Computing & Information Services | Brown University

Brown Telecom provides an automated “operator” for off-hours and to supplement the campus operators when necessary.  Please dial 401-863-6001 and “speak” the name of the party you would like to reach.  Your call will be connected to on-campus numbers only.

Brown University Campus Department Directory provides listings of pertinent information for departments. 

The Brown University Switchboard Operators answer Brown's main telephone number, (401) 863-1000 (or “0”) during normal business hours. The operators connect callers to the appropriate person or department, answer general questions and provide information on Campus events.

The Active Directory domain, AD.Brown.edu, is the centralized Windows Directory Service for authentication of user, computer, and group objects. Active Directory is used primarily for the centralized Windows environments.

Allows callers to be automatically transferred to an extension without the intervention of an operator or administrative assistant. This service provides a list of recorded selections for callers to choose from based on menu options. For example: "press 1 for Accounts and Passwords, press 2 for Computer Assistance".