Campus Profile: Brown University
Brown University is a private university in Rhode Island. Around 7,200 undergraduate students are enrolled at the university.
Campus Reform Campus Profiles evaluate individual American college campuses based on liberal bias, speech codes, and other relevant policies and factors.
Brown University is a private university in Rhode Island. Around 7,200 undergraduate students are enrolled at the university.
Official Political Student Organizations:
Conservative Organizations:
Brown University Libertarians
Republicans Club of Brown University
Students for Israel, Brown
TAMID Group at Brown University
Liberal Organizations:
American Civil Liberties Union
Brown College Democrats
Brown RISD Young Democratic Socialists of America
Brown Womxn’s Collective
Bruno for Pete Buttigeg
College Hill Independent
Decolonization at Brown
Environmental Justice at Brown
Immigrant Rights Coalition at Brown
Period Equity at Brown
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Brown University
Pride Month
Progressive Action Committee, Brown
Queer Alliance
Queer People and Allies for the Advancement of Medicine
RailRoad
Students for Justice in Palestine, Brown
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Brown University
OpenSecrets Data on Brown University Employee Political Donations:
In the 2020 election cycle, 99.64% of Brown University employee donations went to Democratic candidates in federal elections, while 0.36% of donations went to Republican candidates in federal elections, according to data from OpenSecrets.
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Rating:
Brown University has been given a yellow light speech code. According to FIRE, this is due to “at least one university ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application.” FIRE also notes that a yellow light policy at a public institution is unconstitutional.
COVID-19:
Brown University is requiring a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students, faculty, and staff.
Stories by Campus Reform about Brown University:
Brown University students overwhelmingly vote in favor of reparations
Roughly 85% percent of students at Brown University voted to implement reparations. The school’s Council of Students, which recommended a positive vote on the referendum, said that the reparations may take the form of “direct commitment of funds” to affected individuals.
The university received $1 million for a tutoring ‘toolkit’ it launched that embraces equity and anti-racism. Brown is among several schools and liberal organizations that the Gates Foundation has funded.
Ivy League endowments grow amid pandemic
Earlier this year, students at Brown University filed a class action lawsuit against the school seeking full COVID tuition-refunds. Brown is now boasting about a huge 12.1% net return for the fiscal year, while their students have yet to receive fair or full reimbursement after being transferred online.
