In the past, Brown College has hosted several programs for guest speakers.

The Speakers Series brings visitors for a lecture or reading. Speakers have included journalist and essayist Jeff Sharlet, poet Dave Lucas, essayist Erica Cavanagh, editor Allison Wright of Virginia Quarterly Review, and many more.

Each spring, Brown College students give a series of Friday afternoon lectures and discussions, called Brown Talks, on topics of their own interest and expertise. Presentations have addressed topics including plastics, synesthesia in music, communal living, chess, neural networks, gluten-free living, and the history of Brown College.

Below are example posters from previous speakers: