"With continued federal investment and strong institutional leadership, the higher education sector can do more to enhance American leadership in the world and build tomorrow's workforce," she wrote on X. "A renewed commitment to the time-honored principles that helped make American universities great will strengthen the country and deepen public confidence in higher education."
"The administration initially asked the nine universities to review the proposal and offer "limited, targeted feedback," noting that the document was "largely in its final form." Bloomberg reported that officials planned to update the document in response to the feedback and send out a new version next month. But before all nine had provided feedback, President Trump invited any college that wants to "return to the pursuit of Truth and Achievement" to sign the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education."
Nine universities were asked to provide feedback by Oct. 20 on a proposed Compact for Academic Excellence that would tie preferential federal funding to policy changes. Six universities publicly rejected the compact, leaving the University of Arizona, the University of Texas at Austin and Vanderbilt University as the only invitees who had not responded. Education Secretary Linda McMahon and other administration officials met with several university leaders and described the meeting as positive. The University of Virginia and Dartmouth rejected the compact after the White House meeting. No institution has publicly agreed to sign the compact.
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