HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT

Trump’s academic excellence compact triggers faculty resistance in Colorado

Faculty across Colorado’s public universities are advancing a 'mutual academic defense compact' to collectively res…

By Lyle Kenitzer '28
Nov 27, 2025

Emory University student newspaper bemoans Trump compact, DEI cuts

An article recently published in The Emory Wheel blasted the Trump administration’s targeting of DEI initiatives in…

By Austin Browne '24
Nov 26, 2025

Vanderbilt in ongoing talks with Trump admin over Higher Ed Compact, no longer under deadline

Originally included in a group of elite schools invited to respond to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher…

By Jared Harris
Nov 21, 2025

Portland State, others reject Trump compact as deadline nears

None of Oregon’s universities were included in the Department of Education’s initial round of invitations, but offi…

By Jared Harris
Nov 20, 2025

HBCU breaks ranks, becomes first to support Trump’s Academic Excellence Compact

St. Augustine’s decision comes after Ivy League schools and major research universities like MIT, Brown, and Dartmo…

By Jared Harris
Nov 20, 2025

New College ‘ready’ to sign Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

New College of Florida says it 'will happily' sign the Trump administration’s 'Compact for Academic Excellence in H…

By Emily Sturge
Nov 18, 2025

NYU students call for ‘sanctuary campus’ and ‘race-based scholarships’ at university senate rally

Students for a Democratic Society organized the Nov. 13 protest during NYU’s senate meeting.

By Brendan McDonald '25
Nov 18, 2025

UNC rejects Trump administration’s academic compact

UNC Chapel Hill announced it will not join the Trump administration’s proposed higher-education compact, saying sev…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Nov 17, 2025

Deadline for Trump's Compact for Academic Excellence approaching fast, only two universities left undecided

With only days left before the deadline on the Trump administration's offer to universities, two institutions have …

By Jared Harris
Nov 17, 2025

Northwestern Faculty Assembly rejects Trump's Higher Ed Compact, continues to weather $790M freeze

Northwestern University’s Faculty Assembly voted on Oct. 20 to formally oppose the Trump administration’s Compact f…

By Christina Sher
Nov 14, 2025

Duke students protest Trump Higher Ed compact

The Duke Climate Coalition and Sunrise Movement recently staged a protest calling on the school to refuse to sign t…

By Austin Browne '24
Nov 14, 2025

UMich faculty senate urges school to continue performing sex changes for minors

The Faculty Senate voted in favor of a resolution to restore 'gender-affirming care' at its Nov. 3 meeting.

By Brendan McDonald '25
Nov 13, 2025

Vanderbilt students and faculty protest Trump's Higher Ed Compact

Over 300 people participated in a protest on Vanderbilt’s campus against the Trump administration’s Compact for Aca…

By Austin Browne '24
Nov 10, 2025

Valley Forge becomes first college to join Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence

Valley Forge becomes first college to join Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence after Ivy League rejections.

By Jacob Beckwith '26
Oct 30, 2025

UPenn rejects Trump higher ed compact after faculty senate pressure

The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has rejected the Trump administration’s invitation to participate in a compa…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Oct 23, 2025

Tucson City Council unanimously denies Trump’s higher ed compact, calls it ‘political intrusion’

On Oct. 8, the Tucson City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Compact for Academic Excellence in …

By Lyle Kenitzer '28
Oct 21, 2025

Vanderbilt student and faculty groups urge university not to sign Trump Admin’s Higher Ed Compact

The Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United, Vanderbilt Student Government, and Faculty Senate all released statements u…

By Michael Duke '26
Oct 20, 2025