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	~~{{Infobox_University~~
	~~\|image = [[Image:Brown_Coat_of_Arms.png\|125px\|Brown University Coat of Arms]]~~
	~~\|name = Brown University~~
	~~\|motto = ''In deo speramus''<br />(In God we hope)~~
	~~\|established = 1764~~
	~~\|type = [[Private school\|Private]]~~
	~~\|president= [[Ruth J. Simmons]]~~
	~~\|city = [[Providence, Rhode Island\|Providence]]~~
	~~\|state = [[Rhode Island]]~~
	~~\|country = [[United States\|USA]]~~
	~~\|undergrad = 5,711~~
	~~\|postgrad = 1,396 (323 medical)~~
	~~\|staff= 785~~
	~~\|campus = [[Urban_area \| Urban]], 143 [[acre]]s (0.58 [[kilometre\|km]]²)~~
	~~\|mascot = "Bruno" the [[Bear]]s [[Image:Brown bears logo.jpg\|40px\|]]~~
	~~\|free_label = Athletics~~
	~~\|free = 38 sports teams~~
	~~\|website= [http://www.brown.edu/ www.brown.edu]~~
	~~\|free_label = Endowment~~
	~~\|free = $1.96 billion~~
	}}
	'''Brown University''' is an [[Ivy League]] university located in [[Providence, Rhode Island\|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]]. Founded in 1764 as Rhode Island College, it is the third-oldest institution of [[higher education]] in [[New England]] and the [[Colonial colleges\|seventh-oldest]] in the [[United States]]. Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students of all religious affiliations.		'''Brown University''' is an [[Ivy League]] university located in [[Providence, Rhode Island\|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]]. Founded in 1764 as Rhode Island College, it is the third-oldest institution of [[higher education]] in [[New England]] and the [[Colonial colleges\|seventh-oldest]] in the [[United States]]. Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students of all religious affiliations.

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	~~{{Infobox_University~~
	~~\|image = [[Image:Brown_Coat_of_Arms.png\|125px\|Brown University Coat of Arms]]~~
	~~\|name = Brown University~~
	~~\|motto = ''In deo speramus''<br />(In God we hope)~~
	~~\|established = 1764~~
	~~\|type = [[Private school\|Private]]~~
	~~\|president= [[Ruth J. Simmons]]~~
	~~\|city = [[Providence, Rhode Island\|Providence]]~~
	~~\|state = [[Rhode Island]]~~
	~~\|country = [[United States\|USA]]~~
	~~\|undergrad = 5,711~~
	~~\|postgrad = 1,396 (323 medical)~~
	~~\|staff= 785~~
	~~\|campus = [[Urban_area \| Urban]], 143 [[acre]]s (0.58 [[kilometre\|km]]²)~~
	~~\|mascot = "Bruno" the [[Bear]]s [[Image:Brown bears logo.jpg\|40px\|]]~~
	~~\|free_label = Athletics~~
	~~\|free = 38 sports teams~~
	~~\|website= [http://www.brown.edu/ www.brown.edu]~~
	~~\|free_label = Endowment~~
	~~\|free = $1.96 billion~~
	}}
	'''Brown University''' is an [[Ivy League]] university located in [[Providence, Rhode Island\|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]]. Founded in 1764 as Rhode Island College, it is the third-oldest institution of [[higher education]] in [[New England]] and the [[Colonial colleges\|seventh-oldest]] in the [[United States]]. Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students of all religious affiliations.		'''Brown University''' is an [[Ivy League]] university located in [[Providence, Rhode Island\|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]]. Founded in 1764 as Rhode Island College, it is the third-oldest institution of [[higher education]] in [[New England]] and the [[Colonial colleges\|seventh-oldest]] in the [[United States]]. Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students of all religious affiliations.

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	'''Brown University''' is an [[Ivy League]] university located in [[Providence, Rhode Island~~\|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]]~~. Founded in 1764 as Rhode Island College, it is the third-oldest institution of [[higher education]] in [[New England]] and the ~~[[Colonial colleges\|~~seventh-oldest]] in the [[United States]]. Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students of all religious affiliations.		'''Brown University''' is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1764 as Rhode Island College, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England and the seventh-oldest in the United States. Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students of all religious affiliations.

	The Brown "New Curriculum," instituted in 1969, eliminates distribution requirements and mandatory A/B/C ~~[[grade (education)\|~~grading]] (allowing any course to be taken on a "satisfactory/no credit" basis).		The Brown "New Curriculum," instituted in 1969, eliminates distribution requirements and mandatory A/B/C grading (allowing any course to be taken on a "satisfactory/no credit" basis).

