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Trump Admin Pressures Colleges To Join Ideological Compact To Get Funding

Trump Admin Pressures Colleges To Join Ideological Compact To Get Funding

Summary

The Trump administration has asked nine universities in the United States to sign a 10-point agreement to get better access to federal funding. The agreement includes making campuses friendlier to conservatives, limiting international student enrollment, and not considering race or sex in admissions and hiring.

Key Facts

  • The Trump administration is involved.
  • Nine top universities in the U.S. are targeted.
  • The universities are asked to sign a 10-point compact.
  • The compact would give schools better access to federal funds.
  • Schools are asked to make campuses more welcoming to conservatives.
  • They are advised to limit the number of international undergraduates.
  • Schools are told to ban using race or sex in hiring and admissions.
  • There is backlash against these demands, including concerns about free speech.

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