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布朗大学拒绝特朗普政府高等教育协议
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布朗大学拒绝了特朗普政府提出的协议，理由是担忧学术自由和机构自主权受到影响。
布朗大学拒绝签署特朗普政府提出的“高等教育学术卓越协议”，表达了对该协议可能损害学术自由和大学治理自主权的担忧。在致教育部长琳达·麦克马洪及白宫助理梅·梅尔曼和文森特·哈雷的信中，校长克里斯蒂娜·帕克森表示：“我担心该协议的性质及其各项条款会限制学术自由，削弱布朗大学治理的自主权，严重影响我们实现使命的能力。”
该协议发送给包括布朗在内的九所大学，提出了政策变更，如冻结五年学费，将国际本科生比例限制在15%，以及取消被认为压制保守思想的校园单位。作为回报，参与机构将在联邦科研资金方面获得优先待遇。
帕克森指出，虽然布朗大学认同协议中促进负担能力和多元思想交流等部分目标，但协议条款将阻碍大学使命的实现。她提到七月份与联邦政府达成的先前协议，该协议恢复了超过5亿美元的科研资金，并确认政府无权干预课程设置或学术言论内容。
这一决定继麻省理工学院（MIT）早前拒绝该协议之后，MIT校长萨莉·科恩布鲁斯强调，科学资助应完全基于科学价值。
针对布朗大学的决定，白宫发言人莉兹·赫斯顿表示，特朗普总统致力于恢复高等教育机构的学术卓越和常识，任何加入此项努力的大学都将有助于积极塑造美国的未来。
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Brown University has declined to sign the Trump administration's 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,' expressing concerns that the agreement would compromise academic freedom and the university's governance autonomy.
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In a letter addressed to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and White House aides May Mailman and Vincent Haley, President Christina Paxson stated, 'I am concerned that the Compact by its nature and by various provisions would restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance, critically compromising our ability to fulfill our mission.'
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The proposed compact, sent to nine universities including Brown, outlined policy changes such as freezing tuition for five years, capping international undergraduate enrollment at 15%, and eliminating campus units perceived to suppress conservative ideas.
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In return, participating institutions would receive preferential treatment in federal research funding.
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Paxson highlighted that while Brown shares some objectives of the compact, such as promoting affordability and a diverse exchange of ideas, the agreement's provisions would impede the university's mission.
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She referenced a prior agreement with the federal government in July, which restored over $500 million in research funding and affirmed the government's lack of authority to dictate curriculum or academic speech content.
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This decision follows the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) earlier rejection of the compact, with MIT President Sally Kornbluth emphasizing that scientific funding should be based solely on scientific merit.
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