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MIT’s Jewish president rejects Trump’s offer of ‘priority’ funding in exchange for policy changes

Summarizing Grace Gilson in Forward · Published Friday, October 10, 2025
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JL;DR SUMMARY MIT President Sally Kornbluth, who is Jewish, has made headlines by becoming the first university leader to reject an offer from the Trump administration. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump Administration  Jewish Leadership  Academic Freedom  Sally Kornbluth  Mit  Federal Funding  International Students  Political Speech  Higher Education Policies  Campus Governance 

Places mentioned

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"The Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Jewish president, Sally Kornbluth, became the first university leader to reject the Trump administrations offer to adopt a policy deal in exchange for funding benefits."
Texas, United States
"One school, the public University of Texas system, said it was honored to be considered without yet accepting."
Arizona, United States
"The other seven colleges offered the deal were the University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia."
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
"The other seven colleges offered the deal were the University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia."
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
"The other seven colleges offered the deal were the University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"The other seven colleges offered the deal were the University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"The other seven colleges offered the deal were the University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia."
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
"The other seven colleges offered the deal were the University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia."
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"The other seven colleges offered the deal were the University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia."
Israel
"The rejection could make Kornbluth a target of conservative ire nearly two years after she dodged criticism in the immediate aftermath of Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel."

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