Nobel Prize, Brown University
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University leaders, faculty colleagues and former students shared reflections on Nobel Prize winner Peter Howitt’s contributions to the field of economics and to the Brown community.
Students and faculty at Brown University are insisting the school reject a Trump administration memo threatening to withhold federal funding if certain hiring and admissions changes aren't made.
The compact from the Trump administration looks to provide a handful of universities with funding advantages in exchange for changes to their policies on grading, international student enrollment and diversity,
Trump issued a slew of demands to the university, including freezing tuition and prohibiting employees from engaging in political speech.
After more than a week, Brown University President Christina Paxson has publicly addressed the Trump administration’s “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education” and is seeking community feedback on how the university should respond.
A Brown University sophomore who made national headlines for sending a DOGE like email to faculty has dropped out.
The memo sent to Brown and 8 other universities would "undermine academic freedom and the autonomy of higher education institutions," the ACLU said.
PROVIDENCE — Professors and students at Brown University are publicly urging the school not to cave to pressure from the Trump administration to sign a “compact” pledging to uphold President Trump’s political priorities.