MIT on Friday rejected a proposal from the Trump administration that would have rewarded the school for adhering to priorities set by the administration around admissions, speech and education costs.

According to a letter from MIT President Sally Kornbluth, the school already exceeds some metrics proposed in the compact's language.

"The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone," Kornbluth wrote in the letter to the MIT community.

"In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and

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