An interdisciplinary symposium for seniors at Brown University

April 22 & 28–29, 2026

Critical Connections, Reflecting on the Journey

gallery: TiA 2026

Sonam Shulman, Wesley Hackett and Avani Ghosh at a table

Sonam Shulman, Wesley Hackett and Avani Ghosh at their Roundtable Session: From lung tissue to environmental policy: How systemic design impacts humans at the micro, personal, and societal levels. (April 22, 11:00 a.m.)

Ariti Gani sitting in front of a window

Ariti Gani, student coordinator of Theories in Action

Avani Ghosh, looking to her left

Avani Ghosh, during her presentation, My book world tour: Reading a book from every country.

Avani Ghosh, Megan Wang

Avani Ghosh and Megan Wang, at their Roundtable Session: From S/NC factors to fiction to flies: How Brown inspires passion outside the classroom 

Avani Ghosh at the podium, other speakers to her right at a long table; Avani speaking in front of people seated at several round tables
Dean Amari Boyd, Kento Suzuki, Amira Haileab and Elizabeth Flores seated at a long table.

Dean Amari Boyd, Kento Suzuki, Amira Haileab and Elizabeth Flores at their Roundtable Discussion, Embodied Geographies: Land, Memory, and Transformation