Brown University has rejected the Trump administration’s proposed compact, which would have required the university to make changes to its campus policies in exchange for an advantage in receiving ...

Brown president says compact 'would restrict academic freedom' She says compact also violates agreement Brown signed in July MIT declined to sign compact last week Oct 15 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 15 ...

The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in ...

President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 announced that she formally rejected the Trump administration’s compact in a Wednesday letter to the Brown community. The compact, which was sent to the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Brown University announced Wednesday it is declining to join the Trump administration's proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. University President ...

PROVIDENCE — Brown University president Christina H. Paxson sent a letter to the White House on Wednesday rejecting the Trump administration’s demand that the school sign a “compact” in exchange for ...

PROVIDENCE – Brown University President Christina H. Paxson has rejected the Trump Administration's proposed "compact" tying preferential access to federal funds to, as she described it, the ...

Michigan State University faculty voted Tuesday to oppose the federal government’s offer for schools to adopt conservative-friendly policies in exchange for preferential treatment. The advisory body ...

A walkway on Brown University’s campus in Providence, R.I., on March 17, 2025. Reporter The Israelis freed in the Gaza hostage deal, what to know about Trump’s funding ‘compact’ for colleges, and more ...

Professors and student leaders shared concerns that the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” could threaten the College’s academic freedom. On Oct. 1, the Trump ...

When a government tells universities what they must teach and pledge to receive funding, that’s not education — it’s coercion and indoctrination. This is not new. We’ve seen it before: In the United ...

In the blazing Monday heat, 150 University of Texas students and faculty members gathered before the UT Tower with a message to the leaders inside: do not sign President Donald J. Trump administration ...