Newsom says he’ll ‘instantly’ cut funding at California colleges that sign Trump pact

With no takers yet, White House meets with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump - Boston News, Weather, Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The five universities that were still weighing President Donald Trump’s higher-education compact were asked to join a White House call Friday to discuss the proposed deal. By late Friday afternoon, one of the schools — the University of Virginia — had already declined to sign the agreement. The meeting with university presidents, first reported by The Associated Press, was an “important step toward defining a shared vision,” Ed…

Newsom vows to cut funding for California universities that sign Trump’s ‘compact’

Gov. Gavin Newsom has threatened to withhold state funding from California universities that agree to the policies in a new “compact” distributed recently by the Trump administration. First reported by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, the White House sent a 10-page letter titled the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine major colleges and universities, asking them to pledge that they will reform “institutional units …

Newsom says California universities will lose billions in state funding if they ‘sell out’ to Trump

Gov. Gavin Newsom warned California’s university leaders that schools will lose billions in state funding if they cave to President Donald Trump’s demands. His warning comes in response to the Trump administration asking nine universities across the country to sign a compact in which they agree to academic changes that reflect Trump’s anti-DEI, anti-transgender agenda in exchange for additional federal funding. At a press conference on UC Berkel…

Newsom chides USC to ‘do the right thing’ for academic freedom and resist Trump compact

Gov. Newsom on Friday waded further into the controversy surrounding the higher education compact President Trump has presented to nine universities including USC, chiding campus leadership to “do the right thing” and reject the offer. The compact, sent Wednesday to the University of Southern California and other campuses nationwide, has roiled higher education with its demands for rightward campus policy shifts in exchange for priority federal …

Newsom Fires Back: California Universities Must Choose — Trump Deal Or State Billions

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an ultimatum on Thursday to universities in the state, warning them that entering an agreement with the Trump administration will put them directly at odds with the governor. After the White House proposed a deal to nine universities promising that compliance with the administration’s agenda could grant them priority treatment in […] Newsom Fires Back: California Universities Must Choose — Trump Dea…

Newsom Vows to Slash Funding of Universities That Sign Trump ‘Compact for Academic Excellence.’

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) threatened to cut state funding to universities that sign President Donald J. Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”WHO WAS INVOLVED: Gov. Newsom, President Trump, White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson, and California universities.WHEN & WHERE: The threat was posted online by Newsom amidst ongoing discussions about the compact and its implementat…