Vanderbilt professors continue White House compact opposition in letter to Diermeier

Kirkland Hall on the Vanderbilt campus Courtesy of VU

The Vanderbilt University chapter of the American Association of University Professors has sent a letter to Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost Cybele Raver, voicing their continued opposition to a White House compact offer other schools have rejected.

The offer would require Vanderbilt to align its policies with those of the Trump administration in order to gain more favorable federal funding opportunities than otherwise.

Diermeier sent a noncommittal statement to faculty and staff via an email on Monday that neither accepted nor rejected the compact, instead saying the university will continue an “ongoing dialogue” and provide feedback to the White House, citing Vanderbilt’s policy of “institutional neutrality.”

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