Iowa Faculty, Student Groups ‘Reject’ Calls for Universities to Join Federal Compact

The Compact Calls for a Unified “F You”

Being forced to sign Trump’s compact could compel presidents to walk away from the job. But individual protests won’t work—higher ed needs a unified refusal. When was the last time you checked your F You account? This personal escrow is the financial cushion—or your Plan B, akin to retirement, a career change or going back to your home country—that you liquidate if your job pushes you beyond your moral limit. Your account balance measures how ef…

Faculty, graduate students' unions oppose Iowa regent universities joining federal higher education compact - The Daily Iowan

Following calls from state lawmakers for the Iowa Board of Regents to join President Donald Trump’s higher education compact,  faculty unions and graduate student organizations across the state are decrying the move.  Iowa Republican lawmakers, State Rep. Taylor Collins and State Sen. Lynn Evans, sent a letter to the Iowa Board of Regents on Sunday asking the regents to join the compact and “be a leader in higher education reform by having our u…

Iowa faculty, student groups ‘reject’ calls for universities to join federal compact

A group representing faculty at each of Iowa’s public universities is speaking out against the higher education compact developed by President Donald Trump and his administration and touted as a great opportunity by Iowa lawmakers. The Iowa Higher Education Coalition…