Strengthening Our Community Amid Conflict

Resources

This is an archived website

This website has been archived and is no longer being updated. In the 2023-24 Academic Year, Brown created this site to announce the launch of a series of concrete actions to enhance efforts to create an environment for our community that is free of discrimination and harassment, and to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws related to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. These changes came as Brown and campuses across the country experienced a rise in reported incidents of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian and anti-Israeli discrimination, and built upon existing efforts to confront all forms of racism and discrimination. The initiatives have since become embedded in the regular operations of Brown, and the University’s ongoing commitment to these efforts is reflected on websites hosted by the departments stewarding this work in partnership with offices across campus.

Brown’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) encourages our community to take advantage of exploring a range of resources to assist in expanding knowledge and building shared understanding of differing ideas, perspectives, identities and lived experiences. This is key to sustaining a caring and supportive teaching and learning community, where every individual feels safe.

OIED works to prevent and mitigate against antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian anti-Israeli harassment and discrimination, as well as the enduring legacies of racism.

Resources for Understanding Antisemitism and anti-Israeli Discrimination

Below is a selection of resources to promote individual education and heightened awareness about antisemitism and anti-Israeli discrimination. The Definitions and Terms section reflects that there often is not universal understanding or common agreement for defining the impact and harm of behaviors manifesting as antisemitism, hate and discrimination. Brown University does not endorse or operate from any single definition of antisemitism, but rather seeks to understand and support members of our community based on their concerns and experiences.

Definitions and Terms

National and International Resources

Local Resources

Resources for Understanding Islamophobia and Anti-Arab and Anti-Palestinian Discrimination

Below is a selection of resources to promote individual education and heightened awareness about Islamophobia and anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian discrimination. The Definitions and Terms section reflects that there often is not universal understanding or common agreement for defining the impact and harm of behaviors manifesting as Islamophobia, hate and discrimination. Brown University does not endorse or operate from any single definition of Islamophobia, but rather seeks to understand and support members of our community based on their concerns and experiences.

Definitions and Terms

National and International Resources

Local Resources

Resources for Understanding Racism and Discrimination

Below is a selection of resources to promote individual education and heightened awareness about racism and racial discrimination of any form.

Definitions and Terms 

National and International Resources

Local Resources