多所知名大学拒绝签署特朗普高等教育协议
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多所知名大学拒绝签署特朗普高等教育协议

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多所知名大学拒绝签署特朗普政府的高等教育卓越协议,理由是担忧学术自由和机构自主权受到影响。

多所领先大学拒绝签署特朗普政府的高等教育卓越协议,该协议以承诺符合政府政策为条件,提供优先获得联邦资金的机会。该协议包括禁止跨性别者使用某些设施和参与体育活动、冻结学费五年、限制国际学生招生以及强制入学标准化考试等条款。

麻省理工学院(MIT)率先公开拒绝该协议。MIT校长萨莉·科恩布鲁斯在致教育部长琳达·麦克马洪的信中表示,该文件“包含我们不同意的原则”,且“与我们核心信念不符,即科学资助应仅基于科学价值。”

继MIT之后,布朗大学、宾夕法尼亚大学和南加州大学也拒绝了该提议。达特茅斯学院校长西恩·莉娅·贝洛克表示,她不认为“与任何政府签署协议是实现学术卓越的正确方式。”弗吉尼亚大学(UVA)强调希望在联邦资金方面“没有特殊待遇”,代理校长保罗·马霍尼指出,基于非学术价值因素的合同安排将“破坏重要且有时挽救生命的研究的完整性,并进一步削弱公众对美国高等教育的信心。”

白宫与尚未回应的大学举行了虚拟会议,包括亚利桑那大学、德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校、范德堡大学、达特茅斯学院和弗吉尼亚大学。教育部长麦克马洪称此次会议为“关于协议的积极且广泛的对话。”然而,会议结束后,达特茅斯和弗吉尼亚大学均宣布决定不签署该协议。

美国大学与学院协会(AAC&U)批评该协议,称其“实际上是一种最后通牒:签署即可获得‘多项积极利益’,包括‘大量且有意义的联邦资助’,否则就保留‘发展与政府不同的模式和价值观的自由’,但‘放弃联邦资金’。”AAC&U强调,学术自由和自我治理的原则对于高等教育通过研究和教学为公共利益服务至关重要。

随着协议截止日期临近,最初联系的九所大学中大多数已表示不参与,凸显学术界对被视为侵犯机构自主权和学术自由的联邦政策的广泛抵制。

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was the first to publicly reject the compact.

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In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, MIT President Sally Kornbluth stated that the document 'includes principles with which we disagree' and is 'inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.'

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Following MIT's decision, Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Southern California also declined the offer.

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Dartmouth College President Sian Leah Beilock expressed that she did not believe 'a compact—with any administration—is the right approach to achieve academic excellence.'

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The University of Virginia (UVA) emphasized its desire for 'no special treatment' regarding federal funding, with Interim President Paul Mahoney noting that a contractual arrangement based on factors other than merit would 'undermine the integrity of vital, sometimes lifesaving, research and further erode confidence in American higher education.'

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The White House held a virtual meeting with universities that had not yet responded, including the University of Arizona, the University of Texas at Austin, Vanderbilt University, Dartmouth College, and UVA.

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The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) criticized the compact, stating that it is 'in effect, an ultimatum: sign and receive 'multiple positive benefits,' including 'substantial and meaningful federal grants,' or retain the freedom to 'develop models and values other than those' of the administration, and 'forgo federal funding.''

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As the deadline for the compact approaches, the majority of the nine universities initially contacted have indicated they will not participate, underscoring a broader resistance within the academic community to federal policies perceived as infringing upon institutional autonomy and academic freedom.

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