Africa Speaker Series
Distinguished guests present innovative research on topics critical to contemporary Africa including gender, education, development, and humanitarianism.
The Watson Institute is proud to sponsor informative, thought-provoking talks by leading scholars and practitioners on an array of topics.
Distinguished guests present innovative research on topics critical to contemporary Africa including gender, education, development, and humanitarianism.
An initiative of the Watson Institute, Art at Watson shows works by students, faculty, and staff from Brown, as well as by artists from the broader community.
Lectures that aim to increase understanding about global issues, particularly those affecting Asia and the United States.
Brown faculty and visiting experts regularly discuss the current public health crisis in the U.S. and around the world.
Events organized by Brown departments and student groups and co-sponsored by the Watson Institute.
A cross-disciplinary seminar presenting innovative research and thinking on the challenges of national and global transformation in the 21st century.
A series of conversations and panels with faculty, journalists, campaign staffers, and more. Speakers will engage students around topics such as voting rights, race, media, and the policy issues making news during the campaign.
A speaker series in which participants engage with experts from the development, government, and corporate worlds. (For students only.)
A globally comparative discussion series on anti-black racism featuring experts from various countries and regions including the United States, South Asia, Latin America.
Talks by international scholars on the history and contemporary reality of Zionism, Palestinian nationalism, and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict.
The initiative aims to bring film and filmmakers to the University with the goal of shedding light on some of the most urgent, challenging, and complex issues facing society through the prism of documentary.
An academic speaker series presenting innovative research on global and national security challenges.
Examining the institutional challenges, party organizations, and social movements that are animating new dimensions of change across the Continent.
Student-focused events on graduate school and careers, teach-ins, talks, and panels.
Lectures by prominent scholars, diplomats, and public intellectuals from around the world.