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 ...

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 ...

The Trump administration recently announced a new "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." The "deal" was initially offered to nine universities, and of those MIT and Brown have already ...

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 ...

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 ...

In October 2025, the Trump administration issued its Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. Initially sent to nine selective institutions, the compact featured eight priorities related ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: The Trump administration’s October 2025 Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education sparked an overdue conversation about the relationship between universities and the federal ...

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 ...

America’s universities—“crown jewels of the American system”—once represented the best aspects of the American character, including equal treatment, meritocracy, free speech, openness to debate, and ...