MIT is First School to Reject Trump Administration’s Plan for Higher Education
“MIT disagreed with a number of aspects of the administration’s proposal, which was sent to nine major universities last week”
After the October 7th attacks, MIT revealed itself to be a hotbed of left-wing radicalism, so this isn’t surprising now.
NBC News reports:
MIT is first school to reject Trump administration’s agenda in exchange for funding benefits
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday became the first school to reject an offer of federal funds in exchange for agreeing to the Trump administration’s education agenda.
MIT disagreed with a number of aspects of the administration’s proposal, which was sent to nine major universities last week, arguing that it would restrict the university’s freedom of expression and independence, Sally Kornbluth, president of the Cambridge-based school, wrote in a letter Friday to the Department of Education.
“In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences,” Kornbluth wrote. “Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.”
The Department of Education did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.
The compact asked the nine schools to agree to a set of conditions such as barring transgender people from using restrooms or playing in sports that align with their gender identities and capping international undergraduate student enrollment.
“Signatories pledge to select those foreign students on the basis of demonstrably extraordinary talent, rather than on the basis of financial advantage to the university; to screen out students who demonstrate hostility to the United States, its allies, or its values; and to provide instruction in American civics to all foreign students,” the memo about the compact said.
Signers would be required to freeze tuition rates charged to American students for the next five years, among other conditions, according to the memo. In return, the schools would be given a “competitive advantage,” including priority for grants and invitations to White House events and discussions with officials, a White House official said in a statement.
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And some wonder why more and more people consider the entire American “education” establishment to be irretrievably broken…
Now tax their endowments
Kornbluth was one the first college presidents to testify before congress and the only one to hang onto her job. She’s at least a twofer. A democrat and an AWFL Sad to see what has happened to MIT.
“Science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence” rather than reliance on government funding and conditions? Great! End ALL taxpayer funds going to MIT. Nobody should limit MIT’s independent thinking and open competition.
Odds are they’ll scream when their funding is cut, but that’s what they want so repeat their words on a loop!
Typical comment that doesn’t say much of anything of substance. It’s pretty obvious that there is NOT an “open” competition, when they automatically remove many white and asian would be students from even being able to go to the college. ANY process that includes essays on their “life experiences” is automatically biased.