Brown University

1754

Brown's first Chancellor, Stephen Hopkins, served as a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany 1754 and to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776.

1762

Isaac Backus, a historian of the New England Baptists and an inaugural Trustee of Brown, wrote of the October 1762 resolution taken at Philadelphia: James Manning arrived at Newport in July 1763 and was introduced to Stiles, who agreed to write the Charter for the college.

1763

Isaac Backus, a historian of the New England Baptists and an inaugural Trustee of Brown, wrote of the October 1762 resolution taken at Philadelphia: James Manning arrived at Newport in July 1763 and was introduced to Stiles, who agreed to write the Charter for the college.

Stiles' first draft was read to the General Assembly in August 1763 and rejected by Baptist members who worried that their denomination would be underrepresented in the College Board of Fellows.

1764

Founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of [education] in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. At its foundation, Brown was the first college in North America to accept students regardless of their religious affiliation.

A revised Charter written by Stiles and Ellery was adopted by the Rhode Island General Assembly on March 3, 1764 in East Greenwich. In September 1764, the inaugural meeting of the Corporation—the College's governing body—was held in Newport's Old Colony House.

in 1769, served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1785. ===Presidents=== Nineteen individuals have served as presidents of the university since its founding in 1764.

potential natural vegetation types, Brown would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25). ==Academics== ===The College=== Founded in 1764, the College is Brown's oldest school.

1765

James Manning was sworn in as the College's first president in 1765 and remained in the role until 1791.

1766

In 1766, the College authorized Rev.

1769

Two of Brown's founders, William Ellery and Stephen Hopkins signed the Declaration of Independence. James Mitchell Varnum, who graduated from Brown with honors in 1769, served as one of General George Washington's Continental Army Brigadier Generals and later as Major General in command of the entire Rhode Island militia.

in 1769, served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1785. ===Presidents=== Nineteen individuals have served as presidents of the university since its founding in 1764.

1770

Morgan Edwards to travel to Europe to "solicit Benefactions for this Institution." During his year and a half stay in the British Isles, the reverend secured funding from benefactors including Thomas Penn and Benjamin Franklin. In 1770, the College moved from Warren to Providence.

The majority of the property fell within the bounds of the original home lot of Chad Brown, an ancestor of the Browns and one of the original proprietors of Providence Plantations.After relocating to the city, work began on constructing a home for the College. A building committee, organized by the Corporation, developed plans for the College's first purpose-built edifice, finalizing a design on February 9, 1770.

Brown's core, historic campus, constructed primary between 1770 and 1926, is defined by three greens: the Front or Quiet Green, the Middle or College Green, and the Ruth J.

1774

Brown's first Chancellor, Stephen Hopkins, served as a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany 1754 and to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776.

1775

Joseph became a professor of natural philosophy at the College; John served as its treasurer from 1775 to 1796; and Nicholas Jr.

1776

Under the tenure of President Ruth Simmons, the University in 2003 established a steering committee to investigate these ties and recommend a strategy to address them. ==== The American Revolution ==== With British vessels patrolling Narragansett Bay in the fall of 1776, the College library was moved out of Providence for safekeeping.

The building functioned as barracks and hospital from December 10, 1776, to April 20, 1780, and as a hospital for French troops from June 26, 1780, to May 27, 1782. A number of Brown's founders and alumni played roles in the American Revolution and subsequent establishment of the United States.

Brown's first Chancellor, Stephen Hopkins, served as a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany 1754 and to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776.

1780

The building functioned as barracks and hospital from December 10, 1776, to April 20, 1780, and as a hospital for French troops from June 26, 1780, to May 27, 1782. A number of Brown's founders and alumni played roles in the American Revolution and subsequent establishment of the United States.

1781

During the subsequent American Revolutionary War, Brown's University Hall was used to house French and other revolutionary troops led by General George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau as they waited to commence the celebrated march of 1781 that led to the Siege of Yorktown and the Battle of the Chesapeake.

1782

The building functioned as barracks and hospital from December 10, 1776, to April 20, 1780, and as a hospital for French troops from June 26, 1780, to May 27, 1782. A number of Brown's founders and alumni played roles in the American Revolution and subsequent establishment of the United States.

in 1769, served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1785. ===Presidents=== Nineteen individuals have served as presidents of the university since its founding in 1764.

