Every September our extended community gathers for this special event, hosted by the dean. The State of the School is both informative and celebratory, featuring updates about the School of Public Health’s growth and leadership’s vision for the year ahead. The dean addresses our community and shares his strategic vision for the school's next twelve months.
State of the School
An annual fall event to kick off the academic year, learn about our school’s progress and consider our leadership’s vision for the future.
State of the School
An annual fall event to kick off the academic year, learn about our school’s progress and consider our leadership’s vision for the future.
We truly are in unprecedented times. In my lifetime I cannot think of another time where questions like what is the basic truth, what are facts, are being questioned. Expertise is being undermined.
2025 State of the School address
States of the School 2021-2025
Watch recent and past State of the School events.
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September 16, 2025. Special guest speakers included: • Erin Fuse Brown, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice • Rebecca Hubbard, Carl Kawaja and Wendy Holcombe Professor of Public Health • Sean MacLean, OMPH alumnus & Community Disaster Program Specialist of the Greater New York Region Red Cross • Brandon Marshall, Professor of Epidemiology • Jared Perkins, Director of Health Policy Strategy
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September 12, 2024: Dean Jha addressed the School of Public Health at this annual fall event, showcasing the school’s impact by sharing the stage with members of the school’s community, including student, staff and faculty speakers.
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September 27, 2023: A special 10th Anniversary State of the School Address to honor a decade of Brown University's School of Public Health. Dean Ashish K. Jha joins Brown University President Christina H. Paxson in conversation to discuss the past, present, and future of public health at Brown.
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September 8, 2022: Featuring remarks from Provost Richard Locke, Interim Dean Ronald Aubert, and Academic Dean Megan Ranney. Followed by a moderated panel discussion with faculty Jennifer Nuzzo, Mark Lurie, and William Godel.
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September 1, 2021: State of the School Address. Introduction by Brown University President Christina H. Paxson, followed by an address by Dean of the School of Public Health Ashish K. Jha.
Photo Highlights
Scenes from various State of the School events
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2025 special guest speakers include: • Erin Fuse Brown, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice • Rebecca Hubbard, Carl Kawaja and Wendy Holcombe Professor of Public Health • Sean MacLean, OMPH alumnus & Community Disaster Program Specialist of the Greater New York Region Red Cross • Brandon Marshall, Professor of Epidemiology • Jared Perkins, Director of Health Policy Strategy
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2025: Erin Fuse Brown and Dean Jha
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The 2024 State of the School was held in Sayles Hall
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The 2024 State of the School included special guests (L to R): Ashish Jha, Julia Noguchi, William Goedel, Petranea Smith, Christina Paxson, Yashaswini Singh, Corey Zigler, and Wilmot James.
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Brown University president Christina Paxson introduced Dean Jha in 2024
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President Christina H. Paxson and Dean Ashish K. Jha held a conversation for the 2023 State of the School / Ten Year Anniversary Kickoff Event.
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Interim Dean Ron Aubert moderated a discussion amongst School of Public Health faculty for the 2022 State of the School event.
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Governor McKee joined Dean Jha onstage in 2023.
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Dean Jha socializes with attendees at the State of the School reception in 2021.
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Dean Jha explains the School of Public Health's impact through research, scholarship and community engagement during the 2023 event.
News from SPH
The State of the School 2025
At the Brown University School of Public Health's 5th annual State of the School event, Dean Ashish Jha welcomed faculty, staff, students and alumni and highlighted Brown’s impact in education, research and policy. Despite the unprecedented moment we face, he assured the gathered crowd that “our school is strong.”