MIT has rejected the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” a deal linking federal funding to strict reforms. Brown University, also invited to sign, faces growing pressure from students and faculty to refuse.

The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” asked nine universities to meet a variety of demands, from banning the consideration of race and gender in admissions decisions, to requiring undergraduate applicants take the SAT or ACT.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would have required sweeping