Brown University president to step down after 15 years
The university will launch a national search after Paxson’s 15-year tenure, which included a $510 million funding fight and a campus shooting.
- On Monday, Brown University President Christina Paxson announced she will step down at the end of the 2026-27 academic year, concluding a 15-year tenure as the Ivy League's longest-serving current president.
- During her tenure, Paxson oversaw endowment growth to $8 billion and directed more than $2 billion in campus investments, including approximately $700 million in Jewelry District redevelopment.
- Her leadership navigated a December 2025 campus shooting that killed two students and a federal funding freeze, after which Paxson resolved a $510 million grant dispute in July 2025.
- Brown University Chancellor Brian Moynihan announced the Brown Corporation will launch a national search for Paxson's successor, aligning with a new strategic planning cycle.
- Paxson wrote that "universities thrive on the excitement of new ideas," believing a new leader should steward Brown's vision for the next generation of institutional growth.
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Brown University President to Step Down
Brown University President Christina H. Paxson announced Monday that she will step down after the 2026–27 academic year. The move ends her tenure, which began in July 2012 and will have lasted 15 years. In a letter to the Brown community, Paxson expressed mixed emotions over the decision, saying it was ultimately the right choice for her, her family, and the university. She noted that the university accomplished the goals made at the outset of h…
Brown President Christina Paxson announces plans to step down
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