Brown University Graduate School

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Brown University Graduate School
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Website graduateschool.brown.edu

The Brown University Graduate School is the graduate school of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The school offers 51 doctoral programs and 33 master's programs. [1]

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University Hall at Brown University

While originally established in 1850 under university president Francis Wayland, graduate study at Brown ceased after seven years of operation. In 1887, the Graduate School was re-established; the first master's degrees were awarded in 1888, and the first Ph.D's in 1889. [2]

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References

  1. "Brown University Graduate School". Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  2. History of Brown University Archived March 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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