Dear Seniors, 

We hope that you are doing well. As you read in President Paxson’s message on Oct. 29, Brown has developed plans to welcome students from each undergraduate class back to campus in the spring term and has established principles to define which options are available to students. 

The first principle is that all currently enrolled students will have the option to maintain their fall location of study. Another principle is that seniors currently studying remotely will have the option to live off campus in the Providence area or to live on campus in Brown-owned or Brown-leased housing.

All undergraduate students planning to enroll in the spring need to provide their location of study no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, Nov. 8, via the Location of Study Form. Please consult the detailed housing information posted on Healthy.Brown.edu. A chart located there provides an at-a-glance view of the location of study options. Your form will display the options that are available to you based on factors such as your class year, current Fall 2020 location of study or permanent address.

In order to inform the housing assignment process, students who select “on campus” as their Spring Location of Study will receive a link to the Housing Questionnaire on Monday, Nov. 9. The Housing Questionnaire is due by Sunday, Nov. 15, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Spring housing assignments will be communicated by early December. When you receive your housing assignment, you will be able to select your spring move-in date/time between January 9 and January 12, 2021.

As you work through your various decisions and planning, please know that there are many resources and people who are here to support you. Please email spring2021@brown.edu or call 401-863-3500 with any questions about the Location of Study Form. We hope the remainder of the semester goes well for you. 

Sincerely,

Eric Estes
Vice President for Campus Life

Rashid Zia
Dean of the College