SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - New College of Florida appears to be the first university in the U.S. willing to sign a controversial compact touted by the Trump administration.

The document asks colleges to make commitments aligned with Trump’s political priorities in exchange for favorable access to research funding.

Among other things, the compact would bar signees from considering race or sex in hiring and admissions, and limit the number of foreign students who could attend a school.

Called the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” the document spells out expectations including freezing tuition for a five-year period, eliminating grade inflation and shutting down departments that “punish, belittle” or “spark violence against conservative ideas.”

Colleges that sign the

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