„California will not bankroll schools that sell out their students, professors, researchers and surrender academic freedom,“ the governor said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed Thursday to cut all state funding for any universities in California that sign onto a compact circulated by the White House asking major institutions to agree to a series of conservative ideals in exchange for more favorable treatment as they seek federal money.
The Trump administration sent a proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” this week to nine universities — including USC — calling on the institutions in part to adhere to restrictions on the use of race and gender in the admissions process, banning biological males from competing in women’s sports, capping admission of international students and requiring a “vibrant marketplace of ideas” on campuses that ensures conservative concepts are not muffled.
