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