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Penn, U of Southern California Reject Trump Compact
The universities follow the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University in rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal that would require sweeping changes.
Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump’s Higher Ed Cuts
The poll also found more Democrats, Republicans and independents strongly trust universities to do what’s right than strongly distrust them—ranking colleges just behind hospitals and doctors, the military, and scientists and researchers.
Atlanta’s HBCUs Receive $50M Gift for Financial Aid
Temple Receives $55M Gift to Support Public Health Education
Saudi Arabia Approves Branch Campus for Longtime Partner U of New Haven
The institution says it started educating Saudi royal family members in the ’90s and later developed curricula for a Saudi “security college,” despite criticism. Now it could be the first university approved to open a branch campus in the kingdom.
Notre Dame Receives 2 Gifts Totaling More Than $200M
With Compact, Universities Weigh Whether to Give Up Freedoms for Unknown Payout
Higher ed organizations have raised alarm over a federal government document that asks universities to agree to significant restrictions without specifying what they’ll gain—or what they’ll lose for refusing.
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.