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Ivy League Prez Who Reversed Feds' Funding Cuts Steps Down
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Key Points:
- Christina Paxson, Brown University's president for 15 years and the Ivy League's longest-serving current president, announced she will step down at the end of the 2026 academic year, a year before her extended term expires.
- Paxson's final years were marked by clashes with the Trump administration over federal funding and a tragic campus shooting in December that resulted in two deaths and nine injuries.
- Brown secured a $510 million federal research funding settlement last year by pledging $50 million to workforce development, a deal criticized for aligning with Trump-era policies on transgender athletes and admissions.
- Paxson publicly opposed a federal "compact" linking research funding to ideological conformity and expressed pride in maintaining Brown's values while restoring funding.
- Brown's chancellor, Brian Moynihan, confirmed a national search for Paxson's successor is underway.
