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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Another ivy league school in New England has turned down a deal tied to federal research and grant money from the White House.
Brown University is the latest institution that has rejected the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," from the Trump administration that would force the school to make critical policy changes in exchange for federal funding benefits.
The requested policy changes would limit enrollment of international undergraduate students and shut down departments that punish, belittle or spark violence against conservative ideas.
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Brown President Christina Paxson rejected the proposal on Wednesday in a letter addressed to Education Secretary Linda McMahon along with two other officials.
"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," Paxson wrote.
MIT publicly rejected the offer last week stating the compact would restrict the school's independence and freedom of speech.
In July, Brown agreed to sign a voluntary resolution agreement and paid $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump administration in order to restore federal research funding and end an investigation into their response to alleged antisemitism on campus.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Jim MacKay (@JimMacKayOnAir) reports.