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Brown University is a private, Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1764 as "The College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges established before the American Revolution. Wikipedia*

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Brown University has hosted 29 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1990 Debate. The year with the most events was 1996 with eight events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2020 with an average of 1,397 views per video. Most appearances with Vartan Gregorian (6), Tom Wolfe (2), Darrell M. West (2). Most common tags: American Perspectives, About Books, Arts & Literature.

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    Getting to the Heart of the Matter

    Former Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) reflected on his 36 year career in the U.S. Senate, including his time as chair of the Armed…

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    Angrynomics

    Brown University Economics Professor Mark Blyth discussed why improvements in our economy are accompanied by increases in str…

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    The Oath and the Office

    Constitutional law scholar Corey Brettschneider discussed the limits placed on presidential power by the Constitution and the…

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    Smuggler Nation

    Professor Peter Andreas talked about his book, Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America, in which he reveals the long …

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