	Admission to Brown is extremely competitive. For 2004-2005, among major research universities that grant doctoral degrees, Brown ranks among the ten most selective institutions with an admissions rate of 14.6%, as reported by the [[Carnegie Foundation]] and ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', which is fifth lowest in the Ivy League. Students come from all 50 [[U.S. state\|~~state]]s~~, as well as 65 countries. Brown's [[financial aid]] program awards approximately $70 million each year in the form of scholarships, jobs, and loans. Over 50 percent of students receive some form of financial aid.		Admission to Brown is extremely competitive. For 2004-2005, among major research universities that grant doctoral degrees, Brown ranks among the ten most selective institutions with an admissions rate of 14.6%, as reported by the Carnegie Foundation and ''U.S. News & World Report'', which is fifth lowest in the Ivy League. Students come from all 50 U.S. state\|states, as well as 65 countries. Brown's financial aid program awards approximately $70 million each year in the form of scholarships, jobs, and loans. Over 50 percent of students receive some form of financial aid.

	Brown has the oldest undergraduate engineering program in the Ivy League (1847) and the only undergraduate [[History of Mathematics]] department in the world. Brown was also one of the first institutions to emphasize [[computer science]] as well as [[media studies]], with its department in Modern Culture and Media, where students study ~~[[Film production\|~~film]], [[film criticism]], and [[critical theory]].		Brown has the oldest undergraduate engineering program in the Ivy League (1847) and the only undergraduate History of Mathematics department in the world. Brown was also one of the first institutions to emphasize computer science as well as media studies, with its department in Modern Culture and Media, where students study film, film criticism, and critical theory.

	Since 2001, Brown's current and 18th [[president]] is [[Ruth J. Simmons]], the first [[African American]] president, and second female president, of an Ivy League institution, as well as the first permanent female president of Brown.		Since 2001, Brown's current and 18th president is Ruth J. Simmons, the first African American president, and second female president, of an Ivy League institution, as well as the first permanent female president of Brown.

	The school colors are [[seal brown]], ~~[[cardinal (color)\|~~cardinal red]], and [[white]]. Brown's mascot is the [[bear]] and the sports teams are called the Bears. The costumed bear mascot named "Bruno" makes appearances at athletic games. The use of a bear as the University's [[mascot]] dates back to 1904. People associated with the University are known as [[List of ~~Brown University people\|~~Brunonians]].		The school colors are seal brown, cardinal red, and white. Brown's mascot is the bear and the sports teams are called the Bears. The costumed bear mascot named "Bruno" makes appearances at athletic games. The use of a bear as the University's mascot dates back to 1904. People associated with the University are known as List of Brunonians.

	In the fall of 2004, [[billionaire~~]] [[~~Sidney Frank]], who could only afford to attend Brown for one year in his youth, donated an additional $100 million exclusively for financial aid—the largest gift in the university's history. Earlier that year, Frank had given $25 million for the construction of Sidney Frank Hall, the future home of Brown's fast-growing Department of Neuroscience, Department of Cognitive Science, and Department of Linguistic Sciences. In September 2005, Frank made yet another donation of $5 million to aid Brown in providing free tuition for New Orleans students whose colleges had been rendered unusable by [[Hurricane Katrina]] just weeks earlier. His donations are one part of Brown's new capital campaign, dubbed "Boldly Brown", to raise $1.4 billion over the next three years, $600 million of which will go towards expanding the school's endowment. Brown parents also serve as large donors, and in 2004 gave more than any other group of non-alumni parents in the Ivy League and the second-most in the country (behind Duke).		In the fall of 2004, billionaire Sidney Frank, who could only afford to attend Brown for one year in his youth, donated an additional $100 million exclusively for financial aid—the largest gift in the university's history. Earlier that year, Frank had given $25 million for the construction of Sidney Frank Hall, the future home of Brown's fast-growing Department of Neuroscience, Department of Cognitive Science, and Department of Linguistic Sciences. In September 2005, Frank made yet another donation of $5 million to aid Brown in providing free tuition for New Orleans students whose colleges had been rendered unusable by Hurricane Katrina just weeks earlier. His donations are one part of Brown's new capital campaign, dubbed "Boldly Brown", to raise $1.4 billion over the next three years, $600 million of which will go towards expanding the school's endowment. Brown parents also serve as large donors, and in 2004 gave more than any other group of non-alumni parents in the Ivy League and the second-most in the country (behind Duke).

