Overview

• Robert Groves testified Tuesday that Brown was removed as department chair, placed on leave and is under a formal conduct review
• Brown’s June social media post called for a “symbolic strike” by Iran on a U.S. military base to de-escalate hostilities after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
• The review follows federal scrutiny of universities’ handling of antisemitism and faculty political expression under Title VI
• Brown told Fox News Digital he opposed violence, saying his comments were intended to promote de-escalation and were misconstrued
• Legislators pressed Georgetown on balancing academic freedom with institutional governance during testimony before the House Education and Workforce Committee