Student at Brown, in DOGE-Style Email, Asks Nearly 4,000 Administrators To Explain Their Jobs, Gets Investigated for Causing ‘Emotional’ Harm

The sophomore says he wants to know whether the school was ‘funding mission-critical functions — or just bloating the bureaucracy.’

AP/Jose Luis Magana
Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads 'DOGE' to the press. AP/Jose Luis Magana

They got DOGE-d. A sophomore at Brown University is facing investigation after he took a page from the Department of Government Efficiency and sent an email to nearly 4,000 administrators asking what they’ve accomplished in their jobs.

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