Brown University President Christina Paxson to Step Down After Trump Funding Clash

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Brown University President Christina Paxson announced on Monday that she will resign at the end of the current academic year. Her departure follows a turbulent period marked by tensions between the Ivy League institution and the Trump administration. The conflict centered on the federal government's threats to significantly cut funding to Brown University. Paxson had been a visible figure in pushing back against the administration's pressure on elite universities over federal financial support.

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