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With deadline looming 4 of 9 universities reject Trumps pact to remake higher ed

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https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/10/with-deadline-looming-4-of-9-universities-reject-trumps-compact-to-remake-higher-ed/
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  • #Higher Education
  • #Government Overreach
  • #Academic Freedom
  • The Trump administration proposed a 'compact' to nine elite universities, demanding changes like increasing conservative representation, controlling admissions, and maintaining institutional neutrality.
  • Universities were threatened with loss of federal benefits (research funding, student loans, visas) if they didn’t comply, but could gain grants if they did.
  • Four universities—UPenn, Brown, USC, and MIT—refused to sign the compact by the October 20 deadline.
  • The American Council on Education (representing 1,600+ institutions) called for the compact’s withdrawal, calling it government overreach that threatens academic freedoms.
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