The Massachusetts Institute of Technology became the first university to turn down a proposed deal offering favorable access to federal funding in return for the backing of the the Donald Trump administration's higher education agenda. In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Friday, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” would limit freedom of expression and undermine the university’s independence. She argued that the plan was inconsistent with MIT’s belief that “scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.” “In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on...
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