Why didn’t Albert Einstein go to Brown? Or Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandella, Steve Jobs, Pope Francis, Dr. Martin Luther King, or Barack Obama?

Brown’s current admissions system Expensive ($200/application) Time-consuming Passive  i.e. applications come in “over the transom” Result: Brown only ‘sees’ 30,000 applicants 2 nd result: ~1/2 accepted don’t end up at Brown

Would Albert Einstein have gone to Brown? Why not? 1.Brown didn’t know he existed 2.He didn’t know Brown existed 3.Brown had no way of evaluating his suitability

How can Brown admit the next Albert Einstein? Current approach Passive Time-consuming Expensive Limited to only 30K student applicants Mainly US-based Suggested approach Brown teaches tens of millions around the world Scout students “down the value chain” Actively seek out the best students— worldwide Skim the cream-- worldwide

Broad Array of Teaching to the World: this becomes Brown’s Admissions Department Time/money  Degree of certification Free, massive online courses BA or BS in Providence Online, tutored, offsite learning Certificates of attendance, exams

Three Goals for Brown’s Future Educate millions around the world Not thousands in the US Improve teaching quality to world standard Not just an Ivy League standard Offer a broad array of lifetime teaching No longer under-/post-graduate