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Reading Between the Lines on Compact Responses
Universities that rejected the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education emphasized merit in their responses and highlighted core values in turning it down.
How the Compact Curtails Academic Freedom
The Trump administration’s proposed compact with colleges would violate academic freedom and freedom of expression in three broad areas.
Trump Gutted the Institute of Education Sciences. Its Renewal Is in Doubt.
The Education Department recently requested ideas on how to “modernize” the data collection and education research funding agency, and it sought to hire for a few positions.
SUNY Has Lost $32M Due to Federal Cuts
Arizona Rejects Compact, Others Leave Options Open
Monday’s deadline to provide feedback on the Trump administration’s proposed deal passed with no signatories and silence from some university leaders invited to join.
The Case for Sustaining Undergraduate Research at Small Colleges
Primarily undergraduate institutions should not be left out of conversations over shifts in federal research funding, Andrea Chapdelaine writes.
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.
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.