Study Abroad

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The number of Brown University students studying abroad during junior year has more than doubled over the past five years, reaching 200 last year.

A total of 16 per cent of the junior class last year studied abroad, mainly in England, France and Italy, the Brown Daily Herald reported.

If You Lived in Providence...

Following complaints from students about the lack of an organized and accessible foreign study program, Brown last summer created a board of foreign study counselors consisting of 16 faculty members and administrators, charged with increasing interest in study abroad.

The committee received a $250,000 grant from the Donner Foundation, a New York family organization concerned with international relations and education. Most of the grant will be used for language instruction and courses on international subjects.

...You Would Too

Brown has established formal exchange programs with universities in West Germany, East Germany, Japan, Spain and Italy. Students automatically receive course credit for participating in Brown-affiliated programs.