MIT Rejects Trump Administration’s Higher Education Compact
MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” after its president, Sally Kornbluth, stated the school already meets many of the federal government’s standards. The compact, sent to nine universities, tied access to federal funds to conditions such as limiting international student enrollment and restricting tuition rates. Kornbluth expressed concern that the compact’s provisions would restrict academic freedom and that scientific funding should be based on merit. Other universities, including Brown and Dartmouth, are still considering their responses.
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