USC rejected the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would have shifted the university to the right, according to an announcement on Thursday. “We are ...

The proposed compact was accompanied by a letter from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon promising "multiple positive benefits" to institutions. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by ...

Mr. Chemerinsky is the dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley. On Wednesday, the Trump administration sent letters to nine major universities proposing a “compact.” As The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. USC faculty members strongly denounced Trump’s education compact during a 500-person virtual meeting. The compact ...

During an impassioned USC Academic Senate meeting on Monday, faculty strongly denounced and rejected the Trump administration offer to give the university funding preference in exchange for abiding by ...

The White House issued a proposal on Wednesday promising leading universities special treatment if they agree to comply with several terms from the Trump administration. Washington sent letters ...

On Wednesday, the Trump White House sent a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine top U.S. universities. The memo offers these institutions a devil’s bargain: In exchange for a ...

Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender. By Michael C. Bender The White House on Wednesday sent letters to ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The Trump administration is encouraging leaders at nine universities to sign a compact committing their schools to adopt President Donald Trump's policy agenda for higher education in ...

The Trump administration’s latest move to reshape higher education – its so-called Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education – is a dangerous overreach, even if parts of it sound appealing ...

Renewable energy remains one of the biggest bets for a more sustainable future, but until recently, the idea of installing a wind turbine at home seemed out of reach for most people. However, a recent ...