Welcome to the Brown Alumni Circle of Support

The Brown Alumni Circle of Support sits alongside the student-powered, two-week Brown career-lab–sponsored “Winternship” that Dream Tank has been planning since September — the Systems Change Lab — and is a growing constellation of alumni, educators, parents, mentors, and community members who are standing with students not to fix them, but to support their safety, agency, and leadership.

This Circle exists to ensure that young people are not left alone in moments when systems fail — and that they have access to intergenerational support as they re-imagine what comes next.

The Systems Change Lab at Brown University is a two-week, youth-led and mentor-guided process where students are given space, tools, and intergenerational support to name what isn’t working, map what’s missing, and design pathways forward together.

Rather than postponing this work, we listened to students last week — just days after the tragic events on campus — and allowed this moment to shape the Lab itself, beginning with safety, care, and agency as the first system to be addressed.

• Periodic updates on how students are shaping next steps

• Invitations to listening sessions or small-group conversations

• Opportunities to offer mentorship, connections, or resources

• Invitations to help host or support local alumni gatherings

• Access to private briefings and council salons as this work evolves

You choose how — or if — you engage. This is about showing up in ways that are sustainable, grounded, and real.