https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/04/business/white-house-university-compact-mit/ The new conditions for federal funding the Trump administration offered to MIT put the school in a no-win situation, people on the Cambridge campus and throughout academia said Friday: Agree to the federal government’s terms and surrender some academic freedom, or refuse and risk further punishment. The White House’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” … Continue reading Trump Adminstration Asks MIT to Abandon Academic Freedom to Secure Funding