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