Dartmouth at a Critical Inflection Point
Dartmouth should acknowledge the goals it shares with the Trump administration while insisting on pursuing them independently and in collaboration with peer colleges and universities.
A White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” was sent to Dartmouth, alongside letters to eight other universities, including Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The agreement offers preferential access to federal grants if universities adopt a 10-point framework governing nearly every aspect of academic life: admissions, hiring, tuition, governance and even endowment use.
The compact reads like a call for higher standards, including equality, affordability and accountability.
Some of the proposed measures seem reasonable when taken in isolation.
Author's summary: Dartmouth faces a critical decision regarding the Compact.
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