仅事实
麻省理工学院校长拒绝白宫高等教育协议
摘要
麻省理工学院校长萨莉·科恩布鲁斯表达了对白宫将联邦资金与遵守特定政治指导方针挂钩提议的反对意见。
麻省理工学院（MIT）校长萨莉·科恩布鲁斯反对白宫将联邦资金与大学遵守特定政治指导方针挂钩的提议。在致教育部长琳达·麦克马洪的信中，科恩布鲁斯表示，MIT“无法支持”该提议，理由是其中的条款可能限制言论自由并损害大学的独立性。她强调，科学资助应完全基于绩效。
白宫发布的“高等教育学术卓越协议”已发给包括MIT、范德堡大学和弗吉尼亚大学在内的九所高校。该协议涵盖招生政策、言论自由和学生纪律等多个议题，符合政府的政治议程。各大学被邀请在10月20日前反馈意见，并在11月21日前作出决定。
该提议引发了不同反响。德克萨斯大学系统表示荣幸被选中，正在审阅该文件。相反，亚利桑那大学所在地图森市市长及市议会正式反对该协议，称其为“不可接受的联邦干预行为”。一些保守派人士也批评该协议；美国企业研究所的弗雷德里克·赫斯称其“极具问题性”且“缺乏法律依据”。
该协议代表了政府寻求高等教育改革的新策略，旨在加强大学与政府的关系。然而，这也引发了对学术自由和机构自主权可能受限的担忧。
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