"As the stated deadline to sign the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" arrived Friday, multiple universities have already rejected the deal while only a few institutions have expressed interest. But among the public universities that were either formally invited to sign the compact or that participated in a call with the White House to provide feedback on higher education issues, none are willing to discuss their deliberations about the proposal or interactions with federal officials."
"Last month, Inside Higher Ed sent public records requests to Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, the University of Kansas, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia, seeking emails, text messages, internal presentations and other documents related to how presidents, trustees and other officials discussed the compact. As of Friday, none had provided those records."
Public records requests sought emails, text messages, presentations and other documents from several public universities about deliberations on the compact. None of the targeted institutions had provided the requested records by the stated deadline. The University of Kansas said it might comply but requested an up-front $100 fee and could not guarantee records would be provided. Texas appealed to the state attorney general to resist release. Some universities rejected the compact outright, others said they never received formal invitations, and the University of Texas at Austin remained silent about whether it would sign.
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