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Academic Year 2026-2027 

Fall Graduate School Orientation Dates

• All Orientations are offered in person. International and All-Students sessions (excluding meals and social/community-building events) are also offered virtually and recorded for later watching. Dates will be announced in early 2026.

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  MPA Academic Calendar (AY 2026-2027)
  Event/Sequence	Dates
  MPA Orientation Week	June 8, 2026 - June 12, 2026
  Summer Sequence 1	June 15, 2026 - July 17, 2026
  Summer Sequence 2	July 20, 2026 - August 21, 2026
  Brown University Orientation Sessions (see above)	TBA
  Fall Semester	September 9, 2026 - December 21, 2026
  Indigenous People's Day Weekend (No University Exercises)	October 10, 2026 - October 12, 2026
  Winter Break	December 22, 2026 - January 26, 2027
  Spring Semester	January 27, 2027 - May 21, 2027
  Long Weekend (No University Exercises)	February 13, 2027 - February 16, 2027
  Spring Recess	March 27, 2027 - April 4, 2027
  Commencement	May 30, 2027

Academic Year 2025-2026

Fall Graduate School Orientation Dates

• International Student Orientation: August 20-21, 2025
• Students of Color Orientation: August 24-25, 2025
• All-Graduate Student Orientation: August 26-27, 2025
• Resource Fair: August 28, 2025 (tentative date)

Find updates on the Graduate School website