Brown University declines to sign onto Trump administration 'compact'
Published on: Oct. 16, 2025, 4:01 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
* Brown president says compact 'would restrict academic freedom' * She says compact also violates agreement Brown signed in July * MIT declined to sign compact last week By Brad Brooks Oct 15 (Reuters) - Brown University President Christina Paxson on Wednesday said she had refused to sign her Ivy League school onto a Trump administration memo, making Brown the second school to refute the offer sent to nine elite universities laying out detailed policies they should follow to get preferential consideration for federal funding.