	== History ==		== History ==
	=== The founding of Brown ===		=== The founding of Brown ===
	In 1763, [[James Manning]], a Baptist minister, was sent to [[Rhode Island]] by the Philadelphia Association of ~~[[Baptist\|~~Baptist Churches]] in order to found a college. At the same time, local ~~[[Congregationalist\|~~Congregationalists]], led by [[James Stiles]], were working toward a similar end. On [[March 3]], [[1764]], a charter was filed to create Rhode Island College in [[Warren, Rhode Island]], reflecting the work of both Stiles and Manning. The charter had more than 60 signatories, including ~~[[John Brown (Rhode Island)\|~~John]] and [[Nicholas Brown]] of the Brown family, who would give the College its present day name. James Manning, the minister sent to Rhode Island by the Baptists, was sworn in as the College's first president in 1765.		In 1763, James Manning, a Baptist minister, was sent to Rhode Island by the Philadelphia Association of Baptist Churches in order to found a college. At the same time, local Congregationalists, led by James Stiles, were working toward a similar end. On March 3, 1764, a charter was filed to create Rhode Island College in Warren, Rhode Island, reflecting the work of both Stiles and Manning. The charter had more than 60 signatories, including John and Nicholas Brown of the Brown family, who would give the College its present day name. James Manning, the minister sent to Rhode Island by the Baptists, was sworn in as the College's first president in 1765.

	Rhode Island College moved to its present location on College Hill, in the East Side of Providence, in 1770 and construction of the first building, The College Edifice, began. This building was renamed University Hall in 1823. The Brown family -- Nicholas, John, Joseph and [[Moses ~~Brown\|Moses]]~~ -- were instrumental in the move to Providence, funding and organizing much of the construction of the new buildings. The family's connection with the college was strong: [[Joseph Brown]] became a professor of Physics at the University and [[John Brown ~~(Rhode Island)\|John Brown]]~~ served as treasurer from 1775 to 1796. In 1804, a year after John Brown's death, the University was renamed in honor of John's nephew, [[Nicholas Brown, Jr.]], who was a member of the class of 1786 and contributed $5,000 (which, adjusted for [[inflation]], is approximately $61,000 in 2005, though it was 1,000 times the roughly $5 tuition) toward an endowed professorship. In 1904, the [[John Carter Brown Library]] was opened as an independent historical and cultural research center based around the libraries of ~~[[John Carter Brown\|~~John Carter]] and [[John Nicholas Brown]].		Rhode Island College moved to its present location on College Hill, in the East Side of Providence, in 1770 and construction of the first building, The College Edifice, began. This building was renamed University Hall in 1823. The Brown family -- Nicholas, John, Joseph and Moses -- were instrumental in the move to Providence, funding and organizing much of the construction of the new buildings. The family's connection with the college was strong: Joseph Brown became a professor of Physics at the University and John Brown served as treasurer from 1775 to 1796. In 1804, a year after John Brown's death, the University was renamed in honor of John's nephew, Nicholas Brown, Jr., who was a member of the class of 1786 and contributed $5,000 (which, adjusted for inflation, is approximately $61,000 in 2005, though it was 1,000 times the roughly $5 tuition) toward an endowed professorship. In 1904, the John Carter Brown Library was opened as an independent historical and cultural research center based around the libraries of John Carter and John Nicholas Brown.

	The Brown family was involved in various business ventures in Rhode Island, including [[slavery]]. The Brown family itself was divided on the issue. John Brown had relentlessly defended slavery, while Moses Brown and Nicholas Brown Jr. were fervent ~~[[abolitionism\|~~abolitionists]]. In recognition of this history, the University established the University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice in 2003 ([http://www.brown.edu/Research/Slavery_Justice/index.html]).		The Brown family was involved in various business ventures in Rhode Island, including slavery. The Brown family itself was divided on the issue. John Brown had relentlessly defended slavery, while Moses Brown and Nicholas Brown Jr. were fervent abolitionists. In recognition of this history, the University established the University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice in 2003 ([http://www.brown.edu/Research/Slavery_Justice/index.html]).

	Brown began to admit women when it established a Women's College in 1891, which was later named [[Pembroke College]]. "The College" (the undergraduate school) merged with Pembroke College in 1971 and became ~~[[coeducation\|~~coeducational]].		Brown began to admit women when it established a Women's College in 1891, which was later named Pembroke College. "The College" (the undergraduate school) merged with Pembroke College in 1971 and became coeducational.

	=== The New Curriculum ===		=== The New Curriculum ===

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