The University of Arizona (UA) and Vanderbilt University became the latest institutions not to sign the Trump administration’s “ Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” UA specifically stated that it has not agreed to the compact. Vanderbilt provided an update saying it was looking forward to “continuing the conversation” but that it was only asked to provide input on the compact, not accept or reject it.

UA’s letter to US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon expressed a shared vision to strengthen higher education through merit-based systems. Instead of agreeing to the compact, the university attached the University of Arizona’s Statement of Principles. The statement identifies the following principles: “Student Learning and Fair Admissions,” “Equal Treatment and No

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