With joy, solemnity, celebration, gratitude and a
little celebrity, the Brown community came together for Commencement &
Reunion, guided by the spirit of working for a
better future.
In a Baccalaureate ceremony brimming with tradition, Brown alumnus and Broadway star Daveed Diggs urged the Class of 2017 to stitch together a nation divided.
In a joyous ceremony complete with a marriage proposal, Brown honored a new U.S. Army captain, recognized graduating veterans and celebrated an ROTC rebirth.
By bringing together Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and six
medical practices, BPI will enable a new
level of coordination for research, teaching and patient care.
These 2017 graduates took different paths toward processing out through the Van
Wickle Gates, but all entered them the same way — through Brown’s distinctive RUE program.