The Trump administration has taken another swipe at DEI, antisemitism, and civil rights violations in American universities by sending letters to nine top schools asking them to pledge to a "compact" that would ensure the continuance of federal funding. The memo was titled the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education."
Those schools that received the letter are University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas, Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia.
California universities that bend to the will of Donald Trump and sign this insane “compact” will lose billions in state funding — IMMEDIATELY.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) October 2, 2025
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