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Hack for Humanity: Brown University’s Second Annual Humanitarian Hackathon

Stephen Robert Hall 280 Brook Street, Providence, RI, United States

Hackathon Lens: Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria The second annual Humanitarian Hackathon at Brown University will bring together students from across Providence to learn about the most pressing needs in the humanitarian sphere and develop creative ideas for innovative programs or technologies that could help improve the lives of disaster and conflict-affected […]

Yeshimabeit Milner ’12, Founder and Executive Director of Data for Black Lives (featured in an upcoming panel @ the Watson Institute)

Joukowsky Forum Watson Institute, 111 Thayer Street

Promise and Perils of New Technologies and Big Data for Human Rights and Humanitarianism in the 21st Century In place of hosting a Founder Friday event, we encourage you to attend one of our campus partner's upcoming events! The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies is hosting its Inaugural Symposium and Reception. We want to highlight one […]

The Lemley Family Leadership Lecture Series: Reimagining Capitalism

Stephen Robert '62 Hall, Room 101 280 Brook Street, Providence, Rhode Island

Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard University, author of “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire”. It’s the most successful economic system to have ever existed, but capitalism is in danger of destroying itself — and our world. In this talk, Professor Rebecca Henderson will get to the heart of what’s wrong […]