The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has rejected a White House proposal that would tie federal funding to universities’ support for President Donald Trump’s political priorities.
In a letter to the Trump administration, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the university “cannot support” a plan that conditions access to government research grants on aligning with the president’s agenda. The proposal, she wrote, includes provisions that could restrict free speech and compromise academic independence — core values MIT says it won’t bargain away.
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