Newsom’s Stance on Trump-Era ‘Compact’ for Colleges Resurfaces Amidst Higher Ed Debate
Newsom’s Stance on Trump-Era ‘Compact’ for Colleges Resurfaces Amidst Higher Ed Debate During a previous presidential administration, then-President Donald Trump’s team proposed a ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,’ an agreement that sought to align universities with specific federal education policies in exchange for funding. This initiative, which required schools to adhere to administration-dictated rules on admissions, hiring, free speech, teaching, and endowments, sparked immediate controversy. California Governor Gavin Newsom vehemently opposed the compact, threatening to withhold billions in…