John Brown University
About John Brown University
JBU is a 105-year-old non-denominational Christian institution. With over 2,000 students from 40 nations, JBU is dedicated to education through and through. The university was founded by evangelist and publisher John Elward Brown.
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Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Year Founded
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Originally, JBU was a high school and junior college, with an emphasis on vocational training for lower-class youth.
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“Head, heart, and hand” was coined as the university’s slogan by founder John Elward Brown in the 1920s. It has been the university’s slogan ever since.