Celebration of Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons – NYC

Title: Celebration of Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons – NYC
Location: Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. (at 135th Street), New York, NY
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Description: Brown University’s Inman Page Black Alumni Council and the Alumni of Color Initiative invite you to a Celebration of Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons.

The event will begin at 5:30pm with a light reception on the second floor of the Schomburg Center. The program will begin at 7:00pm in the auditorium. President’s remarks will be followed by a Q&A session by Alison Stewart '88 (CBS News Correspondent) 

Attendees are encouraged to reconvene after the event at Harlem Tavern, 2153 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (at 116th Street).

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Reception: 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Program: 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Place: Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. (at 135th Street), New York, NY

RSVP: Tickets must be purchased in advance online for $15 per person.

RSVP online by Thurs. 2/16! Brown alumni can register at https://alumni.brown.edu

Alumni and friends are strongly encouraged to donate to The Ruth J. Simmons Africana Studies Endowed Fund on the Brown University giving page. Click “Give Now,” scroll to the bottom of the giving page to the heading “The Alumni of Color Initiative,” and check the box for “The Ruth J. Simmons Africana Studies Endowed Fund.” We are close to our goal of raising $100,000 and with your help, we can honor President Simmons while creating a permanent endowment for the department.

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