When I first heard about Alex Shieh, a sophomore at Brown University, I thought he was just having fun copying an Elon Musk ploy – he sent out emails to the school’s 3,805 non-faculty ...

Alex Shieh, a sophomore affiliated with the right-leaning Brown Spectator, announced in March he had sent a message to about 3,800 school administrators asking them to explain their jobs and to ...

Alex Shieh, a sophomore at Brown University, is facing disciplinary action after he sent a DOGE-like email to figure out why the college’s tuition has gotten so expensive. Alex Shieh/X ...

Brown University student Alex Shieh will not be disciplined for sending a DOGE-like email to thousands of administrators. The university sent Shieh an email this past week informing him that he ...

The 20-year-old sophomore at the university, Alex Shieh, sent emails to all 3,805 administrators at Brown asking them to “Describe what tasks you performed in the past week.” ...

WASHINGTON (WPRI) — Speaking before a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee, Brown University student Alex Shieh testified about his experience challenging his school as Republican lawmakers ...

Brown University sophomore Alex Shieh sent an email to nearly 3,800 administrators, asking them to describe what tasks they performed throughout the week. “Brown has filed disciplinary charges ...

Alex Shieh outside his dorm at Brown University. As a journalist for an independent student newspaper, Shieh put together an interactive organizational chart, detailing what various administrators do.

Brown University sophomore Alex Shieh had a good idea. Inspired by Elon Musk’s efforts to reduce supposed staffing inefficiencies in the federal government, Shieh wondered if there were a way to ...

With the annual price of attending Brown University approaching six figures, sophomore Alex Shieh wanted to know where all that money was going. In particular, he wanted to know what the school ...

Alex Shieh, who just finished his junior year at Brown, blasted the university for employing 3,805 full-time non-instructional staff, or about one administrator for every two undergraduate ...

Alex Shieh faces discipline after emailing thousands of Brown University staff members. We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence.