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Master's students at Brown are known for their exceptional dedication and expertise in their respective fields, contributing to innovation, professional and scholarly excellence and impactful community engagement.

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Michael Charlton's transition to leading AtlantiCare Health System highlights the power of continuous learning and resilience. Through Brown's healthcare leadership program, he gained the skills and mindset to navigate healthcare's challenges and drive impactful change.
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News from Watson

Alumni Spotlight: Derrick Zantt ’16 MPA

Derrick Zantt earned his master's degree in public affairs from Brown in 2016. A fourth-generation service member, Zantt currently works as an analyst for the Department of Defense, where he puts his belief in open data and the knowledge he acquired at the Watson Institute to influence policy.
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Brown's first new school in over a decade, the Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs, launched on July 1. Plans for the new school include broadening the scope of research, expanding the faculty, and breaking down traditional barriers between disciplines to address the world's most pressing economic, political, social and policy challenges.
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From May 12-14, the Watson Institute's Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program held its annual Policy in Action (PIA) Symposium, in which students presented the results of work they did for government, nonprofit and private sector organizations over the spring semester.
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Graduate students in Brown’s UEP program, Class of 2025, presented capstone projects addressing key issues in urban education, sharing research-informed policy solutions shaped by their yearlong internships.
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News From Education

Student Spotlight: Alaira Blackwell UEP'25

Driven by firsthand experience and a passion for equity, Alaira came to Brown to explore how policy can transform urban education and prepare for a future as an educator and leader.
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News From Education

Student Spotlight: Andrea Camargo Lopez MAT'25

Andrea is an MAT candidate specializing in English education who was drawn to Brown's program for its strong commitment to social justice and culturally responsive teaching. After exploring multiple career paths, she rediscovered her passion for education through a transformative experience working with multilingual learners.
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News From Education

Alum Spotlight: Lillian Hsu MAT'03

Lillian graduated from Brown's MAT Program in 2003 and is currently the founding principal at Latitude 37.8 High School.
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News From Education

Alum Spotlight: Alexandra Medeiros UEP'23

Alexandra graduated from Brown's Urban Education Policy Program in 2023 and is currently a Transformation Analyst at Boston Public Schools.
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News From Education

Student Spotlight: Victoria Knox UEP'26

Victoria Knox, a dedicated teacher in the extended two-year UEP program at Brown, is working to strengthen the connection between policy and practice in urban education.
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News From Education

Student Spotlight: Ryan McCray MAT'25

Ryan McCray, an MAT candidate from Providence, was inspired to teach through her diverse work experiences and time as a substitute teacher. She is student-teaching at Blackstone Academy, where she values the school's student-centered approach and commitment to leadership and equity.
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News From Education

Alum Spotlight: Brianna Sailor UEP'21

Brianna Sailor graduated from Brown's Urban Education Policy program in 2021 and is currently an Education Policy & Research Consultant at Augenblick, Palaich and Associates.
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Dr. Emily Qazilbash is the Interim Director of the UEP program and a Professor of Practice in Education. Previously, she served as Chief Human Capital Officer for Boston Public Schools and began her career as a teacher in Baltimore and Boston. Her research focuses on teacher quality, educator evaluation, unions, and school reform. She holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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News from Watson

Alumni Spotlight: Jillian Harvey ’19 MPA

After witnessing systematic inequalities first-hand while working two jobs supporting at-risk communities, Jillian Harvey decided she needed to further her education in public policy to make a real impact in her community. After graduating from the Watson Institute's Master of Public Affairs Program in 2019, Harvey became a leader in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the state of Massachusetts.
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Combining cutting-edge science, technology and engineering education with economic and policy instruction, the on-campus program will prepare students to be change-makers in the global transition to renewable energy.
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News from Watson

Alumni Spotlight: Graham Sheridan ’14 MPA

Graham Sheridan's success demonstrates that while the shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, it's not always the best career path. After earning his Master of Public Affairs degree from Brown in 2014, Sheridan took a winding route to his current position as a clean communities and economic development director at Virginia Clean Cities.
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News From Education

Student Spotlight: Alana Gerber MAT'25

Alana Gerber is an MAT candidate who is passionate about fostering critical literacy skills through student-centered learning. Currently student teaching at Hope High School, Alana values the MAT program’s close-knit community and faculty support.
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News From Education

Student Spotlight: Alexa Kastner UEP'25

Meet Alexa Kastner, a UEP student and passionate advocate for educational equity. Through her internship at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, she works on high-impact tutoring initiatives while applying her analytical skills to drive meaningful change.
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Balancing the rigorous demands of a doctoral program is challenging for the most motivated students, but for those keen to position themselves for profound impact, Brown’s Open Graduate Education program allows Ph.D. students to concurrently pursue a master’s degree in another field.
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Katie Rieser is the Director of the MAT program and a Senior Lecturer in Education. Previously, she taught English Education at Harvard and spent a decade as a middle and high school teacher and curriculum dean. Her research focuses on teacher education and anti-racist practices in K-12 schools.
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News From Education

Student Spotlight: Ellie Jurmann MAT'25

Meet Ellie Jurmann, a passionate future educator dedicated to making math both engaging and empowering for middle school students. Ellie shares her journey through Brown’s Bacc/MAT program, the joys of student teaching, and her hopes for creating a classroom where students feel supported, challenged, and valued.
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News From Engineering

Brown adds sustainable energy master’s degree to offerings

Brown Engineering’s new on-campus master of science in sustainable energy will prepare students to tackle global climate change and lead the transition to a decarbonized energy future.
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Both institutions enhance their longstanding partnership with a new agreement that allows IE University top performing undergraduate students to complement their STEM studies at Brown University School of Engineering.
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News from Watson

Alumni Spotlight: Hamidou "Hammi" Sylla ’23 MPA

Hamidou "Hammi" Sylla, who earned his MPA from the Watson Institute at Brown University in 2023, found Watson faculty and staff enormously supportive of his YouTube talk show, "Let's Just Talk with Hammi." Many of Sylla's interviewees became valuable professional and personal mentors.
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Rhode Island School of Design

Brown/RISD Master of Arts in Design Engineering bridges disciplines

A smart cutting board that integrates AI and teaches beginners to cook. An easy-to-use menstrual blood collection device that allows women to home-test for endometriosis. Compostable food packaging and edible, flavored utensils. These are just a few of the creative product designs dreamed up by grad students enrolled in the Brown/RISD Master of Arts in Design Engineering (MADE) program. Launched in 2021, the highly selective, 11-month master’s program focuses on collaboration and problem solving, allowing students to develop iterative making skills and produce small­ and large-scale work that addresses real-world issues and improves people’s lives.
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“At its core,” she explains, “it's about building relationships with students and leveraging their ‘funds of knowledge.’ This asset-based approach recognizes that all students bring valuable knowledge to the science classroom.”
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