The news of Brown's new concentration in Contemplative Studies has been picked up by the prominent media outlet, USA Today.  The article explains the concentration and it's relevance in today's world, stating "The program finds a common thread - contemplation - across disciplines to study how this component of human experience differs between cultures, societies, and time periods and from the viewpoints of scientists, humanists, or artists...Contemplative Studies graduates have gone on to use these skills in medical school, in research jobs, through PhD coursework, and in one case, becoming a Tibetan Buddhits monk."  To view the article in it's entirity, please click here.