Trump Administration Intends to Block $510M to Brown University, According to Reports
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Trump Administration Intends to Block $510M to Brown University, According to Reports
The Daily Caller was the first to report the story.
Brown was already facing a deficit of nearly $50 million this year and more than a reported $100 million shortfall for next fiscal year.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTIf the administration pauses $510 million, even over years, the consequences for Brown could be significant.
In an email to campus leaders on Thursday, Brown’s provost, Frank Doyle, said the university was aware of “troubling rumors emerging about federal action on Brown research grants.” But he said that the university had “no information to substantiate any of these rumors.”
As GoLocal reported on March 12:
Brown University is facing the potential of losing hundreds of millions in federal funds.
The Trump administration announced last week that it was canceling $400,000,000 in federal grants to Columbia University.
Columbia and other schools are being targeted for allowing anti-semitism on campus.
Monday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus, including uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities. The letters are addressed to all U.S. universities that are presently under investigation for Title VI violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination.
“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege, and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal anti-discrimination laws.”
Further complicating the decision by the Trump administration is the Department of Education's announcement on Tuesday afternoon that it is laying off thousands of the agency's workers.
$250 Million at Risk
Brown, in February, in a letter to the “Brown Community,” wrote, “Brown received more than $250 million in federal funding in Fiscal Year 2024 from these agencies [NIH, but also the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, NASA and other federal agencies].”
Brown has faced criticism for its management of anti-Israeli protests by donors and members of the Brown Corporation.