White House Asks Vanderbilt to Align Policies for Funding Advantages

Vanderbilt Selected As 1 Of 9 Universities To Receive Priority For Federal Grant Money Upon Signing Compact

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Trump Administration’s Higher Ed Compact: Admirable Impulse, Bad Policy

The Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” has provoked a wave of consternation across higher education.  Last week, nine high-profile colleges and universities were sent a letter signed by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, White House Domestic Policy Council director Vince Haley, and White House adviser May Mailman. The letter invited leaders to sign onto the “Compact” in return for “multiple posi…

White House asks Vanderbilt to align policies for funding advantages

Vanderbilt among nine higher education institutions asked to sign Trump administration compact in exchange for financial opportunities

SVP for campus life says parts of Trump compact ‘may go against policies and missions’ around academic freedom

Senior vice president for community and campus life Jennifer Rosales spoke on behalf of the College administration in response to student concerns about “overtly transphobic” language and the College’s “institutional neutrality” stance.

UT-Austin considering offer to adopt Trump priorities for funding advantages - Open Campus

The Trump administration has asked the University of Texas at Austin to agree to a “set of operating principles” — which reportedly include adopting a stricter definition of gender, a five-year tuition freeze and a cap on international student enrollment — in exchange for preferential access to federal funding, the University of Texas System confirmed on Thursday. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that the Trump administrat…

White House Asks Vanderbilt to Align Policies for Funding Advantages

Vanderbilt among nine higher-education institutions asked to sign Trump administration compact in exchange for financial opportunities