On Wednesday, more than a hundred students, professors, staff and community members with the Indivisible movement gathered on Vanderbilt University’s campus to demand that the university reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

Protestors held signs reading “Reject the Compact,” “Protect International Students,” and “Black and Gold, not Red Tape,” referring to the school’s colors. Some carried American flags, and at least two students came with laptops so they could participate while finishing up their school work.

The compact they are opposing promises universities preferential access to student loans, research funding and approval of student visas in exchange for compliance with a list of requirements, including: • Enforcing a strict, b

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