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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology refused to sign the White House agreement that would grant federal funds linked to the administration’s demands.
The Trump administration proposed a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine universities. The agreement offers special access to federal funding in exchange for commitments to eliminate racial discrimination in admissions and freeze tuition rates for the next five years, among other things.
The nine universities include: Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vanderbilt University, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Virginia and the University of Arizona.
The compact states the universities are not required to sign the document, but would lose federal grants if they didn’t.
MIT is the first university to refuse the demands. In a letter to the Education Secretary Linda McMahon, MIT President Sally Kornbluth announced the decision.
“In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence,” Kornbluth said. “In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.”
MIT will continue to support freedom of expression, the MIT president added.
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Author: Joe Weber
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