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College Presidents Guarded Under Fire
College presidents were guarded at an annual media dinner in New York Tuesday night, where discussions reflected the pressures from the Trump administration on the sector.
Brown Joins MIT, Rejects Compact
The university’s president said the compact would undermine the government’s merit-based approach to funding research.
MIT Rejects Proposed Federal Compact
MIT is the first institution to reject a proposal by the Trump administration that would trade preferential treatment on federal funding for far-reaching changes.
Democratic Lawmakers Pressure UVA
Democrats are demanding answers over the University of Virginia president’s resignation and warning the board against signing a proposed federal compact.
Economic Uncertainty Spurred Cuts in September
Multiple institutions axed jobs and programs last month due to a mix of factors, but the deepest cuts came at Washington University in St. Louis, which has a $12 billion endowment.
Higher Ed Sounds Off on Proposed Compact
The sector has overwhelmingly panned Trump’s plan to give preferential treatment to universities that commit to his policies. So have some conservative leaders.
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.