UVA Faculty Rejects Trump Administration's Compact for Academic Excellence
The Trump administration requested that nine universities, including the University of Virginia, sign an agreement in exchange for preferential access to federal funding by October 20th.
The University of Virginia's student government joined six other schools in opposing the deal, with faculty members also expressing widespread opposition.
"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.
- Schools would be required to mandate SAT or ACT scores.
Author's summary: UVA faculty unites against Trump's academic compact.