Brown University President Christina Paxson announced Monday she would be stepping down from her position at the end of the 2026–2027 academic year. ​Paxson, who has served as the Ivy League president for 15 years, announced the upcoming end of her tenure in a letter addressed to the Brown community. ​“I am proud that we came to an agreement with the federal government that restored our funding while staying true to Brown’s values,” Paxson stated in her resignation letter. ​Paxson also led the university through a December shooting that killed two and injured nine others, where questions about campus security arose. In a separate letter to the Brown community, Chancellor Brian T. Moynihan thanked Paxson for her time as the university's president and stated a national search has begun to find the 20th president for the beginning of next year's school year.