John Nicholas Brown Center for Advanced Study

The John Nicholas Brown Center (JNBC) focuses on promoting the broad public discussion and dissemination of academic research and scholarship across the full range of disciplines. **John Nicholas Brown Center for Advanced Study** The John Nicholas Brown Center (JNBC) focuses on promoting the broad public discussion and dissemination of academic research and scholarship across the full range of disciplines. **A New Plan Unveiled** In December 2022, Provost Richard Locke announced that effective July 1, 2023, the John Nicholas Brown Center (JNBC) will become a center for advanced study with a primary focus on fostering broad public discussion and disseminating academic research and scholarship across diverse disciplines. This plan expands the JNBC's scope and mission, elevating it beyond its current offerings of programming and degrees in public humanities, and positioning it as a catalyst for communicating the intrinsic value of academic scholarship to the wider public.