Brown University

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/brown-university

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Brown University built?1764
2. What is the location?Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3. What is the academic heritage?Seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States
4. When was Brown University founded?Brown University was founded in 1764, making it the seventh-oldest college in the United States.
5. What is the Open Curriculum at Brown?The Open Curriculum lets students pick the classes they want instead of following a set of required courses. It lets students design their own learning path.

Ivy League: A consortium of eight highly selective and academically rigorous private research universities in the Northeastern United States.
Open Curriculum: An educational framework that minimizes or eliminates mandatory general education requirements, allowing students greater autonomy in course selection.
Colonial Colleges: Institutions of higher education founded in the American colonies before the United States declared independence in 1776.
Fields Medal: An international award considered the highest honor in mathematics, often likened to a Nobel Prize for mathematicians.