Military-Affiliated Students

Academics & Life at Brown

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Academics & Life at Brown

The Open Curriculum will give you the right to choose and the freedom to be the architect of your own education.

After their years of service in the military, many veterans feel they have the maturity and desire to tailor their education to their specific academic curiosities. Some of our current student veterans wishes to gain the broadest perspective possible by taking a wide breadth of differing courses, others refine their focus to a few dedicated interests.

No matter the path you choose to take during your time at Brown, the undergraduate college's Open Curriculum will give you the right to choose and the freedom to be the architect of your own education. For those entering Brown as a graduate or medical student, the respect Brown affords you as the learner and the excellence it challenges you to achieve capitalize on the experience you bring as a veteran.

Explore Personal Interests

Life at Brown offers veterans a place not only to explore their academic curiosities, but their varied personal interests as well. Boasting more than 500 student organizations, Brown students are involved in a variety of activities including the arts, sports, media, international and community service, and many more.

Undergraduate Academic Advising

Located in the 2nd floor of University Hall, the Office of the Dean of the College oversees all aspects of the undergraduate academic experience at Brown. Deans hold open office hours every day.

The Office of the Dean of the College includes multiple resource centers available to help you make the most of your educational experience at Brown.

Resourses

Academic Services

Academic Support Services

(University Hall, 1 Prospect Street): Academic Support Services offer a myriad of resources designed to assist Brown students to achieve their academic and personal aspirations.
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The Sciences Library

The Sciences Library holds materials that support study and research in the fields of medicine, psychology, neural science, environmental science, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, engineering, computer science, and pure and applied mathematics, and provides a wide range of services to staff, students, and faculty at Brown University.
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The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning

(Science Library, 7th Floor): Staffed by graduate students from a variety of academic disciplines. Staff members are experienced writers and teachers who participate in ongoing training in composition and Writing Center theory and practice.
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Diversity

Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity

(Horace Mann, 3rd Floor): Provides leadership for the formulation and oversight of policies related to pluralism and equity and initiates programs and practices that promote diversity, inclusion, and fair treatment for all members of the Brown community, including status as a United States Veteran.

Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life

OCRL (Page-Robinson Hall, 4th Floor): Works to ensure that a diversity of beliefs has voice and vitality throughout the University community. OCRL sponsors programs, coordinates a broad set of chaplains and affiliates that advise a breadth of spiritual traditions, and is a gateway to resources related to religious, faith, and spiritual life on campus.

Brown Center for Students of Color

BCSC (68 Brown Street): The BCSC is a student-focused center designed to provide students of color with a base for social, academic, administrative, cultural, and organizational support.

Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender

SDWC (26 Benevolent Street): Seeks to provide a comfortable, yet challenging place for students, faculty, and staff to examine the multitude of issues around gender.

Student Accessibility Services

SAS (20 Benevolent Street): Works with any member of the Brown community who may need accommodations or services due to a disability or medical condition. They are also available to meet with individuals who are wondering if they may have a disability or would benefit from an evaluation or more information.

LGBTQ Center

(321 Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center, 3rd Floor): Provides a comprehensive range of education, information and advocacy services and works to create and maintain an open, safe, and inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students, faculty, and staff, their families and friends, and the campus community at large.

Health and Wellness

Brown Health Services

(13 Brown Street, Andrews House) offers a variety of medical services to students. An annual health services fee is charged to all students to cover the cost of providing care at Health Services. However, this fee does not include health insurance.

Counseling and Psychological Services

(69 Brown Street, Page-Robinson Hall 512) is a safe and confidential place for students to talk about any concern. Students can also make an appointment with a Student Life dean to discuss any non-academic issue that may be impacting his/her academic experience.