#university-autonomy

#university-autonomy

The compact, initially sent to nine institutions, would require universities to make a number of far-reaching changes, including suppressing criticism of conservatives on campus. Of the original nine, Brown is now the second to reject the deal after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The administration has promised preferential treatment on federal funding for those that sign on, though the document itself doesn't detail those benefits.

Columbia University, responding to federal pressure, emphasized its commitment to independence in a letter from acting president Claire Shipman.

Harvard's administration asserted that complying with federal demands would effectively surrender its autonomy, arguing that the imposed conditions were not aligned with the university's values.