"On Friday, the University of Pennsylvania publicly released the letter President J. Larry Jameson sent to Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Oct. 16 rejecting the Trump administration's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." That makes Penn the last invited institution that has declined the agreement to release not just a public statement but also the text of its correspondence with McMahon. As Jameson wrote to the Penn community, "Many of you have requested access to the actual letter,""
"It notes that many of Penn's policies and practices already align with core components of Trump's compact, including compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws in hiring and admissions, adherence to institutional neutrality and "viewpoint-neutral rules governing time, place, and manner of expression," and need-based aid, with free tuition for students from families earning less than $200,000 a year. And it suggests the potential for further engagement on combating grade inflation, which it acknowledges Penn shares as a concern."
The University of Pennsylvania publicly released President J. Larry Jameson's Oct. 16 communication to Education Secretary Linda McMahon rejecting the Compact for Academic Excellence. The communication affirms shared commitments to merit, integrity, accountability, nondiscrimination in hiring and admissions, institutional neutrality, viewpoint-neutral rules for expression, and need-based aid including free tuition for families earning under $200,000. The communication signals willingness to engage on combating grade inflation. It objects to promises of preferential treatment for signatories, emphasizes that Penn seeks only fair and merit-based funding, and objects to omission of academic freedom and prioritization of certain fields such as "hard sciences."
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