FCS School of the Day # 9 - Brown University
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:12 am
Brown Bears
Private
Founded 1764
Providence, Rhode Island
Undergraduates: 5,821
Graduate: 2,204
Ivy League
Colors: Seal Brown, Cardinal Red, White
Brown Stadium (20,000)
2008 Record: 7-3, 6-1 - Ivy League Co-Champions
Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States and is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England and seventh oldest in the United States. Pembroke College, Brown University's all women's college, merged with the College in 1971.
Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students regardless of religious affiliations.[2] The school also has the oldest undergraduate engineering program in the Ivy League (1847).
Notable Alumni
Way to many to list...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Br ... ity_people
But Laura Linney has to be a favorite
Private
Founded 1764
Providence, Rhode Island
Undergraduates: 5,821
Graduate: 2,204
Ivy League
Colors: Seal Brown, Cardinal Red, White
Brown Stadium (20,000)
2008 Record: 7-3, 6-1 - Ivy League Co-Champions
Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States and is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England and seventh oldest in the United States. Pembroke College, Brown University's all women's college, merged with the College in 1971.
Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students regardless of religious affiliations.[2] The school also has the oldest undergraduate engineering program in the Ivy League (1847).
Notable Alumni
Way to many to list...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Br ... ity_people
But Laura Linney has to be a favorite