Brown
University Declines to Sign Trump Admin’s Compact for Preferred Federal Funding
(Past Research on Vanderbilt University, Brown
University, MIT, Columbia University, Letitia James, The Committee for Economic
Development & Soros Funding, All Networking)
University
President Christina Paxson said the agreement would ’restrict academic freedom
and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance.’
The
Epoch Times
Aaron
Gifford
10/15/2025|Updated:
10/15/2025
Brown University became the second
of nine schools to decline the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic
Excellence in Higher Education.
In
an Oct. 15
letter to the White House, Brown President Christina H. Paxson said
the agreement has “no safeguards for protecting academic speech” and would
“restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance,”
impeding her school’s ability to fulfill its mission as a research institution.
The
compact
offers financial incentives like preferred consideration for federal grants and
looser restrictions on research overhead costs if the school promises to
eliminate preferential treatment by race, freeze tuition rates for five years,
require SAT scores in student applications, limit undergraduate admission of
foreign students to 15 percent, maintain a policy of institutional neutrality
on political and social issues, and accept all transfer credits from military
members and veterans.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced
its decision to decline the offer last week. MIT President Sally
Kornbluth said the compact
would restrict her university’s freedom of expression and academic
independence, and is “inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding
should be based on scientific merit alone.”
In
July, Brown signed a voluntary resolution agreement
with the federal government following an investigation into civil rights
infractions at the university, and committed to paying $50 million for
state-level workforce development programs.
Paxson
said under that July agreement with the Trump administration, Brown has already
asserted its commitment to equality in admissions and hiring and renewed a
mutually beneficial relationship with the federal government.
“I
share this goal and strongly agree with the importance of sustaining a
relationship that historically has made our country’s education and research
enterprise the best in the world,” she wrote.
“Indeed,
soon after the transition to the current federal administration, I affirmed
that Brown would work with the government to find solutions if there were
concerns about the way the University fulfills its academic mission. I remain
committed to contributing to national conversations about principles for
improving American higher education.”
Seven
universities are still considering the offer, including Brown’s fellow Ivy
League institutions Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania, in addition
to Vanderbilt, University of Southern California, University of
Arizona (Tucson), University of Texas (Austin campus),
and University of Virginia (Charlottesville campus).
The
Tucson City Council on Oct. 8 passed a unanimous resolution calling on local
university leaders to reject the offer.
“Compliance
only brings about much more push back from President [Donald] Trump and his
political agenda,” said Tucson Mayor Regina Romero.
Education
Department communications personnel are currently on furlough due to the
government shutdown and were unable to respond to media inquiries.
Connecting
the Dots:
Catherine B.
Reynolds was a trustee at Vanderbilt University and
is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
E. Gordon Gee was
the president of Vanderbilt University, the president of Brown University and
is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
.David E. McKinney was
a fellow at Brown University and is a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Annette L.
Nazareth is a trustee at Brown University and married
to Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Roger W.
Ferguson Jr. is married to Annette L. Nazareth and the
co-chairman for the Committee for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic
Development, the Attorney General of New York and received her
MPA at Columbia University.
Lee C. Bollinger is
the president of Columbia University and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
George E. Rupp was
the president of Columbia University and a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Alan G. Spoon was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is a member
of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Thomas P. Gerrity is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was a
member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Shirley Ann
Jackson was a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and is a life member of the Corporation of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Corporation
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the governing body for
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist, currently
serving as the 18th president of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) in January 2023. She served
as provost of Duke University from
July 2014 to December 2022.
Sally Kornbluth
18th President of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Kornbluth
Jack O. Bovender
Jr. is a trustee at Duke University and was a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
James L. Vincent was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a trustee
at Duke University.
Tallman Trask
III was an EVP for Duke University and is a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic
Development, the Attorney General of New York and received her
MPA at Columbia University.
Lee C. Bollinger is
the president of Columbia University and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
George E. Rupp was
the president of Columbia University and a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Catherine B.
Reynolds was a trustee at Vanderbilt University and
is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
E. Gordon Gee was
the president of Vanderbilt University, the president of Brown University and
is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
David E. McKinney was
a fellow at Brown University and is a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Annette L.
Nazareth is a trustee at Brown University and married
to Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is married to Annette L. Nazareth, the co-chairman for the Committee for Economic Development and a member of the Business-Higher Education Forum.
Edward B. Rust Jr. is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and a member of the Business-Higher Education Forum.
Lee C. Bollinger is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of
the Business-Higher Education Forum and the president of Columbia
University.
John J. DeGioia is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of
the Business-Higher Education Forum and the president of Georgetown
University.
E. Gordon Gee is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of
the Business-Higher Education Forum and the president of West
Virginia University.
William E. Kirwan is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of
the Business-Higher Education Forum and the chancellor for
the University System of Maryland.
Diana S. Natalicio is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of
the Business-Higher Education Forum and the president of the University
of Texas at El Paso.
Resources:
Past Research
Brown
University Students To Host Nudity Week (Past
Research on Brown University & the Committee for Economic Development)
Thursday,
October 10, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/brown-university-students-to-host.html
ObamaCare
architect: I regret 'stupidity' of voter comment (Past
Research on the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
& the Committee for Economic Development)
Wednesday,
November 12, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/11/obamacare-architect-i-regret-stupidity.html
New
York AG Letitia James Indicted on Federal Charges (Connecting the Dots: Letitia
James, Fannie Mae, Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Sparkle Leah Sooknanan, Judge
Juan Merchan, Lisa Cook, The Committee for Economic Development & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia
James & the Committee for Economic Development)
Thursday,
October 9, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-york-ag-letitia-james-indicted-on.html
Vanderbilt
University clinic responds to claims of unethical transgender surgery on minors
(Connecting the Dots: Vanderbilt University, Gay, Lesbian and Straight
Education Network & Soros All Networking) (Past
Research on Vanderbilt University & the Committee for Economic
Development)
Tuesday,
September 27, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/09/vanderbilt-university-clinic-responds.html
Muslim
Call to Prayer to be Chanted Every Friday at Duke University (Past Research on Duke University & the Committee
for Economic Development)
Sunday,
January 18, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/01/muslim-call-to-prayer-to-be-chanted.html
***LIVE
UPDATES*** Campus Crazies on ‘Million Student March’ (Past
Research on the Committee for Economic Development and the Business-Higher
Education Forum)
Thursday,
November 12, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/11/live-updates-campus-crazies-on-million.html
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