A conversation between two Rutgers University professors highlighted frustration over the Trump administration's funding cuts and political pressures affecting research. Professors David Salas-de la Cruz and Paul Boxer drafted a mutual defense compact to promote solidarity among Big Ten universities. This document serves as a unified response to political and legal threats against any member university. While it has gained traction among faculty, critics claim it lacks the necessary financial commitment from university administrators to be effective, raising questions on its real impact.
This is not just about money, he said. This is about the essence of education.
We needed to write something that had some meat, said David Salas-de la Cruz.
An infringement against one member university, they wrote, shall be considered an infringement against all.
The compact, now approved by faculty at more than a dozen universities, does not come with a commitment by school administrators to provide financial backing.
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