By AAMER MADHANI and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.

Universities were asked to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” committing them to adopt the White House’s vision for America’s campuses. It asks the schools to accept the government’s priorities on admissions , women’s sports, free speech, student discipline and college affordability, among other topics.

FILE – Students cross the campus of Dartmouth College, March 5, 2024, in Hanover, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Signing on would give universities priority access to some federal grants, but government money would n

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