US EditionFlorida College that Faced DeSantis Takeover Becomes First to Sign Trump Pledge
New College of Florida aligns with Trump administration's compact focusing on merit-based success and free speech, while 11 universities have rejected the plan citing financial risks.
- On October 28, 2025, New College of Florida volunteered to be the first to adopt President Donald Trump's higher education compact, with Richard Corcoran saying the college has followed its ideals for two and a half years.
- Initially the administration offered the compact to nine major research universities as a quid pro quo for federal research and other funding, and President Donald Trump later invited any interested college to join via social media; officials plan to circulate a new draft next month.
- The compact's provisions would require a five-year tuition freeze, standardized-test requirement, institutional neutrality, and potential dissolution of anti-conservative units, while New College of Florida removed DEI efforts and its gender studies department.
- So far, 11 universities have rejected the plan, seven outright, while Vanderbilt University and the University of Texas at Austin remain undecided amid warnings of financial penalties and threats to independence.
- More than two years ago, Florida governor Ron DeSantis appointed six conservatives to NCF board, catalyzing a right-wing shift; AAUP sanctioned NCF in 2024 for an `unprecedented politically motivated takeover` and Republican state lawmakers recently eyed expanding NCF.
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New College of Florida becomes first to sign Trump pledge
(The Hill) -- New College of Florida, which saw a conservative takeover under the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), on Monday became the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s funding compact offering that gives preferential treatment in government grants. The administration had originally sent the agreement to nine schools, including Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University, but none …
Florida college that faced DeSantis takeover becomes first to sign Trump pledge
New College of Florida, which saw a conservative takeover under the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), on Monday became the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s funding compact offering preferential treatment in government grants. The administration had originally sent the agreement to nine schools, including Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
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