"I appreciate the various points of view shared with me by many members of our community. Although USC has declined to join the proposed Compact, we look forward to contributing our perspectives, insights, and Trojan values to an important national conversation about the future of higher education."
"The compact "raises a number of issues worthy of further discussion within both higher education and our nation.""
"Participants called the compact "egregiously invalid," "probably unconstitutional," "antithetical to principles of academic freedom" and "a Trojan horse.""
USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down an offer that would give priority funding to universities that agree to follow the president's mostly conservative vision for higher education. The letter, addressed to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, said the compact "raises a number of issues worthy of further discussion within both higher education and our nation." Kim said he appreciated points of view shared by many community members and stated that although USC declined to join the proposed compact, the university looks forward to contributing perspectives, insights, and Trojan values to a national conversation. The USC Academic Senate met Oct. 6 and strongly rejected the compact after more than 20 faculty and department heads spoke against the document.
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