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The timeline chronicles milestones of more than 250 years, including Brown’s founding in 1764 on the idea of admitting students regardless of religious affiliation, the introduction of the first women to begin studies at Brown in 1891, the 1969 adoption of the “New Curriculum” that continues to define the undergraduate experience, the ...
- Celebrating 250 Years
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- The New Curriculum Introduced
Although many years brought a “new curriculum” at Brown,...
- University's Relationship to Slavery
The report also recommended that Brown establish a Center of...
- Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan
After an engagement process involving campus-wide discussion...
- First Women Students Begin Study
After the Corporation voted to allow women to sit for exams,...
- Third World Coalition Protest
On March 13, 1985, over 300 students rallied on the Green to...
- First Asian American Graduate
First Asian American Graduate. FULL TIMELINE. 1931. ... he...
- The Naming of Brown University
From the time of its founding until the receipt of the...
- Celebrating 250 Years
The history of Brown University spans 260 years. Founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England.
Originally formed as part of the Haxall Canal in 1789, Brown’s Island is named after its first settler, Elijah Brown, who acquired the land in 1826. During the Civil War, it was home to the Confederate States Laboratory where women and children produced ammunition and other military supplies.
Originally located in Warren, Rhode Island, and called the College of Rhode Island, Brown moved to its current spot on College Hill overlooking Providence in 1770 and was renamed in 1804 in recognition of a $5,000 gift from Nicholas Brown, a prominent Providence businessman and alumnus, Class of 1786.
Website. www .brown .edu. Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Geography. Brown’s island was formed in 1789 with the beginnings of the Haxall Canal. For many years, there were two islands, Brown’s and Johnson’s Island with a spillway in between. Today, the islands are one. Pre-Industrial. The island’s first settler was Elijah Brown, for whom it was named. He acquired the land in 1826.
