MIT rejects Trump “Compact”
The Trump White House has proffered a “contract” to US universities that, in exchange for the universities giving up 1st Amendment rights, curricular control and staffing criteria, offers . . . nothing. The offer is all sticks and no carrots. It does define the financial penalties schools will face if the administration deems they are out of compliance.
The president of MIT turned down the Compact for Academic Extortion in Higher Education sent by the Department of Education to MIT and eight other universities. MIT is the first. I expect they won’t be the only ones to refuse to cede academic independence to the fascistic Trump administration.
My dad was an MIT grad. He would be proud.
Trump WH offers extortion deal to universities
The president of MIT turned down the Compact for Academic Extortion in Higher Education sent by the Department of Education to MIT and eight other universities. MIT is the first. I expect they won’t be the only ones to refuse to cede academic independence to the fascistic Trump administration.
My dad was an MIT grad. He would be proud.
Trump WH offers extortion deal to universities
We’re both MIT grads – we met there – and for the first time ever we contributed to the alumni fund.