Brown College at Monroe Hill is one of three residential colleges at the
University of Virginia. Originally named
Monroe Hill College, Brown opened in 1986 as the first modern
residential college at the University of Virginia. It was renamed Brown College at Monroe Hill in recognition of the endowment donated by the Brown family (of the
Brown-Forman Corporation) in 1994. The college is led by Dr. Melissa Thomas-Hunt, principal, and Dr. Stephen Plaskon, Director of Studies. About fifty
faculty fellows from many departments and schools of the university maintain close ties to the college.