UT Austin Considers Trump-Backed Funding 'Compact'
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The Trump administration proposed a 'compact' to UT-Austin and other universities, offering preferential federal funding in exchange for adopting strict policies on gender definitions, international student enrollment caps, and campus protest regulations, sparking concern among faculty about academic freedom and institutional autonomy.
Topics:top-news#education#federal-funding#gender-definition#international-students#university-policies#ut-austin
- UT-Austin considering offer to adopt Trump priorities for funding advantages The Texas Tribune
- New Trump plan offers UT funding benefits with conditions on academics Austin American-Statesman
- Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference The New York Times
- UT official "honored" to receive Trump's university demands Axios
- UT Austin among nine universities asked to sign new 'compact' by Trump White House KUT
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