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ByAntonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes Staff.
Brown University refused an offer from the Trump administration to receive special funding considerations in exchange for widespread changes to its policies, becoming the latest institution to turn down the deal after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology did the same last week.
Brown University president Christina H. Paxson declined the deal in a letter to federal officials Wednesday, saying in a statement its “various provisions would restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance, critically compromising our ability to fulfill our mission.”
