Seven out of nine universities that the Trump administration solicited for feedback on its Compact for Academic Excellence in Education have rejected the plan, while two others remain noncommittal.

These days, orbital real estate is growing increasingly cluttered with all manner of communication, observation, research, and navigation satellites. It’s a market worth $286 billion in 2022, ...

Domenico and Roberto DiGrande, poses for a portrait behind the bar at Gold Mirror on Taraval Street on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo by Junyao Yang. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a ...

A group of faculty members, staffers and students at the University of Minnesota approved a resolution Thursday rejecting the Trump administration’s compact giving universities priority access to ...

An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar system TOI-2267 located about 190 light-years away. This discovery, published in ...

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud said the university would not sign President Donald Trump’s higher education compact in its “current form.” The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher ...

Why would any university fear a pledge to uphold free speech, viewpoint diversity and academic excellence? The answer tells us everything. On Oct. 1, 2025, President Donald Trump and Education ...

Seven of nine universities have rejected the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." One interpretation of "compact" suggests an agreement between sovereign entities, while another ...

A Nevada man’s trip to the thrift store took a surprising turn when he came across a vintage mirror with two very important words engraved on the handle. Alexander, who requested any personal details ...

I t was not a given that the proffered Trump “compact” for colleges would be dead on arrival. When the administration offered its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine ...

With the University of Arizona's refusal to join and Vanderbilt University's noncommittal response, President Trump's higher ed compact still has no takers. The University of Arizona became the ...