Universities Largely Reject Trump's Education Funding Proposal
TL;DR
Seven of nine universities approached by the Trump administration declined a proposed 'Compact for Academic Excellence,' which would have linked funding to policy changes such as enrollment caps and bans on race and gender considerations, signaling resistance to the administration's policy demands in higher education.
- Colleges turn down Trump's "compact" agreement offer Axios
- All but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding The New York Times
- Another university declines Trump’s offer for priority funding PBS
- Vanderbilt responds to Trump's education proposal, emphasizing 'institutional neutrality' WZTV
- University of Kansas chancellor joins White House talks on Trump’s higher education deal Kansas Reflector
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