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Brown University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration that will reinstate nearly $50m in research funding and close several federal investigations into the institution, university president Christina Paxson announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The settlement follows the Trump administration\u2019s threat in April to freeze $510m in federal support to Brown. This makes Brown the third Ivy League school to reach a resolution with the federal government this month.<\/p>\n
Under the terms of the agreement, Brown will commit to nondiscrimination in both admissions and campus programs, and will grant federal officials access to its admissions data. The arrangement brings to an end investigations led by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education and Justice.<\/p>\n
A statement from the institution said that the \u201cvoluntary agreement will reinstate payments for active research grants and restore Brown\u2019s ability to compete for new federal grants and contracts, while also meeting the core imperative of preserving the ability for our students and scholars \u2013 both domestic and international \u2013 to teach and learn without government intrusion\u201d.<\/p>\n
The agreement between Brown and Trump does not require the university to admit any wrongdoing. And unlike Columbia University, which agreed to pay a $200m settlement, Brown\u2019s deal does not involve any financial penalty. The email stated that \u201cthe government does not have the authority to dictate teaching, learning and academic speech\u201d.<\/p>\n
The education secretary, Linda McMahon, had previously described the Columbia settlement as a \u201croadmap\u201d, predicting it would \u201cripple across the higher education sector and change the course of campus culture for years to come\u201d.<\/p>\n
In addition to a pledge to \u201creaffirm compliance with nondiscrimination laws\u201d in admissions and programs, the deal also prevents Brown from administering gender-affirming surgeries to minors or prescribing puberty blockers.<\/p>\n
The university has also agreed to implement the Trump administration\u2019s definitions of male and female (as outlined in a January executive order) for women\u2019s athletics, student programs, campus facilities and housing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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