PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Brown University President Christina Paxson declined for the university to join the Trump administration’s proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education on Wednesday.

In Paxson’s letter to the White House, she agreed with the compact’s goal to “renew and strengthen” the relationship between the government and higher education.

She cited the voluntary resolution agreement signed on July 30, which she said “advances a number of high-level principles articulated in the Compact,” as well as allows Brown to maintain academic freedom and self-governance.

In the letter, Paxson said that although Brown aligns with some of the compact’s goals, other aspects of the agreement would impact the university’s ability to “fulfill its mission,” including its “

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