
Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda, get favourable access to federal money
Published on: Oct. 2, 2025, 10:27 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
The White House has asked nine major U.S. universities, including MIT, Vanderbilt, and the University of Pennsylvania, to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” committing to President Trump’s political priorities in exchange for preferential access to federal funding and White House events.