麻省理工学院以学术自由受到威胁为由,拒绝白宫在联邦筹资方面采取与Trump相适应的政策的要求。 MIT rejects White House demand to adopt Trump-aligned policies for federal funding, citing threats to academic freedom.

麻省理工学院校长莎莉·科恩布鲁斯 （Sally Kornbluth） 表示，她不能支持白宫的一项提案，该提案要求包括麻省理工学院在内的九所大学采取符合前总统唐纳德·特朗普议程的政策，以换取联邦资金。 MIT President Sally Kornbluth said she cannot support a White House proposal requiring nine universities, including MIT, to adopt policies aligned with former President Donald Trump’s agenda in exchange for federal funding. 她在信中提到与麻省理工学院的学术独立、择优资助和言论自由等原则相冲突。 In a letter, she cited conflicts with MIT’s principles of academic independence, merit-based funding, and free speech. 10页的契约涉及入学、妇女体育和学生纪律,答复应于10月20日提交,最后决定应于11月21日作出。 The 10-page compact covers admissions, women’s sports, and student discipline, with responses due Oct. 20 and a final decision by Nov. 21. 该倡议招致了教职员工、学生、言论自由倡导者和州官员的广泛批评，包括弗吉尼亚州民主党人和加利福尼亚州州长，他们警告说，如果机构遵守规定，资金将被削减。 The initiative has drawn widespread criticism from faculty, students, free speech advocates, and state officials, including Virginia Democrats and California’s governor, who warned of funding cuts if institutions comply. 尽管麻省理工学院支持一些目标,比如基于功绩的录取和可负担性,但它反对该提案的政治条件,认为这些条件不符合学术自由。 While MIT supports some goals like merit-based admissions and affordability, it opposes the proposal’s political conditions, calling them inconsistent with academic freedom.