Knowra Brown University Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island. Its open curriculum lets undergraduates shape programs of study without general distribution requirements.
Open Curriculum : An undergraduate curriculum that lets students choose courses without required general distribution categories. Brown is especially known for letting undergraduates design programs without traditional distribution requirements.
College of Rhode Island : The institution chartered in 1764 that became Brown University in 1804. Brown began under this name in Warren, Rhode Island, before moving to Providence.
Brown University School of Engineering : Brown’s academic division for undergraduate and graduate study in engineering. Engineering exemplifies how students can pursue technical study within Brown’s flexible curriculum.
New Curriculum : Brown’s 1969 undergraduate curriculum reform, which removed required courses and grading options. This reform established the educational model now associated with Brown’s Open Curriculum.
Ivy League : An athletic conference of eight private universities in the northeastern United States. Brown belongs to this conference, which also shapes its public identity.
James Manning : A Baptist minister and educator who became the first president of the College of Rhode Island. Manning led the college from its founding and helped establish its early educational mission.
Warren Alpert Medical School : Brown University’s medical school, located in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a major professional school within Brown’s broader research and teaching system.
Brown University admission : The process by which Brown selects students for undergraduate and other academic programs. Selective admission determines access to an institution whose curriculum emphasizes student choice.
Providence, Rhode Island : The capital and largest city of Rhode Island, located at the head of Narragansett Bay. The university’s history and campus are closely tied to Providence.
Moses Brown : A Rhode Island merchant, abolitionist, and philanthropist who supported the College of Rhode Island. His substantial support helped the college relocate to Providence and develop its campus.
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