M.I.T. Rejects White House Funding Agreement Over Free Speech Concerns
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Summary
M.I.T. became the first university to reject a White House agreement that would provide special funding treatment in exchange for supporting the Trump administration's higher education agenda, including protecting conservative voices. M.I.T. President Sally Kornbluth stated the agreement would restrict freedom of expression and institutional independence.
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Sally Kornbluth, the president of M.I.T., said the agreement offered by the White House 'would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution'
The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things
The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.
