Staff Directory
Nick Dow
- Title:
- Manager, Athletics Communications
Primary: Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Softball, Men's & Women's Crew
- Phone:
- 401-339-1543
- Email:
- Joined Brown:
- September 2014; August 2026
- Alma Mater:
- Boston College '12
Nick Dow began his second stint at Brown as the Manager, Athletics Communications in August of 2026 after previously working with the Bears from 2014-21 alongside prior stints at Harvard University, Bates College, and Boston College.
At Harvard from 2021-26, Dow served as an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, working primarily with the Crimson’s men’s soccer, men’s basketball, skiing, baseball, and football programs while overseeing the communications department’s full-time interns, volunteer interns, and game day staffing.
While at Harvard, he volunteered at the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional, helped the Crimson host the Harvard-Yale football game in 2022 and 2024, covered baseball at The Baseball Beanpot at Fenway Park and Ivy League Tournament in 2025, and acted as a media coordinator at the 2025 NCAA Lacrosse Championships at Gillette Stadium. In 2025-26, he covered both men’s soccer and men’s basketball at their respective Ivy League Tournaments.
In his first stint at Brown from 2014-21, Dow covered one of the widest arrays of sports both in the Ivy League and the nation, serving as the primary communications contact for 12 sports over multiple years and as many as 16 teams over several months, while also assisting with other programs, initiatives, and postseason events.
During his time with the Bears, Dow covered the women’s basketball team’s run to the inaugural Ivy League Tournament in 2017 as well as the program’s appearance in the 2017 Women’s Basketball Invitational. He helped promote the women’s soccer team’s Ivy League title-winning season in 2019 – the team’s first conference title since 1994 – as well as the team’s subsequent run to the 2019 NCAA Championship second round.
While at Brown, Dow worked with the nationally ranked women’s crew program, traveling annually to the Ivy League Championship and NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. He promoted another nationally ranked program in men’s water polo, following the team to the 2014 NCAA Championships.
Dow acted as a part of the host staff at several NCAA Championship events while at Brown. In men’s basketball, he volunteered at the 2016 NCAA First and Second Rounds in Providence and at the 2018 NCAA East Regional in Boston. He helped Brown host the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey East Regional three times in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
At Brown, Dow served in leading roles for the production of the department’s Annual Report, Senior Celebration program, and Student-Athlete Handbook covers. He helped produce the department’s content relating to Black History Month and Women’s History Month and also worked to assist in the department’s in-game highlight distribution. During the 2020-21 academic year, Dow served as the Call Center Lead on Brown’s COVID-19 Student Testing Team, processing over 13,000 calls and emails.
Dow has earned three Sports Information Director of the Year awards from the Collegiate Water Polo Association, coming in 2015, 2017, and 2018.
Before Brown, Dow worked as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Bates College from 2013-14, covering the Bobcats' 31 varsity programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). He created the department's Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts.
Prior to Bates, Dow worked as a Media Relations Assistant at Boston College during the 2012-13 academic year, serving as the primary contact for volleyball, women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, and women's rowing. He served as a student assistant in the media relations office at BC from 2010-12. During his time with the Eagles, he covered the women’s lacrosse team at the 2013 ACC and NCAA Championships and worked as a part of the host staff at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional in Boston.
A native of Duxbury, Mass., Dow earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston College in 2012 and gained a master’s degree in history from Brown University in 2019. He lives with his wife, Patience, and son, Christopher.
At Harvard from 2021-26, Dow served as an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, working primarily with the Crimson’s men’s soccer, men’s basketball, skiing, baseball, and football programs while overseeing the communications department’s full-time interns, volunteer interns, and game day staffing.
While at Harvard, he volunteered at the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional, helped the Crimson host the Harvard-Yale football game in 2022 and 2024, covered baseball at The Baseball Beanpot at Fenway Park and Ivy League Tournament in 2025, and acted as a media coordinator at the 2025 NCAA Lacrosse Championships at Gillette Stadium. In 2025-26, he covered both men’s soccer and men’s basketball at their respective Ivy League Tournaments.
In his first stint at Brown from 2014-21, Dow covered one of the widest arrays of sports both in the Ivy League and the nation, serving as the primary communications contact for 12 sports over multiple years and as many as 16 teams over several months, while also assisting with other programs, initiatives, and postseason events.
During his time with the Bears, Dow covered the women’s basketball team’s run to the inaugural Ivy League Tournament in 2017 as well as the program’s appearance in the 2017 Women’s Basketball Invitational. He helped promote the women’s soccer team’s Ivy League title-winning season in 2019 – the team’s first conference title since 1994 – as well as the team’s subsequent run to the 2019 NCAA Championship second round.
While at Brown, Dow worked with the nationally ranked women’s crew program, traveling annually to the Ivy League Championship and NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. He promoted another nationally ranked program in men’s water polo, following the team to the 2014 NCAA Championships.
Dow acted as a part of the host staff at several NCAA Championship events while at Brown. In men’s basketball, he volunteered at the 2016 NCAA First and Second Rounds in Providence and at the 2018 NCAA East Regional in Boston. He helped Brown host the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey East Regional three times in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
At Brown, Dow served in leading roles for the production of the department’s Annual Report, Senior Celebration program, and Student-Athlete Handbook covers. He helped produce the department’s content relating to Black History Month and Women’s History Month and also worked to assist in the department’s in-game highlight distribution. During the 2020-21 academic year, Dow served as the Call Center Lead on Brown’s COVID-19 Student Testing Team, processing over 13,000 calls and emails.
Dow has earned three Sports Information Director of the Year awards from the Collegiate Water Polo Association, coming in 2015, 2017, and 2018.
Before Brown, Dow worked as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Bates College from 2013-14, covering the Bobcats' 31 varsity programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). He created the department's Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts.
Prior to Bates, Dow worked as a Media Relations Assistant at Boston College during the 2012-13 academic year, serving as the primary contact for volleyball, women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, and women's rowing. He served as a student assistant in the media relations office at BC from 2010-12. During his time with the Eagles, he covered the women’s lacrosse team at the 2013 ACC and NCAA Championships and worked as a part of the host staff at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional in Boston.
A native of Duxbury, Mass., Dow earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston College in 2012 and gained a master’s degree in history from Brown University in 2019. He lives with his wife, Patience, and son, Christopher.
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