C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
‘Monday is the deadline for a handful of universities to agree to a list of commitments that align with the Trump administration's political priorities, in exchange for preferential access to federal funds.
The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education was sent on Oct. 1 to nine colleges — both private and public — and would require schools to bar transgender people from using restrooms or playing in sports that align with their gender identities, freeze tuition for five years, limit international student enrollment, and require standardized tests for admissions, among other things. Of the original nine schools that received the document, as of Sunday night, six have indicated they are not planning on signing.
MIT was the first school to issue a public statement: The document "includes principles with which we disagree," MIT President Sally Kornbluth wrote in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Oct. 10. "And fundamentally the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone." Following that rejection, President Trump wrote on Truth Social that all colleges would be able to sign on, not just those that received the letter. Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California followed, with statements "respectfully" declining the offer.’
All colleges and universities should reject Trump’s wrongheaded demands.
Trump’s conditions are motivated by racism, bigotry, and hate.
This is yet another example of Trump’s authoritarian excess and overreach.
The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education was sent on Oct. 1 to nine colleges — both private and public — and would require schools to bar transgender people from using restrooms or playing in sports that align with their gender identities, freeze tuition for five years, limit international student enrollment, and require standardized tests for admissions, among other things. Of the original nine schools that received the document, as of Sunday night, six have indicated they are not planning on signing.
MIT was the first school to issue a public statement: The document "includes principles with which we disagree," MIT President Sally Kornbluth wrote in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Oct. 10. "And fundamentally the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone." Following that rejection, President Trump wrote on Truth Social that all colleges would be able to sign on, not just those that received the letter. Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California followed, with statements "respectfully" declining the offer.’
All colleges and universities should reject Trump’s wrongheaded demands.
Trump’s conditions are motivated by racism, bigotry, and hate.
This is yet another example of Trump’s authoritarian excess and overreach.
