ODI initiatives assess and sustain Brown’s commitment to a strong and supportive campus climate, while also maintaining pioneering academic collaborations and partnerships to cultivate talent and expand leadership in higher education for students and scholars from a broad range of backgrounds.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Initiatives
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion leads a range of initiatives and partnerships that strengthen and expand a diverse and inclusive campus and build pipelines of diverse talent across higher education.
Initiatives
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion leads a range of initiatives and partnerships that strengthen and expand a diverse and inclusive campus and build pipelines of diverse talent across higher education.
The Brown-Tougaloo Partnership is a pioneering partnership between Brown University and Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Mississippi, that was established during the Civil Rights Movement and serves as an enduring national model for academic and cultural exchange.
Housed at Brown, the consortium of institutions in the Leadership Alliance expands research pathways and workforce opportunities to promote cultural diversity in the workforce nationwide.
At Brown, we believe that a vibrant, thriving campus is built on understanding the experiences of our community. Campus-wide climate surveys are essential for shaping the best living, learning and working environments at Brown.
The Pathways Fund supports projects that contribute to creating an inclusive environment for undergraduate, graduate, and/or medical students at Brown through recruitment initiatives, creative programming and opportunities.
Fellowship Programs
Administrative Fellows Program
The Administrative Fellows Program is a dynamic nine-month personal, professional, and leadership development program for Brown University staff run through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Designed to cultivate leadership capacity in higher education, the program equips participants with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to foster inclusive and welcoming working and learning environments across the University and to ensure equal opportunities for all staff members to thrive.
Through a combination of experiential learning, cultural exploration, community engagement, mentorship, and professional networking, Administrative Fellows are encouraged to deepen their understanding of leadership, strengthen their leadership identity, and expand their impact within the Brown community. The program prepares participants to serve as thoughtful stewards of our diverse and inclusive university community that values belonging, collaboration, and opportunity for all.
The application process will launch soon; more information will be forthcoming.
Presidential Postdoctoral Research Associate Program
The Presidential Postdoctoral Research Associate Program is a two-year program at Brown that supports innovative, early-career Ph.D. graduates from Brown University who are advancing diverse perspectives and scholarship in a range of fields and research areas, including the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. This program is administered by ODI in partnership with the Office of the Provost.
The application opens on October 1, 2026 and closes on November 15, 2026! This cycle will have 3 slots available.
Brown University HBCU Collaborative
Building on the historic Brown-Tougaloo Partnership, Brown is working to expand innovative, scholarly collaborations with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that will encourage collaborative research, promote faculty development, enable student connections, and empower new discoveries.
Read more about this initiative here
Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP)
Extending from 2016 to 2025, the Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) has reflected Brown’s strategic commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion in all aspects of University life — recognizing that these values are essential to carrying out Brown’s mission of education and research with excellence. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is responsible for working with campus partners to ensure ongoing implementation of the DIAP.