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Letter from the Brown Quest Liaison

"It is not the function of this university to make you 'great.' And you are not great by virtue of coming here. Instead, it is my deepest hope that Brown offers you the possibility of knowing how great you already are--because of the many stories, worlds, families, experiences, and histories you carry--and that this university empowers you with the tools to unearth the greatness that moves within, to challenge what 'greatness' even means."

    --Ruth Simmons, President, A Day on College Hill, 2010

Brown University is home to a fiercely creative spirit. Located in historic Providence, Rhode Island, and founded in 1764, Brown is a private, coeducational, powerful Ivy League institution that maintains a particular commitment to undergraduate education, research, and creating new forms of knowledge and ways of experiencing the world. Our unique open curriculum, belief in diversity and social justice, and long history of student activism makes Brown an exciting and bold place for activist-scholars who will use the depth of their education, the breadth of their lived experiences, and the sheer force of their determination to change the world.

The Quest Scholars community at Brown, founded in the fall of 2011, is a student-led group committed to social justice and to creating a safe and brave space at Brown for our allies and peers who, like us, have overcome great adversity. Through kickbacks, discussions, and year-long programming, our purpose is to spark awareness and campus-wide initiatives focused on class and the experiences that intersect with and evolve out of classism, to support our Scholars' intellectual and individual journeys as leaders at Brown and beyond, and to generate future Scholars through strategic partnerships with low-income Providence and Rhode Island youth.

Paul Tran, Brown '14