Universities that want a competitive advantage when seeking government funding for research may soon have to pledge allegiance to Trump policies under a plan being developed by the White House.

The Trump administration is looking to ask universities to affirm that their hiring and admissions decisions, especially those concerning international students, are based on merit and not on racial or ethnic factors, two White House officials told The Washington Post.

“Now it’s time to effect change nationwide, not on a one-off basis,” a senior official told the publication.

Under the plan, which could be rolled out within the next few months, universities would be asked to affirm a list of policies, including that they do not consider race in admissions and are not “importing radicalism on camp

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