Intellectual freedom is a key component of our constitutional republic where democratic thinking and citizenship are strengthened from free speech and access to knowledge. It leads to diverse ...

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UA formally declined to sign the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence as written, saying it conflicts with the university’s core academic values. President Suresh Garimella announced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing six education-related executive orders in the Oval Office at the White ...

University of Virginia interim President Paul Mahoney announced on Friday that UVA was declining to sign on to the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, becoming ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was the first university to reject President Trump ...

The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education strikes a more conciliatory tone than the Trump administration’s previous exchanges with universities, presenting itself as a method for ...

On December 15, five conservative higher education thinkers discussed the Trump administration’s October 2025 Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, framing it as a catalyst for an ...

Higher education advocates say the compact equates to a loyalty oath and infringes on the academic freedoms that are inherent to many universities’ missions. Portland State University is among a ...

In an interview with The State Press on Oct. 24, ASU President Michael Crow said "there's no reason to contemplate" signing the White House's higher education proposal. The Compact for Academic ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The five universities that were still weighing President Donald Trump's higher-education compact were asked to join a White House call Friday to discuss the proposed deal. By late ...

The Department of Education will struggle to find broad acceptance of a new iteration of the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education without true partnership with the sector. Rumors of a ...