Rejection of the Compact
President Beilock rejected the compact "as written," but we urge that no form of the compact should be signed.
The compact, proposed by the Trump administration, aimed to enhance institutional quality through federal investment, but at a cost: the surrender of academic independence in exchange for government dollars.
the surrender of academic independence in exchange for government dollars
Accepting such terms would have violated Dartmouth's tradition of self-governance and ceded corporate rights won in Dartmouth College v.
We must safeguard the principle that academic excellence is inseparable from academic freedom.
Author's summary
Reject the compact to preserve academic freedom.