Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.

ACLU Urges Brown University to Reject Trump Deal for Colleges

The ACLU is urging Brown University to reject President Trump’s higher‑education plan, warning that joining the compact would amount to political censorship and federal overreach. The “Compact for Academic Excellence” would attach federal funding and access to coveted resources to strict institutional reforms. In a letter to Brown President Christina Paxson, the ACLU of Rhode Island decries the initiative’s ten requirements, which include elimin…

ACLU Urging Brown University to Reject Trump Deal

"the group accused the administration of weaponizing federal funding to force universities into compliance and undermine higher education"

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.

In exchange for preferential access to federal grants, universities must follow the administration’s dictates on various issues including campus speech and hiring.