Trump Administration to Block Brown’s Federal Grants

The Trump management plans to block $510 million in government agreements and gives for Brown College in retaliation for the university’s alleged failing to deal with antisemitism on campus, The New York Times reported.

After Columbia ended up being the first institution to have its grants frozen, Brown head of state Christina Paxson provided a declaration reiterating the university’s commitment to maintaining both federal regulation and academic liberty. She noted that if Brown were prevented from executing “important academic and operational functions, we would be urged to strongly exercise our legal rights to defend these flexibilities, and true to our values, we would do so with integrity and regard.”

“Brown University is home to a vibrant Jewish neighborhood that remains to prosper with the unwavering support of the management,” it read. “In the middle of broader issues concerning antisemitism on university universities, Brown attracts attention as a comprehensive environment where Jewish life is deeply incorporated into university society.”

Brownish provost Frank Doyle sent an e-mail to university leaders Thursday, acknowledging “uncomfortable rumors emerging about government action on Brown research gives,” yet keeping in mind that they had actually received “no information to corroborate any of these reports,” the Times reported.

The Daily Callerfirst reported the news, creating that “a management official” claimed Brown’s grants “would certainly be stopped briefly” while the government conducts an evaluation of the university’s feedback to cases of antisemitism.

Brown was among the 60 greater ed establishments to obtain a letter last month from the Office for Civil Rights warning of “potential enforcement actions” if they stopped working to comply with government antidiscrimination legislation.