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Corporation accepts over $120 million in gifts, pledges at fall meetings
By Jeremiah Farr | October 26The University’s highest governing body also approved five new endowed professorships.
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Senior Staff WriterJeremiah Farr is a senior staff writer covering university hall and higher education.
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BUCC emphasizes University’s sexual violence support systems at October meeting amid Cornell lawsuit
By Jeremiah Farr | October 15The community council also shared updates on campus security measures and efforts to foster open dialogue.
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Brown’s endowment reaches $9.5 billion, likely subjecting University to 4% endowment tax
By Jeremiah Farr | October 9The investment return of 19.6% is the highest return in the last five years.
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Federal judge halts Education Department from publishing identities of donors to American higher education institutions
By Jeremiah Farr | October 9Brown has received almost $352 million in foreign funding, the second least in the Ivy League.
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Wilmot James brings new perspective to role as director of Watson School’s Africa Initiative
By Jeremiah Farr | October 6Born under South African apartheid, James brings his understanding of the issue to the Watson School of International and Public Affairs.
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Nearby residents, community members dissatisfied with Brown’s new proposal for economics building
By Roma Shah and Jeremiah Farr | September 23The newly shared plan to locate the building at the intersection of Brook and Charlesfield streets may still require demolition of houses.
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NSF, Education Department plan to implement contentious research grant changes
By Jeremiah Farr | September 16On July 10, Vice President for Research Greg Hirth co-authored a comment for Brown advocating against the OMB’s changes.
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Brown lobbying expenditure falls to at least $280K so far in 2026, lowest in Ivy League
By Jeremiah Farr | September 9The University spent at least $600,000 over the same period of time last year.
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Trump admin pushed for settlement despite lacking evidence in Brown Title VI investigation, whistleblower alleges
By Jeremiah Farr | August 18Brown entered into an agreement with the Trump administration last July to end the investigation and restore research funding.
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University leaders oppose potential changes to federal grant regulations
By Jeremiah Farr | August 2On July 10, Provost Francis J. Doyle III and Vice President for Research Greg Hirth submitted a comment advocating against the federal Office of Management and Budget’s suggested changes to research grant distribution regulations. The rule would prioritize grants for research that advances the president’s ...
