The University of Arizona has rejected the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.

In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, UA President Suresh Garimella said the university has "much common ground with the ideas your administration is advancing on changes that would benefit American higher education and our nation at large."

At the same time, the letter continued, "a federal research funding system based on anything other than merit would weaken the worlds preeminent engine for innovation, advancement of technology, and solutions to many of our nations most profound challenges. We seek no special treatment and believe in our ability to compete for federally funded research strictly on merit."

Initially, nine universities were offered

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