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Removed the unsubstantiated claim that the university is politically liberal. While many know this to be the case, the claim does not cite evidence and reduces the article's credibility.
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'''Brown University''' is an [[American]] university located in Providence, [[Rhode Island]]. It is one of the most [[liberal]] members of the [[Ivy League]], with pervasive pass-fail grading and the unlimited ability to drop a class without penalty at almost any time during the course. The school featured a student prostitution ring in the 1980s<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/08/us/ex-students-testify-on-prostitution-at-brown.html</ref><ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19860313&id=TX0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6930,1408644</ref> and a [[Title IX]] lawsuit in the 1990s.
'''Brown University''' is an [[American]] university located in Providence, [[Rhode Island]]. It is a member of the [[Ivy League]], with pervasive pass-fail grading and the unlimited ability to drop a class without penalty at almost any time during the course. The school featured a student prostitution ring in the 1980s<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/08/us/ex-students-testify-on-prostitution-at-brown.html</ref><ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19860313&id=TX0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6930,1408644</ref> and a [[Title IX]] lawsuit in the 1990s.
Brown was founded in 1764, making it the 7th oldest university in the United States. The University motto is ''In Deo Speramus'', which means "In God We Hope" or "In God is our Hope." The current President of Brown is Christina Paxson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brown.edu/about/administration/president/|title=President}}</ref>; it has 628 full-time faculty members and 7,595 students.
Brown was founded in 1764, making it the 7th oldest university in the United States. The University motto is ''In Deo Speramus'', which means "In God We Hope" or "In God is our Hope." The current President of Brown is Christina Paxson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brown.edu/about/administration/president/|title=President}}</ref>; it has 628 full-time faculty members and 7,595 students.