May 16, 2026

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Donald Trump’s ‘compact’ turned down by his alma mater: UPenn rejects White House funding deal for academic freedom

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The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has delivered a pointed rebuff, declining to sign President Donald Trump’s so-called Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. This is a funding-preference plan that asks universities to cap international enrolment, freeze tuition, and formalise protections for conservative speech. Penn’s refusal marks the fourth from a marquee campus, following peers…

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Now USC rejects Trump’s funding compact, joining MIT and Brown in defending academic freedom and autonomy

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USC just rejected Trump’s education compact. (AP Photo) The University of Southern California (USC) has formally rejected a funding compact proposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump, joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brown University in refusing to accept federal funding tied to political and policy commitments.The compact, offered directly to…

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UGC approves 101 universities for online and distance learning in academic session 2025-26: Check details here

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UGC approves 101 universities for online and distance learning in academic session 2025-26 The University Grants Commission (UGC) has officially recognized 101 universities and 20 Category-1 institutions to offer Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes for the academic year 2025-26, with the session beginning in July-August 2025. In addition, 113 universities have been approved to…

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“California will not bankroll schools that sell out their students”: Governor Gavin Newsom rejects Trump’s ‘academic compact’

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In a move that underscores the widening clash over academic freedom in the United States, California Governor Gavin Newsom has firmly rejected the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The compact, offered to nine prominent universities including the University of Southern California (USC), seeks to impose strict federal oversight on curricula,…

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Top US universities face pressure to adopt Trump’s higher education compact: Here’s why academic freedom is at risk

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US universities face funding risks over Trump’s academic freedom compact. (AI Image) The Trump administration has sent letters to nine leading universities, urging them to sign a new “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” in exchange for priority access to federal funding. The compact outlines specific demands including freezing tuition fees, limiting international student…

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Bombay high court in Mumbai refuses permission to Elgar Parishad Maoist-links case accused Anand Teltumbde to travel abroad for academic lectures | Mumbai News

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Mumbai: After Bombay high court on Wednesday expressed its disinclination to permit Anand Teltumbde to travel to Amsterdam and the UK to deliver academic lectures, saying he could give them virtually, the 2018 Elgar Parishad Maoist-links case accused withdrew his plea.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale then granted Teltumbde liberty to…

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