President Paxson, Who Made Brown an Ivy Bright Spot, Says She Will Leave

Ira Stoll· Aug 3, 2026 · 11:00 PM UTC ·5 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 11 views

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When Paxson took over as president of Brown University in July 2012, the campus had a reputation for left-leaning activism. She was doing this years before the backlash to the post-October 7, 2023, pro-Hamas paroxysms on college campus that exposed the rot and added urgency to the drive for viewpoint diversity. In 2017, she spoke at an event marking the expansion of the Providence eruv, a legal boundary that allows Orthodox Jews to carry objects or to push strollers—actions otherwise prohibited—on shabbat.

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▪When Paxson took over as president of Brown University in July 2012, the campus had a reputation for left-leaning activism.
▪She was doing this years before the backlash to the post-October 7, 2023, pro-Hamas paroxysms on college campus that exposed the rot and added urgency to the drive for viewpoint diversity.
▪In 2017, she spoke at an event marking the expansion of the Providence eruv, a legal boundary that allows Orthodox Jews to carry objects or to push strollers—actions otherwise prohibited—on shabbat.

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Campus President Paxson, Who Made Brown an Ivy Bright Spot, Says She Will Leave Settled with Trump administration, had anti-Israel protesters arrested Brown University President Paxson will step down at the end of the 2026-2027 academic year. (Brown University/Nick Dentamaro) Ira Stoll August 3, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Christina Paxson, who led Brown University to new strengths while many of her Ivy League peers were forced to resign under pressure, announced she is stepping down voluntarily at the end of this academic year.

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