California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to pull “billions of dollars” in state funding from any California university that signs a Trump administration proposal offering preferential funding in exchange for certain demands, including a cap on international students.

“California will not bankroll schools that sell out their students, professors, researchers and surrender academic freedom,” Newsom said in a statement. “If any California university signs this radical agreement, they’ll lose billions in state funding — including Cal Grants — instantly.”

On Wednesday, the White House sent a memo to nine universities promising them “substantial and meaningful grants” if they ban the use of race or sex in hiring and require standardized testing like the SAT or ACT, among other demands. The Univ

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