Building on some early programming from the fall, Brown 2026 publicly launched in January 2025, with a signature event “Carrying ‘The Great Force of History’ Within Us” featuring Daveed Diggs ‘04. Brown 2026 Reads kicked off with seven student reading groups that met with faculty authors for energetic discussions about history, politics, and poetry. A few of the other events through the spring semester included Letters from the Corporation of Brown University by Lauren Zalaznick, Creation of the American Republic by Gordon Wood, and Reading the Constitution by Justice Stephen Breyer, the latter which was a Krieger Memorial Lecture in partnership with the Taubman Center. Looking forward to fall 2025, Brown 2026 is excited to partner with a growing list of internal and external partners, while also compiling an interdisciplinary Brown 2026 curriculum. If you’d like your course listed with Brown 2026, or if you’d like to partner with Brown 2026, please contact brown2026democracy@brown.edu.