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布朗大学因学术自由问题拒绝联邦资金协议
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布朗大学拒绝了一项联邦提案，该提案以政策变更为条件提供优先资金，理由是该协议威胁学术自由和机构自主权。
布朗大学拒绝了特朗普政府提出的一项提案，该提案以实施特定政策变更为条件，提供优先获得联邦资金的机会。在2025年10月15日致教育部长琳达·麦克马洪的信中，布朗大学校长克里斯蒂娜·帕克森表达了对该协议的担忧，认为该协议将“限制学术自由，削弱布朗大学治理的自主权”。
该提案于2025年10月1日发给九所大学，提出的要求包括取消招生中的性别和种族考虑，将国际学生招生比例限制在15%以内，以及采用基于生物功能的性别定义。作为回报，参与院校将优先获得联邦拨款和白宫活动邀请。
布朗大学的拒绝决定紧随麻省理工学院（MIT）的类似决定，MIT校长萨莉·科恩布鲁斯表示，该协议包含的原则“将限制言论自由和我们作为机构的独立性”。
其他收到该提案的大学，包括范德堡大学、宾夕法尼亚大学和亚利桑那大学，正在审查该协议。德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校则表达了较为积极的态度，表示愿意与政府合作推进该提案。
特朗普政府已将该协议推广至所有美国高校，旨在通过使其与特定政策目标保持一致来改革高等教育机构。政府表示，拒绝该提案的大学可能面临联邦法律合规性的更严格审查。
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Brown University has declined a proposal from the Trump administration that offered preferential access to federal funding in exchange for implementing specific policy changes.
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In a letter dated October 15, 2025, addressed to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Brown President Christina Paxson expressed concerns that the compact would 'restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance.'
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The proposed compact, sent to nine universities on October 1, 2025, outlined requirements such as removing sex and ethnicity considerations from admissions, capping international student enrollment at 15%, and adopting definitions of gender based on biological functions.
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In return, participating institutions would receive priority for federal grants and invitations to White House events.
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Brown's rejection follows a similar decision by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), whose President Sally Kornbluth stated that the compact included principles that 'would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution.'
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Other universities that received the proposal, including Vanderbilt University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Arizona, are currently reviewing the compact.
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The University of Texas at Austin has expressed a more favorable stance, indicating a willingness to work with the administration on the proposal.
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