1785

in 1769, served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1785. ===Presidents=== Nineteen individuals have served as presidents of the university since its founding in 1764.

1786

(Class of 1786), John Brown, Joseph Brown, and abolitionist Moses Brown were instrumental in moving the College to Providence, constructing its first building, and securing its endowment.

1791

James Manning was sworn in as the College's first president in 1765 and remained in the role until 1791.

1796

Joseph became a professor of natural philosophy at the College; John served as its treasurer from 1775 to 1796; and Nicholas Jr.

succeeded his uncle as treasurer from 1796 to 1825. On September 8, 1803, the Corporation voted, "That the donation of $5000 Dollars, if made to this College within one Year from the late Commencement, shall entitle the donor to name the College." The following year, the appeal was answered by College treasurer Nicholas Brown, then a Junior.

1803

succeeded his uncle as treasurer from 1796 to 1825. On September 8, 1803, the Corporation voted, "That the donation of $5000 Dollars, if made to this College within one Year from the late Commencement, shall entitle the donor to name the College." The following year, the appeal was answered by College treasurer Nicholas Brown, then a Junior.

1804

The prior year, president Francis Wayland had commissioned a committee to update the school's original seal to match the name the university had adopted in 1804.

1825

succeeded his uncle as treasurer from 1796 to 1825. On September 8, 1803, the Corporation voted, "That the donation of $5000 Dollars, if made to this College within one Year from the late Commencement, shall entitle the donor to name the College." The following year, the appeal was answered by College treasurer Nicholas Brown, then a Junior.

1846

The Hay Library is home to one of the broadest collections of incunabula in the Americas, one of Brown's two Shakespeare First Folios, the manuscript of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, and three books bound in human skin. === John Carter Brown Library === Founded in 1846, the John Carter Brown Library is generally regarded as the world's leading collection of primary historical sources relating to the exploration and colonization of the Americas.

1858

Opened in 1910, the library is named for John Hay (class of 1858), private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

1887

institutions in the late 19th century, adding masters and doctoral studies in 1887.

1891

The walk is bordered by departmental buildings as well as Brown's Performing Arts Center and Granoff Center for the Creative Arts The corridor is home to public art including sculptures by Maya Lin and Tom Friedman. ===Pembroke campus=== The Women's College in Brown University, known as Pembroke College, was founded in October 1891.

1893

The most common institutions from which undergraduate alumni earn graduate degrees are Brown University, Columbia University, and Harvard University. The highest fields of employment for undergraduate alumni ten years after graduation are education and higher education (15%), medicine (9%), business and finance (9%), law (8%), and computing and technology (7%). ===Brown and RISD=== Since its 1893 relocation to College Hill, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has bordered Brown to its west.

1900

Since 1900, Brown and RISD students have been able to cross-register at the two institutions, with Brown students permitted to take as many as four courses at RISD to count towards their Brown degree.

1901

Library. The university's campus is contiguous that of the Rhode Island School of Design, which sits immediately to Brown's west, along the slope of College Hill. ====Van Wickle Gates==== Built in 1901, the Van Wickle Gates are a set of wrought iron gates that stand at the western edge of Brown's campus.

1903

The museum sponsors lectures and events in all areas of anthropology, and also runs an extensive program of outreach to local schools. === Annmary Brown Memorial === The Annmary Brown Memorial was constructed from 1903 to 1907 by the politician, Civil War veteran, and book collector General Rush Hawkins, as a mausoleum for his wife, Annmary Brown, a member of the Brown family.

1904

While administered and funded separately from the university, the library has been owned by Brown and located on its campus since 1904. The library contains the best preserved of the eleven surviving copies of the Bay Psalm Book—the earliest extant book printed in British North America and the most expensive printed book in the world.

1907

The museum sponsors lectures and events in all areas of anthropology, and also runs an extensive program of outreach to local schools. === Annmary Brown Memorial === The Annmary Brown Memorial was constructed from 1903 to 1907 by the politician, Civil War veteran, and book collector General Rush Hawkins, as a mausoleum for his wife, Annmary Brown, a member of the Brown family.

