Brown University

Brown University Profile and History

Brown University in Providence, RI is considered one of the most liberal and unconventional schools in the Northeast. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Browns "Open Curriculum," where students get to create their own program and explore the more than 80 academic concentrations before choosing to focus on one or two fields. Through "the Brown Promise," Brown meets 100 percent of students' dem onstrated financial need with no loansonly scholarship grants. With over 250 years of history, Brown has a series of traditions that make it unique. The main Van Wickle Gates open for convocation and for graduation legend holds that bad luck will haunt anyone who crosses through the gate more than twice. Notable Brown alumni include John F. Kennedy Jr., CNN founder Ted Turner, and actors Emma Watson and John Krasinski, who delivered the Baccalaureate speech before commencement this year.