Brown University
Transcript: - Only 10.8% were accepted through both Early and Regular Decision - There are nearly 6,000 undergraduate students enrolled in the college -Approximately 80 concentrations (majors) are offered. -Most famous concentrations are Social Sciences (42%), Humanities (26%), Life Sciences (17%), and the Physical Sciences (14%). - Undergraduates can also design an independent concentration if the existing standard programs do not fit their interests. In God We Hope(translation) Early History -1700s <- Brown vs. Harvard Review of Brown University from an Educational Consultant - Location : Providence, Rhode Island - Size : 143 acres, total of 8450 students - Founded year : 1764 Notable Alumni & Faculty - American Private Ivy League research University - Urban Campus - In 1764, Brown University was first established as "College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" in Newport, Rhode Island - John, Nicholas, and Moses Brown funded the University and helped the University to move to Providence, Rhode Island. - School of Engineering : Brown has the oldest engineering program in the Ivy League - Main Campus : located on College Hill, with 235 buildings, covering 143 acres <- Watson Institute for International Studies History - 1900s (The New Curriculum) - Alpert Medical School : only less than 2% of those applying through the Standard Route accepted in 2008; offers combined degree programs - Watson Institute for International Studies : center for the analysis of international issues at Brown - Member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Ivy League athletic conference Dahhoon Jeong - Pembroke Campus : 25~30% of the incoming Freshman class lives on Pembroke Brown in the 1800s Academics - Graduate Lars Onsager, former professor in Brown, Laureate of Nobel Prize of Chemistry (1968) Athletics Horace Mann, class of 1819, regarded as the father of American public education <- University Hall in Main Campus <- Seal History -1800s - Graduate School : around 2,000 students studying over 50 disciplines First Brown President James Manning Academics - Undergraduate Modern History - (2000-2013) Type Traditions - Named "the most fashionable school in the Ivy League" by the fashion trade journal Women's Wear Daily - Students on campus seem to have the strongest sense of personal style - In 1969 The "New Curriculum" - also called "Open Curriculum" was adopted after a student movement within the University. -This "New Curriculum" granted the freedom of designing majors and selecting courses without any requirement courses for graduation. Also, students often could attend lectures without registering in the course(getting a grade) - By establishment of this system, Brown is called liberal(not necessarily political) even to this day. - This viewpoint later triggers a student movement, instituting the "New Curriculum" Brown University Motto : In Deo Speramus(Latin) - Brown's grading system had been simplified to A/B/C/No credit in the 1900s. But in 2006, there was some debate whether to reintroduce +/- grading system. The College Curriculum Council voted this down(+/- grading system was not reestablished) Seal and Motto - East Campus : 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land and 26 buildings Trivia : Emma Watson, actor in Harry Potter movie series, attended Brown, but did not yet graduate. She does not study at Brown at this moment, though Student Life - Ranked #1 for America's Happiest College Students, according to the Princeton Review 2010 rankings - In 1850, Brown President Francis Wayland wrote: "The various courses should be so arranged that, insofar as practicable, every student might study what he chose, all that he chose, and nothing but what he chose." - 37 varsity intercollegiate teams Basic information - Spring Weekend : Brown replaced the traditional Junior Week and Junior Prom, which were discontinued during World War II, with Spring Weekend, which featured athletic contests and dances. Concerts featuring invited performers began in 1960, including Bob Dylan, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, James Brown and Snoop Dogg - "Alma Mater" : The song "Alma Mater" was written by James Andrews DeWolf (Class of 1861) in 1860, who named it "Old Brown" and set it to the tune of "Araby's Daughter" (which was later known as "The Old Oaken Bucket"). The song was renamed "Alma Mater", after the incipit, in 1869. It is sung and played after varsity athletic victories and at formal events such as Convocation and Commencement. - In July 2007, Brown University formed the Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program, which allowed students to pursue an A.B. degree at Brown and a B.F.A. degree at RISD simultaneously, by a five-year program - In honor of Nicholas Brown, the University is renamed "Brown University"