1910

Opened in 1910, the library is named for John Hay (class of 1858), private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

1925

Wickenden Street, in the adjacent Fox Point neighborhood, is another commercial street similarly popular among students. Built in 1925, Brown Stadium—the home of the school's football team—is located approximately a mile and a half northeast of the university's central campus.

1926

Brown's core, historic campus, constructed primary between 1770 and 1926, is defined by three greens: the Front or Quiet Green, the Middle or College Green, and the Ruth J.

1956

'88 (2018), as well as Pulitzer Prize for Poetry-winner Peter Balakian PhD '80 (2016) ===Computer science=== Brown began offering computer science courses through the departments of Economics and Applied Mathematics in 1956 when it acquired an IBM machine.

1958

Brown added an IBM 650 in January 1958, the only one of its type between Hartford and Boston.

1960

In 1960, Brown opened its first dedicated computer building.

In 2009, IBM and Brown announced the installation of a supercomputer (by teraflops standards), the most powerful in the southeastern New England region. In the 1960s, Andries van Dam along with Ted Nelson, and Bob Wallace invented The Hypertext Editing Systems, HES and FRESS while at Brown.

1966

Other presidents of note include academic, Vartan Gregorian and philosopher and economist, Francis Wayland. === The New Curriculum === In 1966, the first Group Independent Study Project (GISP) at Brown was formed, involving 80 students and 15 professors.

1968

The following year Magaziner began organizing the student body to press for the reforms, organizing discussions and protests. In 1968, University President Ray Heffner established a Special Committee on Curricular Philosophy.

1969

In 1969, Brown adopted its Open Curriculum after a period of student lobbying.

A report, produced by the committee, was presented to the faculty, which voted the New Curriculum into existence on May 7, 1969.

In 1969, as Bryant was preparing to relocate to Smithfield, Rhode Island, Brown purchased their Providence campus for $5 million.

1971

In 1971, Brown's coordinate women's institution, Pembroke College, was fully merged into the university. Admission is among the most selective in the United States; in 2021, the university reported an acceptance rate of 5.4%. The university comprises the College, the Graduate School, Alpert Medical School, the School of Engineering, the School of Public Health and the School of Professional Studies.

Upon its 1971 merger with the College of Brown University, Pembroke's campus was absorbed into the larger Brown campus. The Pembroke campus is bordered by Meeting, Brown, Bowen, and Thayer Streets and sits three blocks north of Brown's central campus.

In 1971, Brown renamed the area East Campus.

1979

Brown granted computer sciences full Departmental status in 1979.

1990

His collection of over 450 incunabula was relocated to the John Hay Library in 1990.

1996

Spencer '99 (2006), Usha Lee McFarling '89 (2007), James Bandler '89 (2007), Amy Goldstein '75 (2009), David Rohde '90 (twice, 1996, 2009), Kathryn Schulz '96 (2016), Alissa J.

2003

Under the tenure of President Ruth Simmons, the University in 2003 established a steering committee to investigate these ties and recommend a strategy to address them. ==== The American Revolution ==== With British vessels patrolling Narragansett Bay in the fall of 1776, the College library was moved out of Providence for safekeeping.

The idea was rejected by the College Curriculum Council after canvassing alumni, faculty, and students, including the original authors of the Magaziner-Maxwell Report. ===Slavery and Justice report=== In 2003, then-university president Ruth Simmons launched a steering committee to research Brown's eighteenth-century ties to slavery.

2006

In 2006, the reintroduction of plus/minus grading was proposed in response to concerns regarding grade inflation.

In October 2006, the committee released a report documenting its findings. Entitled "Slavery and Justice," the document detailed the ways in which the university benefited both directly and indirectly from the transatlantic slave trade and the labor of enslaved people.

2007

Between 2007 and 2018, Brown reduced its greenhouse emissions by 27 percent; the majority of this reduction is attributable to the university's Thermal Efficiency Project which converted its central heating plant from a steam-powered system to a hot water-powered system. In 2020, Brown announced it had sold 90 percent of its fossil fuel investments as part of a broader divestment from direct investments and managed funds that focus on fossil fuels.

