in a Hurry
Intensive, double-credit language courses mean fast learning and instant community
Classics: Dead or Alive?
A new course examines ancient Greece and Rome with a 21st-century lens.
Storytelling through Song
In music theory class, students learn classical rules—and how to break them.
Frontal Lobes and Fun
Neuroscience 10 continues to tickle the grey matter of future scientists—and everyone else.
Separating Fat from Fiction
A student-driven course on “fatphobia” examines both science and stigma.
Bird by Bird
An environmental studies course on birding looks at what separates us from one another and from nature, and what might bring us together.
Archiving the African Diaspora
Anani Dzidzienyo’s presence was healing; his scholarship, groundbreaking. You could say the same about the class created in his memory.
Capitalism on the Couch
A history course analyzes the social, political, and cultural underpinnings of our economic system.
Love, Actually
A lit class examines love and desire through academic, intellectual, and deeply personal lenses.
Remote Reimagined
Thrown onto Zoom last spring, professors prep for whatever “back to school” might mean.