Valley Forge Military College Joins Trump's 'Compact for Academic Excellence'
Valley Forge Military College, a small Pennsylvania institution with 86 students, has expressed interest in joining the Trump administration's 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education'. This move comes after two other colleges, Grand Canyon University and New College of Florida, publicly showed their intent to sign the compact.
The compact, proposed by President Donald Trump, requires universities to make significant changes in exchange for preferential treatment on federal research funding. These changes include suppressing criticism of conservatives on campus, limiting international enrollment, freezing tuition, and other alterations. Initially, several institutions rejected the invitation due to objections over certain provisions.
Valley Forge Military College, led by an unidentified rector, has not publicly stated its reasons for wanting to join the compact. The college, which does not have a research focus, may be seeking the potential benefits on federal research funding.
With Valley Forge Military College's interest, three institutions have now publicly expressed their desire to sign the Trump administration's 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education'. The compact's requirements and potential benefits continue to spark interest and debate among educational institutions.
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