HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) - Dartmouth College has responded to a Trump Administration offer.

On Thursday, WCAX reported that Dartmouth was one of nine universities and colleges that were asked to sign a pledge in exchange for expanded access to federal funding.

As part of that deal, they would have had to agree to several Trump Administration priorities on topics ranging from free speech to admissions to gender issues.

Now, in a statement Friday night, Dartmouth’s president said in part, “I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence... we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.”

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