Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Christina Paxson, the president of Brown University, announced Monday that she will step down at the end of the 2026-27 academic year.

Brown University President Christina Paxson said on Monday that she would leave her post at the end of the academic year, following a difficult period in which she clashed with President Donald Trump's administration over its threats to slash the Ivy League school's federal funding.

Brown University President Christina Paxson said she will step down at the end of the academic year after a prolonged confrontation with Donald Trump's administration over federal funding. Her exit follows months of disputes over campus policy, academic freedom and the university's response to a deadly shooting.

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