Overview

• MIT President Sally Kornbluth told Education Secretary Linda McMahon the institute "cannot support" the proposal, citing threats to free expression and insisting research support must be awarded on scientific merit.
• The compact asks signatories to adopt policies such as capping international undergraduate enrollment at 15%, banning consideration of race or sex in admissions and hiring, defining gender by biology, and expanding standardized testing requirements and tuition controls.
• Enforcement language says schools found in violation by the Justice Department could lose access to federal student aid, grants and contracts for at least a year and be required to repay federal funds, with potential return of private donations upon donor request.
• Other invited universities are still reviewing the offer, with Brown drafting a response, UVA leaders warning some provisions would be hard to accept, and the University of Texas expressing enthusiasm to engage; Dartmouth, Arizona, USC and Vanderbilt have said they are weighing their options.
• The White House requested feedback by Oct. 20 ahead of possible invitations by Nov. 21, as California’s governor and Virginia Senate Democrats warned campuses could face state funding consequences if they sign.