Brown University Corporation Papers. (OF.1B.1)

Biographical/Historical Note

The Brown University Corporation is the governing body of the university and is comprised of three parts; the Board of Fellows and the Board of Trustees, both parts of which vote separately and together, and the Corporation, which is comprised of the Board of Fellows and the Board of Trustees. The Advisory and Executive Committee, consisting of the President, Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Secretary, Treasurer, and nine other members of the Corporation, meets as a minor quorum during the academic year in the months when there is no Corporation meeting.The ongoing functions of the Corporation are providing for the continuity of the University through its membership, providing financial support and control, reviewing major policies, advising the administration and the University community, providing formal approval to matters reserved to the Corporation, electing a president who is responsible to the Corporation, and providing for the Corporation’s own succession.