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No, the AAUP Is Not Opposing Reform

We need to recognize a broad range of views opposing government censorship, even if we think they have pursued the wrong strategy.

Protest signs at an Oct. 10 press conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Graduate Student Union read "No Trump Compact for MIT."

Rejecting the Compact Is an Opportunity

The only action needed now is no action at all, Joseph Fishkin writes.

President Donald Trump along with text from the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education that the administration released.

What to Know About Trump’s Compact for Higher Ed

Nine universities were asked to give “limited, targeted feedback” on the proposal by today. So far, six have rejected the deal.

UVA quad

UVA, Dartmouth Latest to Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

US President Donald Trump walks down a hallway in the White House.

As Compact Deadline Nears, White House Meets With University Leaders

The meeting follows increasingly forceful pushback to the wide-ranging proposal, including a joint statement from 36 higher ed groups.

A syllabus being torn by two different hands.

UNC Campuses Split on Whether Syllabi Are Public Documents

After the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill refused to proffer faculty course materials in response to an open-records request, UNC Greensboro officials made the opposite decision.

Campus shots of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California.

Penn, U of Southern California Reject Trump Compact

The universities follow the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University in rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal that would require sweeping changes.

University Hall, the main academic building, on the campus of Ohio State University on Nov. 23, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.

Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds

The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking other partnerships.