Ever True Roadmap to Recovery

The Brown community is ever true.

Brown’s Ever True Roadmap to Recovery is a whole-campus recovery initiative, launched in the wake of a senseless act of violence that took the lives of two students and injured nine others on December 13, 2025. The Ever True Roadmap to Recovery emphasizes the comprehensive support available for individuals and the Brown community as a whole, with campus safety and security positioned at the center of recovery efforts.

The Brown community is ever true.

Community healing takes time, and looks different for each individual affected. Brown’s Ever True Roadmap to Recovery focuses on both short- and long-term recovery, informed by medical and public health experts and scholars who specialize in trauma. The initiative is intended to ensure that students, faculty and staff have a space to help us heal and move forward together.

As we hold our community close, we must regularly check on the well-being of one another. We persist in reinforcing that the Brown campus — on College Hill and in the Jewelry District — should feel safe to learn, live and work. And, we must continue to celebrate all of the ways that Brown is still Brown.

The Brown community is resilient, caring and strong. We are ever true.

Roadmap Timeline

The Ever True Roadmap to Recovery timeline outlines the programming and activities spanning weeks, months, and years on the path to healing for the Brown community. In keeping with public health best practices after a traumatic event, the recovery effort is for the full Brown community and acknowledges that every individual recovers differently.

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Safety and Security

A safe and secure campus is a necessary condition for fulfilling our mission of education and research, and for all members of our community to feel a sense of security and belonging as they pursue knowledge in service to society. The report Safety and Security at Brown University: Overview and Action Plan outlines actions Brown is taking to continue to strengthen the University’s security environment and emergency management, following review of the events of December 13, 2025.

Learn more on the Public Safety and Emergency Management website

In Remembrance

First-year student MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, 18, was planning to become a neurosurgeon with a concentration in biochemistry and molecular biology to help realize his dream. Mukhammad was a U.S. dual citizen from Uzbekistan who graduated from Midlothian High School in Virginia where he was president of the school’s Model United Nations chapter and captain of the Scholastic Bowl team.

Ella Cook, 19, was a sophomore from Mountain Brook, Alabama, who was interested in French and Francophone studies. She was an accomplished competitive pianist and served as a volunteer leader for the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham. At Brown, Ella served as vice president of the Republican Club of Brown University.

Read the President's Letter: Mourning the loss of two beloved students

Stories of Healing and Recovery

In the weeks and months since December 13, the Ever True Roadmap to Recovery has helped guide a shared journey of recovery for students, faculty and staff. From memorials, community-led events and learning sessions, to written stories, photos and submissions from the Brown community art series, our community has created spaces to grieve, to support one another and to move forward.

View Stories and Community Artwork

Community Resources and Mental Health Support

Brown is focused on the mental health and psychological wellness of our community, and will continue to add information, resources and new support to address the needs of those impacted.

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