"In a letter to Trump administration officials, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said MIT disagrees with provisions of the proposal, including some that would limit free speech and the university's independence. She said it's inconsistent with MIT's belief that scientific funding should be based on merit alone. "Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education," Kornbluth said in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and White House officials."
"The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the White House billed as providing "multiple positive benefits," including "substantial and meaningful federal grants." Leaders of the University of Texas system said they were honored its flagship university in Austin was invited, but most other campuses have remained silent as they review the document. The University of Southern California is among the institutions that received the proposed offer. USC faculty members strongly denounced the proposal at a meeting this week. Interim President Beong-Soo Kim told them the university "has not made any kind of final decision.""
"MIT will not support a White House proposal that asks it and eight other universities to adopt President Trump's political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding."
MIT declined to support a White House compact that asks nine universities to adopt President Trump's political agenda in exchange for favorable federal funding access. MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the proposal contains provisions that would limit free speech and undermine the university's independence and that scientific funding must remain merit-based. The White House described the agreement as offering multiple positive benefits, including substantial and meaningful federal grants. University of Texas leaders said their flagship was honored to be invited, while most UT campuses silently review the document. USC faculty denounced the proposal and USC leadership has not made a final decision.
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