The House Judiciary Committee sent a request to Brown University, asking the institution to turn over all internal memos about Alex Shieh, the student who has been under fire for raising awareness about the extent of Brown’s administrative bureaucracy.
The request letter, sent on June 26 by Reps. Jim Jordan, Scott Fitzgerald, and Troy Nehls to Brown President Christina Paxson, expresses concern about the administration’s disciplinary actions against Shieh.
“We are concerned that Brown’s decision to file disciplinary charges against Mr. Shieh and hold a misconduct hearing may serve to suppress free speech and discourage others from coming forward and asking questions related to Brown’s rising costs,” the letter states.
Shieh, a rising junior, previously testified before the committee to discuss the extent of Brown’s administrative bureaucracy and tuition costs.
In the letter, the legislators requested documents and communications between Brown officials about “Mr. Shieh’s investigative inquiry, Brown University’s subsequent investigation of Mr. Shieh, Brown University’s decision to file disciplinary charges against Mr. Shieh, or Brown University’s adjudication of Mr. Shieh’s charges.”
In a June 26 post to X, Shieh thanked the committee for “fighting for free speech and administrative accountability” and advocated investigating Brown’s president “to explain why student tuition dollars pays for her household assistant.”
Campus Reform has previously reported about Shieh, who...
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