She said the university was hit hard by the freeze on contracts and grants enacted in April, primarily those with the National Institutes for Health, which comprise 70% of the university’s federal research funding.
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"Historically through Brown's process, the President has discretion to decide whether to advance an ACURM recommendation to the Corporation, but given the sustained and intense interest in this issue for so many in our community, I have promised that I will move the recommendation forward to the Corporation for consideration at its October 2024 meeting, regardless of whether ACURM votes in favor of or against recommending divestment," Ms. Paxson said Aug. 1 in a statement.
Republican attorneys general warn Brown University against divesting from Israel as vote looms
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