Trump administration Preparing to block $ 510 million in federal contracts and grants Brown universityTo pay attention to as part of a comprehensive campaign that it is described as tireless Anti -Jewishness In university campuses, two are familiar with the schemes according to the officials of the White House.
Brown is now the fifth American university that fills the potential loss of an important stream of federal funds, fills the alarm Higher education Institutions already do bracing for similar measures.
If the decision of the cold proceeds, gradually, it will be far-reaching implications for brown. The university received about 184 million dollars in federal grants and contracts during the financial year of 2024.
In an email to campus leaders on Thursday, Brown’s Provost Frank Doyle accepted “disturbing rumors”, which was revealed about the possible cuts in the university’s research funding. However, he said that the institution “had no information to certify any of these rumors,” the New York Times.
Ivy League School, like many of its companions, saw protests on war in Gaza. There were a small number of brown universities, who interacted with students to eliminate encampments installed in spring deals, which some critics said that were very generous.
It became one of the few institutions, which allows the board to vote when divided by Israel. Eventually, the university’s governing board voted against partition.
In response to previous hazards of money deduction directed at Columbia University and Pennsylvania University, Brown issued a statement, confirming its commitment to educational freedom.
University President Christina H Paxson said that if the essential academic and operational functions of Brown were threatened, the university would be forced to strictly use our legal rights to protect these freedom “.
The university is currently debating a new policy, which will limit the institution from issuing public statements on “unrelated” matters on its mission, including other institutions in adopting “neutrality” on their response to Palestinian activism.
