Alex Shieh, a sophomore at Brown University, faces disciplinary action after emailing 3,805 non-faculty employees to investigate university operations and tuition costs. He claims misrepresentation charges stem from his affiliation with the Brown Spectator, an independent publication, and denies violating IT policies. His research, motivated by potential changes to DEI initiatives under Trump's administration, received limited responses, and many were hostile. Shieh's situation raises questions about free inquiry and university policies, as he also reported a leak of his Social Security number during this process.
Brown is charging me for misrepresentation - for saying I am affiliated with the Brown Spectator... I did not violate any provisions of the IT policy.
I used AI to try to determine what Brown employees did and why the school was so expensive. I created a database of the 3,805 non-faculty employees.
My investigation into DEI jobs was prompted by President Trump's executive orders threatening to withhold federal funds to universities with DEI policies.
Only 20 of the 3,805 people emailed responded, and many of the responses were profane and hostile.
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