Brown University rejects Trump proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding

Brown joins MIT in refusing offer, saying that proposal would ‘restrict academic freedom’Brown University has become the second higher education institution to turn down an invitation from Donald Trump to sign onto his administration’s controversial 10-page college compact that would overhaul university policies in return for preferential access to federal funding.The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” is a proposed agreement that would impose restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion programs and limits on international student enrollment. Continue reading...