US EditionWhite House sets hiring, foreign enrolment terms for colleges to get funding advantage: Report
Nine major US universities must adopt strict academic and policy standards to gain priority access to substantial federal grants under the Trump administration's new compact.
- The Trump administration has asked nine universities to sign a 10-point agreement for preferential access to federal funding, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.
- The memo requires schools to limit international undergraduate enrollment to 15% and freeze tuition for five years, according to the report.
- May Mailman, a senior adviser, stated that compliance with the requirements would provide universities with multiple benefits, including substantial federal grants.
- Rights advocates are concerned that the administration's conditions threaten free speech and align universities with Trump's political agenda.
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White House Floats Compact for Preferential Treatment
Advocates condemned the proposal, which asked nine universities to overhaul admissions, hiring and speech policies and to suppress criticism of conservatives in exchange for more federal money. The Trump administration has asked nine universities to sign on to a proposed compact, mandating certain changes in exchange for preferential treatment on federal funding.
'Striking': Law expert floored by Trump's audacity to put new threat in writing
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Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal money
The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money. A document sent to the universities encourages them to adopt the White House’s vision for America’s campuses, with commitments to accept the government’s priorities on…
USC among colleges asked by White House to sign expansive agreement to get funding advantage
The White House is asking nine major universities, including USC, to commit to President Donald Trump's political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.
Trump Pressures Top Universities to Sign 'Extortion Agreement' for Federal Funds
President Donald Trump's war on academia continues with letters pressuring the leaders of top universities to sign his "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" for priority access to federal funding and other "positive benefits."
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