UVA Faculty Rejects Trump Administration's Compact for Academic Excellence
The Trump administration proposed an agreement to nine universities, including the University of Virginia, in exchange for preferential access to federal funding.
The compact, dubbed a "Compact for Academic Excellence," was met with opposition from UVA's student government and faculty members.
"Faculty famously like to disagree, but not on this. I have never seen such unanimity among my colleagues." - Matthew Hedstrom, Associate Professor of American Studies and Religious Studies at UVA
- The compact would bar schools from considering race, ethnicity, or gender in admissions.
- It would also require SAT or ACT scores.
Author's summary: UVA faculty opposes Trump's academic excellence compact.