Brown University

Brown University Review

Founded in 1764, this Ivy League institution is the nation's seventh-oldest college and has more than 40 academic departments, The Graduate School, Warren Alpert Medical School, and School of Engineering. A stroll through the College Hill campus encounters Gothic and Beaux Arts structures as well as the imposing Prospect Street gates, which open twice a year—in fall to welcome the students and spring to bid them farewell. Free one-hour university tours conducted by current undergraduate students depart from the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center on the Main Green. Public events include student-produced outdoor Shakeseare performances and a summer outdoor movie series hosted by the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts. The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology on the ground floor of Manning Hall has exhibits showcasing artifacts from around the world. The David Winton Bell Gallery in the List Art Center hosts several major art exhibitions a year.