The Mary H. Brown Fund is currently undergoing restructuring with the aim of increasing participation. Please continue to check your emails for more information. Please don't hesitate to contact the Office of the Dean of Students if you have any questions. 

Mary H. Brown’s bequest to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø primarily supported the creation of facilities for health and mental health care in the Brown Student Services Building. The balance of the fund was set aside as the Mary H. Brown Fund to provide ongoing special project support.

The Fund, approximately $20,000 per year in total, supports initiatives consistent with Ms. Brown's wishes. Applications may be received from any unit or organization within the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcommunity, be it from students, staff or faculty. Selected projects typically have a projected budget between $500-$3,000.

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Mary H. Brown is sitting in the front row, second from the left, in this picture from 1933.

 

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous Peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. 51³Ô¹ÏÍøhonours, recognizes, and respects these nations as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which we are located. 

 

For information about some of the Indigenous initiatives at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøplease visit the website for the Office of Indigenous Initiatives.  

 

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