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.