Published 4 days ago • loading... • Updated 24 hours ago

Brown University criticizes student journalist for emailing administrators

A Brown University student, Alex Shieh, is being investigated after emailing 3,805 administrators about their job roles, raising concerns about administrative bloat and rising tuition costs.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression criticized the university's actions as a threat to free speech and due process amid the investigation.
Shieh claims he faced online harassment following his inquiries and received only 20 responses to his email, some of which were disrespectful.
Brown University's response to Shieh is viewed as an attempt to intimidate students questioning university operations, according to Coletti from FIRE.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

12 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Louder With Crowder

Right

Ivy League student inspired by D.O.G.E. demands administrators answer, “What do you do all day?” Now he's under investigation...

Whenever there is bureaucracy, you get useless employees paid to do nothing. So while it’s unclear why Brown University needs “one administrator for every two undergrads,” it’s evident that this may or may not have something to do with bureaucracy running deep. One Brown student was curious why he pays nearly $100,000 in tuition and fees annually while “the annual budget deficit is $46 million.” This is why he put his DOGE hat on and did what he…

1 day ago

Read Full Article

The Post Millennial

Right

‘What do you do all day?’: Brown University investigates student who demanded 3,800 administrators answer the DOGE-inspired question

"After doing some digging, I discovered that much of the money is being thrown into a pit of bureaucracy."

2 days ago·Toronto, Canada

Read Full Article

The Daily Caller

+2 Reposted by 2 other sources

Right

Elite University Targets Student For Trying To Uncover Where Millions In Federal Funds Are Going

Brown University has opened an investigation into a student for sending emails to administrators asking them what they do in a day.

3 days ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

Just the News

Lean Right

Hack and DOGE? Ivy League school puts student journalist on notice for administrative 'bloat' review

Brown University allegedly told Alex Shieh, of the soon-to-relaunch Brown Spectator, to keep the investigation a secret. Someone sent Shieh his SSN, a perceived doxing threat, after he asked administrators what they do.

3 days ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

Fox News

Reposted by

Jingletree

Right

Ivy League student accused of causing 'emotional harm' to non-faculty staff for sending DOGE

A Brown University student is making waves for asking the school's non-faculty employees what they do all day.

3 days ago·New York, United States

Read Full Article

Reason

Lean Right

Brown University targets student journalist for emailing administrators

A DOGE-inspired student journalist at Brown University asked administrators what they did this past week. Days later, the university launched an investigation against him.

3 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year