Fifth Major University Rejects Trump Administration’s Higher Education Compact Amid Growing Opposition
The University of Virginia has declined to sign the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence, becoming the fifth university to reject the proposal. According to reports, the decision carries particular significance as UVA is the first public university among the original nine recipients to refuse the compact.
Growing Resistance to Federal Education Proposal
The University of Virginia has become the fifth major institution to decline participation in the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, according to reports from multiple higher education sources. Interim President Paul Mahoney announced the decision Friday, joining MIT, Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Southern California in rejecting the proposal that was originally pitched to nine prominent universities earlier this month.