federal funding for universities
Trump Administration's "Compact for Academic Excellence" Offers Elite Universities Preferential Funding for Policy Compliance
Oct 03, 2025 02:34 am CST
The Trump Administration has proposed a controversial agreement to nine elite universities, offering preferential access to federal funding in exchange for compliance with White House positions on admissions, gender policies, free speech, and tuition caps. The "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" would require participating institutions to eliminate demographic considerations in admissions, cap international enrollment, freeze tuition, and promote conservative viewpoints on campus, with enforcement by the Justice Department.
Trump Administration Issues 10-Point Plan Requiring Universities to Meet Ideological and Enrollment Standards for Federal Funding
Oct 02, 2025 03:38 pm CST
The Trump administration has issued a controversial 10-point memorandum to US colleges requiring caps on international students, elimination of race-based admissions, tuition freezes, and ideological alignment to receive federal funding. Universities including Columbia and Brown have already reached multi-million dollar settlements following federal investigations into campus protests.