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ICYMI: Mary Helen Washington on Paule Marshall. Watch it now on the Pembroke Center YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @africanastudies.bsky.social
Image of Pembroke Hall in springtime. Text: 2026-27 Seminar Grad and Undergrad Student Fellowships at the Pembroke Center. Applications now open. Applications due Friday, March 6, 2026. Complete applications must include project proposal and faculty letter of support.
Graduate & undergrad student applications for Pembroke Seminar Fellowships are due TOMORROW: Friday, 3/6/26. The 2026-27 Seminar, “The Meanings of Merit” will be led by Paja Faudree, assoc. prof. of anthropology & linguistics. More: pembroke.brown.edu/seminar/part.... @pajaf.bsky.social
Next week! Thurs. 3/12 | No One Gets to Fall Apart: A Conversation about Mental Illness and Family Ties with Author Sarah LaBrie ’07. Co-sponsored by Brown Women's Network and the Disability and Neurodivergence Alumni Collective.
6:30 p.m. | RSVP required events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve...
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NEW DATE: Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Enclosure and Social Formation: Toward a Media Archeology of the Wall-City. A Talk by Jinying Li, assistant professor of modern culture and media, Brown University | 4:00 p.m. | Pembroke Hall 305. Read more on Events@Brown: events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve...
Limits of Legibility: History under Siege is this Friday!
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Applications due TODAY Monday, March 2, 2026: Pembroke Interdisciplinary Faculty Seed Grants provide up to $10k in funds for scholarly group projects for Brown faculty. Learn more: pembroke.brown.edu/funding-oppo....
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Applications due THIS Monday, March 2, 2026: Pembroke Interdisciplinary Faculty Seed Grants provide up to $10k in funds for scholarly group projects for Brown faculty. Learn more: pembroke.brown.edu/funding-oppo....
Thursday, March 12, 2026 | No One Gets to Fall Apart: A Conversation about Mental Illness and Family Ties with Author Sarah LaBrie ’07. Co-sponsored by Brown Women's Network and the Disability and Neurodivergence Alumni Collective.
6:30 p.m. | RSVP required events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve...
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Graduate & undergrad student applications for Pembroke Seminar Fellowships are due NEXT Friday, 3/6/26. The 2026-27 Seminar, “The Meanings of Merit” will be led by Paja Faudree, assoc. prof. of anthropology & linguistics. More: pembroke.brown.edu/seminar/part.... @pajaf.bsky.social
POSTPONED due to inclement weather. We will share a new date shortly.
Image shows a picture of Pembroke Hall in the springtime. Text: 2026-27 Seminar Faculty Fellowships at the Pembroke Center. Applications now open. Applications due Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Complete applications must include: CV and project proposal.
Brown faculty applications for Seminar Fellowships are due tomorrow, Monday, February 23, 2026. The 2026-27 Seminar, “The Meanings of Merit” will be led by Paja Faudree, associate professor of anthropology and linguistics. Learn more: pembroke.brown.edu/funding-oppo.... @pajaf.bsky.social
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Thanks to Mary Helen Washington (Univ. of Maryland, College Park) for her talk at the Pembroke Center yesterday. Washington spoke about her recently published biography of the writer Paule Marshall.This talk will be available to watch on the Pembroke Center YouTube playlist.
Happening in two weeks!
Image shows a picture of Pembroke Hall in the springtime. Text: 2026-27 Seminar Faculty Fellowships at the Pembroke Center. Applications now open. Applications due Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Complete applications must include: CV and project proposal.
Deadline extended: Brown faculty applications for Seminar Fellowships are due Monday, February 23, 2026. The 2026-27 Seminar, “The Meanings of Merit” will be led by Paja Faudree, associate professor of anthropology and linguistics. Learn more: pembroke.brown.edu/funding-oppo.... @pajaf.bsky.social
Image of Pembroke Hall in springtime. Text: 2026-27 Seminar Grad and Undergrad Student Fellowships at the Pembroke Center. Applications now open. Applications due Friday, March 6, 2026. Complete applications must include project proposal and faculty letter of support.
Graduate & undergrad student applications for Pembroke Seminar Fellowships are due Friday, 3/6/26. The 2026-27 Seminar, “The Meanings of Merit” will be led by Paja Faudree, assoc. prof. of anthropology & linguistics. More: pembroke.brown.edu/seminar/part.... @pajaf.bsky.social
Thursday, March 12, 2026 | No One Gets to Fall Apart: A Conversation about Mental Illness and Family Ties with Author Sarah LaBrie ’07
6:30–7:30 p.m. | Registration required
RSVP: events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve...
