"This unanimous response to the 'Compact' leaves little doubt where students, faculty, and staff at UVA and the other institutions stand: rather than capitulation, they assert that robust academic freedom, institutional independence, and solidarity amongst institutions is the answer to tyranny. Through their clarity of purpose and courage, they stand against the growing tide of authoritarianism, using their voices and actions to stiffen their university administrators' spines."
"All nine universities-including the University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas, UVA and Vanderbilt University-will participate in the day of action, though MIT officials have already said publicly they will not sign the agreement. (Brown rejected the agreement Wednesday.)"
Faculty and students at nine universities will participate in a national day of action Friday opposing the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. University of Virginia participants will hold a press conference, rally and march; UVA student leaders are among those at seven of the original nine universities who signed a joint letter opposing the compact. UVA faculty framed the response as a stand for robust academic freedom, institutional independence, and interinstitutional solidarity against authoritarianism. MIT officials have said they will not sign and Brown publicly rejected the agreement. The compact has drawn criticism from higher-education organizations and others.
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