Newsom says California universities will lose billions in state funding if they sell out to Trump

"Gov. Gavin Newsom warned California's university leaders Thursday that schools will lose billions in state funding if they cave to President Donald Trump's demands. Newsom's warning comes in response to the Trump administration asking nine universities across the country to sign a compact mandating certain changes in exchange for additional federal funding. First reported by the Washington Post and confirmed by The Wall Street Journal Thursday, the proposal a 10-point memo referred to as the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"

"Under the reported compact agreement, schools would be required to commit to institutional neutrality, prohibit all university employees from expressing political beliefs on behalf of the university, shut down departments that punish, belittle or spark violence against conservative ideas, and define and interpret male, female, woman and man according to reproductive function and biological processes. Schools would also be required to ban all consideration of race, sex or other characteristics in hiring, admissions or financial aid processes; freeze tuition rates for five years;"

Governor Gavin Newsom warned California public universities they face losing billions in state funding if they agree to a federal compact tying additional federal dollars to policy changes. The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education requires institutional neutrality, bans university employees from expressing political views on the university's behalf, mandates shutting departments that punish or belittle conservative ideas, and fixes definitions of male and female by biological reproductive function. The compact prohibits consideration of race or sex in hiring, admissions or financial aid; freezes tuition for five years; caps international undergraduate enrollment at 15%; mandates standardized tests; and limits tuition charges for hard-science students at wealthy institutions. Nine universities were invited to sign.

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