The two institutions partner to provide various student-life services and the two student bodies compose a synergy in the College Hill cultural scene. ==== Brown|RISD Dual Degree Program ==== After several years of discussion between the two institutions and several students pursuing dual degrees unofficially, Brown and RISD formally established a five-year dual degree program in 2007, with the first class matriculating in the fall of 2008.

2008

The two institutions partner to provide various student-life services and the two student bodies compose a synergy in the College Hill cultural scene. ==== Brown|RISD Dual Degree Program ==== After several years of discussion between the two institutions and several students pursuing dual degrees unofficially, Brown and RISD formally established a five-year dual degree program in 2007, with the first class matriculating in the fall of 2008.

2009

For the Class of 2009, 56 percent of all undergraduate alumni have since earned graduate degrees.

In American Theater magazine's 2009 ranking of the most-produced American plays, Brown graduates occupied four of the top five places—Peter Nachtrieb '97, Rachel Sheinkin '89, Sarah Ruhl '97, and Stephen Karam '02. The undergraduate concentration encompasses programs in theatre history, performance theory, playwriting, dramaturgy, acting, directing, dance, speech, and technical production.

Spencer '99 (2006), Usha Lee McFarling '89 (2007), James Bandler '89 (2007), Amy Goldstein '75 (2009), David Rohde '90 (twice, 1996, 2009), Kathryn Schulz '96 (2016), Alissa J.

In 2009, IBM and Brown announced the installation of a supercomputer (by teraflops standards), the most powerful in the southeastern New England region. In the 1960s, Andries van Dam along with Ted Nelson, and Bob Wallace invented The Hypertext Editing Systems, HES and FRESS while at Brown.

2010

Brown's Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology Collection Research Center, particularly strong in Native American items, is located in the Mount Hope Grant. === Sustainability === Brown has committed to "minimize its energy use, reduce negative environmental impacts and promote environmental stewardship." Since 2010, the university has required all new buildings meet LEED silver standards.

2011

Brown's sailing teams are based out of the Ted Turner Sailing Pavilion at the Edgewood Yacht Club in adjacent Cranston. Since 2011, Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School has been located in Providence's historic Jewelry District, near the medical campus of Brown's teaching hospitals, Rhode Island Hospital and The Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island.

2012

Since 2012, Christina Hull Paxson has served as president.

2017

Six Brown graduates have received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Alfred Uhry '58 (1988), Lynn Nottage '86 (twice—2009, 2017), Ayad Akhtar '93, Nilo Cruz '94, Quiara Alegría Hudes '04, and Jackie Sibblies Drury MFA '04.

2018

Between 2007 and 2018, Brown reduced its greenhouse emissions by 27 percent; the majority of this reduction is attributable to the university's Thermal Efficiency Project which converted its central heating plant from a steam-powered system to a hot water-powered system. In 2020, Brown announced it had sold 90 percent of its fossil fuel investments as part of a broader divestment from direct investments and managed funds that focus on fossil fuels.

2020

Between 2007 and 2018, Brown reduced its greenhouse emissions by 27 percent; the majority of this reduction is attributable to the university's Thermal Efficiency Project which converted its central heating plant from a steam-powered system to a hot water-powered system. In 2020, Brown announced it had sold 90 percent of its fossil fuel investments as part of a broader divestment from direct investments and managed funds that focus on fossil fuels.

For the graduating class of 2020 the most popular concentrations were Computer Science, Economics, Biology, History, Applied Mathematics, International Relations, and Political Science.

The Brown|RISD Dual Degree Program, among the most selective in the country, offered admission to 20 of the 725 applicants for the class entering in autumn 2020, for an acceptance rate of 2.7%.

An annual "BRDD Exhibition" is a well-publicized and heavily attended event, drawing interest and attendees from the wider world of industry, design, the media, and the fine arts. ==== MADE Program ==== In 2020, the two schools announced the establishment of a new joint master of arts in design engineering program.

2021

In 1971, Brown's coordinate women's institution, Pembroke College, was fully merged into the university. Admission is among the most selective in the United States; in 2021, the university reported an acceptance rate of 5.4%. The university comprises the College, the Graduate School, Alpert Medical School, the School of Engineering, the School of Public Health and the School of Professional Studies.

In 2021, the university adopted the goal of reducing quantifiable campus emissions by 75 percent by 2025 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2040. According to the A.




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