US EditionPenn, USC Latest Schools to Reject Trump's University Compact
Universities declined federal funding tied to policies limiting admissions and hiring, citing risks to academic freedom and diversity, with MIT and Brown also rejecting the proposal.
- On Thursday, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California declined a Trump administration deal linking federal funding to hiring and admissions restrictions, with USC's interim president writing to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Penn providing focused feedback.
- The White House invited nine universities to sign the 'Compact for Academic Excellence,' which would limit foreign enrollment to no more than 15% and require tuition freezes, but Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University declined earlier this month.
- Penn Faculty Senate called the White House demands 'unprecedented and unconstitutional', while MIT President Sally Kornbluth and USC warned the compact could restrict free expression and undermine free inquiry.
- The White House spokesperson Liz Huston said the administration's position is that merit should be the primary criteria for federal grant funding and warned colleges unwilling to accept reforms could lose support, with only Texas appearing receptive while five universities have yet to respond.
- Penn's refusal matters because Marc Rowan, Apollo Global Management co-founder and major Penn donor, helped shape the compact and the White House warned noncompliant schools could lose federal funding.
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Penn, USC are latest schools to reject Trump funding deal
The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California have become the latest two universities to reject the Trump administration’s offer of favored treatment for government funding in exchange for a compact full of changes to curriculum and policies. MIT and Brown University had previously turned down the same offer. The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” outlines 10 key points related to hiring, admissions …
Penn, USC latest schools to reject Trump's university compact
The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California have rejected the Trump administration's offer of priority access to federal funds in exchange for adopting government-mandated reforms.
Penn, USC, Brown reject Trump’s reform deal, citing threats to ‘free inquiry,’ meritocracy
The University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, and Brown University rejected President Donald Trump’s reform deal for funding benefits this week, citing threats to free inquiry and merit-based academics. In a letter to the campus community Thursday, Penn President J. Larry Jameson wrote, “Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn… Source
Penn, USC Latest Universities to Reject WH Deal
The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California announced they are rejecting a deal with the Trump administration to get better access to federal funding in exchange for restrictions on hiring and admissions standards. "Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn respectfully declines to sign the proposed Compact," Penn President J. Larry Jameson said in a statement. "As requested, we also provid…
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