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Brown Student Slams University for ‘Bloat and Bureaucracy’
- Brown University student Alex Shieh spoke on Wednesday at a congressional hearing about the university’s increasing tuition costs and expansion of administrative positions.
- Shieh launched an investigation into Brown's administration due to $93,000 tuition costs, a $46 million deficit, and increased bureaucracy, prompting scrutiny from university leaders.
- He revealed Brown employs about one administrator per two undergraduates and expanded the probe to other Ivies via the Trialhouse database to expose systemic administrative bloat.
- Shieh warned that the system is becoming overwhelmed by excessive administration and red tape, placing a heavy financial strain on families taking on debt to afford education, while nearly half of Brown University’s students hail from households in the top 5% income bracket.
- The hearing highlighted concerns over Ivy League antitrust violations and affordability, suggesting the need for Congressional investigation to reclaim accessible higher education.
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Ivy League student exposing ‘administrative bloat’ testifies before Congress
Alex Shieh, the Brown University student who sent a DOGE-like email to thousands of non-faculty employees, has testified before Congress. Shieh said in an interview after the hearing on Wednesday that the entire journey from sending that email in March to fighting disciplinary charges by the university and now testifying before Congress has been a wild three months. But he’s glad the topic is generating national attention. “An Ivy League degree …
Reduction in red meat as tuition skyrockets illustrates Ivy League 'cartel,' Congress hears
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Ivy League bloat ‘pulling up ladder’ on American Dream, student tells Congress
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Student behind DOGE-style probe tells Congress that Brown U. is 'empire of administrative bloat'
The Brown University student who faced discipline for asking thousands of administrators how they spend their workday took his fight against bureaucratic excess in education Thursday to Congress.
Congressional hearing questions ‘administrative bloat,’ alleged price fixing at Brown, Ivies
Bloat@Brown creator Alex Shieh '27 testified in front of Congress on Wednesday morning in a hearing related to a congressional probe accusing Ivy League schools of antitrust violations and collectively hiking tuition prices.Shieh - one of four witnesses at the hearing - called on the committee to subpoena President Christina Paxson P'19 P'MD'20 and ask her why Brown's sticker price has exceeded $90,000 per year.University Spokesperson Brian Clar…
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