Brown University strikes agreement to resolve discrimination complaints and restore federal funding

Washington (AP) On Wednesday, Brown University revealed an agreement with the Trump administration to stop looking into claims of discrimination and restore access to federal research funds.

Along with other concessions in accordance with President Donald Trump’s political objectives, the Ivy League school agreed to spend $50 million over ten years to workforce development organizations in Rhode Island. For instance, Brown will use the government’s definition of male and female and will have to eliminate any racial bias from the admissions process.

According to Christina H. Paxson, president of Brown, the agreement maintains Brown’s academic autonomy. One of the clauses states that the government cannot control Brown’s academic speech or curriculum.

During talks with the government, the University’s first objective was to stay faithful to its academic mission, core values, and identity as a Brown community. Paxson penned.

The agreement is very similar to one that Columbia University inked last week, which the government referred to as a model for other universities. However, Brown’s does not have an independent monitor, in contrast to that arrangement.

As part of the agreement, Brown promises not to continue running programs that support illegal attempts to meet diversity goals, quotas, or other initiatives based on race.

According to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Brown’s agreement guarantees that students will be evaluated only on their qualifications, not their gender or color.

According to a statement from McMahon, the Trump Administration is effectively undoing the decades-long woke-capture of our country’s universities.

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