The New York Times and NPR report on how colleges and universities have so far pushed back against the Trump administration's higher education compact, the Associated Press looks at a meeting between the White House and institutions on the compact, and former Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) writes in The Wall Street Journal that the compact is an attempt at federal overreach... Inside Higher Ed looks at the movement to expand awarding associate degrees for credit previously earned, know as reverse transfer... Purdue professors Michael Johnston and Kevin Kircher write that efforts to decarbonize a public campus in a red state are worth pursuing.
Universities Are Standing Up to Trump
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Oct. 17, 2025
With No Takers Yet, White House Meets With Colleges Still Weighing an Agreement With Trump
Associated Press | Oct. 17, 2025
As Deadline for Trump’s Colleges Compact Looms, Schools Signal Dissent
NPR | Oct. 20, 2025
Donald Trump Isn’t a University President
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Oct. 16, 2025
Giving Credit Where It’s Overdue
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 20, 2025
On Climate Action, a View From Behind the Pack
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 20, 2025