Trump's higher education compact calls for equality in admissions and tuition freezes as Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen encourages university participation.

Carl Tobias, a professor and expert in constitutional law, called the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” that President Donald Trump’s administration wants the University of Virginia to sign to get federal funds exactly what it is.

Facing the possibility that more colleges could reject its wide-ranging deal, the Trump administration opened up the offer to more institutions. Whether any will sign is unclear.

President Trump is opening up his higher education compact to all institutions, broadening his pressure campaign on colleges to embrace his political priorities

The compact "demands that American universities surrender their institutional autonomy and place themselves under the control of the U.S. Federal Government," the faculty senate wrote.

Universities receiving federal grants for reasons other than the impact of the proposed work undercuts what makes American science great.

A group representing faculty at each of Iowa’s public universities is speaking out against the higher education compact developed by President Donald Trump and his administration and touted as a great opportunity by Iowa lawmakers.

The Trump administration has expanded the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education to all U.S. colleges, linking federal funding to bans on DEI initiatives and strict caps on international students.