Brown’s First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center opens

In a ribbon-cutting ceremony, speakers talked about the efforts that led to the center’s establishment and its essential role at Brown.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University’s First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center celebrated its official opening on Sept. 16 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception in its new, dedicated space in the University’s Sciences Library.

In joining students, faculty and staff from Brown at the opening ceremony, Brown President Christina Paxson said the center will serve as a vital resource for students who are the first in their family to attend college or come from a low-income background — and acknowledged the essential role that Brown students played in the creation of the center, the first of its kind in the country.

“Students here have a lot to be proud of. Not just for what you are doing on this campus, but for what you are doing around the country. It’s really remarkable,” she said.

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