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Applications due Monday, March 2, 2026: Pembroke Interdisciplinary Faculty Seed Grants provide up to $10k in funds for scholarly group projects for Brown faculty. Learn more: pembroke.brown.edu/funding-oppo....
To read: Joan Wallach Scott on gender studies and the Epstein files. Scott was the founding director of the Pembroke Center. She is professor emerita at the Institute for Advanced Study.
TOMORROW! Thursday, February 19, 2026
4:00 p.m.
Pembroke Hall 305
On Paule Marshall: Mary Helen Washington: A Shauna M. Stark ’76, P’10 Out of the Archive Event. events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve... @africanastudies.bsky.social
The Elizabeth Munves Sherman '77, P'06 '09 Lecture in Gender and Sexuality Studies Enclosure and Social Formation: Toward a Media Archeology of the Wall-City Jinying Li, assistant professor of modern culture and media, Brown University Tuesday, February 24, 2026 4:00 p.m. Pembroke Hall 305 Image shows a map of a city in light and dark purple tones.
Next week! Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | Enclosure and Social Formation: Toward a Media Archeology of the Wall-City | Jinying Li
The Elizabeth Munves Sherman '77, P'06 '09 Lecture in Gender and Sexuality Studies
4:00 p.m. Pembroke Hall 305
Learn more: events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve...
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Looking for more from the Pembroke Center? Each December we share an in-depth look at what we've been up to with our supporters in this Friends of the Center winter newsletter. Read about the students we're working with, the programs we're offering, and more. pembroke.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
THIS Thursday, February 19, 2026
4:00 p.m.
Pembroke Hall 305
On Paule Marshall: Mary Helen Washington: A Shauna M. Stark ’76, P’10 Out of the Archive Event. events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve... @africanastudies.bsky.social
We are lucky to be located in PVD, & grateful for strong relationships with so many community partners -- from Allegra, the local print shop that prints our materials, to the Providence Public Library, a valued collaborator. Thank you, PVD. ❤️ brown.edu/brown-loves-providence #BrownLovesProvidence
In three weeks! Don't miss it.
Join us Friday, March 6 for History under Siege!
Image of Pembroke Hall in springtime. Text: 2026-27 Seminar Grad and Undergrad Student Fellowships at the Pembroke Center. Applications now open. Applications due Friday, March 6, 2026. Complete applications must include project proposal and faculty letter of support.
Graduate & undergrad student applications for Pembroke Seminar Fellowships are due Friday, 3/6/26. The 2026-27 Seminar, “The Meanings of Merit” will be led by Paja Faudree, assoc. prof. of anthropology & linguistics. More: pembroke.brown.edu/seminar/part.... @pajaf.bsky.social
Image shows a picture of Pembroke Hall in the springtime. Text: 2026-27 Seminar Faculty Fellowships at the Pembroke Center. Applications now open. Applications due Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Complete applications must include: CV and project proposal.
Deadline extended: Brown faculty applications for Seminar Fellowships are due Monday, February 23, 2026. The 2026-27 Seminar, “The Meanings of Merit” will be led by Paja Faudree, associate professor of anthropology and linguistics. Learn more: pembroke.brown.edu/funding-oppo.... @pajaf.bsky.social
The Elizabeth Munves Sherman '77, P'06 '09 Lecture in Gender and Sexuality Studies Enclosure and Social Formation: Toward a Media Archeology of the Wall-City Jinying Li, assistant professor of modern culture and media, Brown University Tuesday, February 24, 2026 4:00 p.m. Pembroke Hall 305 Image shows a map of a city in light and dark purple tones.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | Enclosure and Social Formation: Toward a Media Archeology of the Wall-City | Jinying Li
The Elizabeth Munves Sherman '77, P'06 '09 Lecture in Gender and Sexuality Studies
4:00 p.m. Pembroke Hall 305
Learn more: events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve...
Thursday, February 19, 2026
4:00 p.m.
Pembroke Hall 305
On Paule Marshall: Mary Helen Washington: A Shauna M. Stark ’76, P’10 Out of the Archive Event. events.brown.edu/pembroke/eve... @africanastudies.bsky.social
Join us Friday, March 6 for History under Siege!
