Come together, right now

Big ups to my brother, who was finally able to convince the two universities he's been attending to get their acts together and put something down in writing. It's been a real struggle for him to juggle his studies at Brown and RISD up until this point, but Andy has been committed to ensuring that other students that had similar interests wouldn't have to jump through the same hoops as he did. From the article about the official launch of the dual-degree program in the ProJo:

Andrew Bearnot, 21, a fourth-year student studying materials engineering at Brown and glass at RISD, said he was initially met with resistance when he tried to pursue joint degrees at the schools. He will finish his major at RISD in May and return to Brown next fall for his final, fifth year.

“The logistics were tight,” said Bearnot, who applied to RISD after having already begun his studies at Brown. “When I started at Brown, I knew I’d study math, science or engineering in a liberal-arts setting, but I also knew I had a fine-art interest and background in craft.”

Officials at the schools say they want to make it easier for students such as Bearnot to pursue interdisciplinary studies, although they anticipate the program will be small. Only about 10 students will be accepted the first year, and about 20 in subsequent years.

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Also: I'm a big fan of Joba.