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Revision as of 01:41, March 27, 2007
Brown University is an American university located in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a member of the Ivy League, and was rated as the 15th best U.S. college in 2007 by U.S. News and World Report [1]. Brown was founded in 1764; the University motto is In Deo Speramus, which means "In God We Hope" or "In God is our Hope". The current President of Brown is Ruth J. Simmons; it has 628 full-time faculty members and 7,595 students.
History
Brown was founded by Ezra Stiles, a Congregationalist Minister, and James Manning, a Baptist Minister; it was originally known as Rhode Island College. It charter was granted on March 3, 1764; among the sixty-odd signatories were the wealthy brothers John and Nicholas Brown, and the College was located in Warren, Rhode Island. The charter specified that "into this liberal and catholic institution shall never be admitted any religious tests, but on the contrary, all the members hereof shall forever enjoy full, free, absolute, and uninterrupted liberty of conscience", and as such was considered liberal and nonsectarian. Brown and Penn both have claims to be considered the first nonsectarian institution of higher learning in the United States
The College moved to Providence in 1770, and was renamed Brown University in honor of Nicholas Brown, a nephew of John Brown, who had given a bequest of $5,000.
According to the university, the Brown family participated in the slave trade and the proceeds contributed to the funding of the university during its early days.[1]
Like other colleges, Brown has changed much over the years. The 1833 Brown catalog—or "catalogue," as it was spelled—lists the names of the entire student body: 43 freshman, 60 sophomores, 45 juniors, and 41 seniors.[2]
Brown did not admit women until 1891, when a women's college named Pembroke College was founded. Brown became coedicational in 1971 when the undergraduate school merged with Pembroke College.
The New Curriculum
Brown prides itself on its "New Curriculum," first established in 1969, which allows students to take virtually any course they want, with no general distribution requirements. Traditional letter grades are optional. [2]
Recent events
In 2005, Brown University's "Queer Alliance" threw a raucous and drunken party in a university building. The event was covered by disguised reporters for The O'Reilly Factor, causing bad publicity for the university.[3]
Notes and references
- ↑ Slavery and Justice Report, Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice
- ↑ The Catalogue of Brown University, 1833
External links
- Encyclopedia Brunoniana, good source of information of Brown's history, customs