US EditionNewsom Says He’ll ‘Instantly’ Cut Funding at California Colleges that Sign Trump Pact
Gov. Gavin Newsom threatens to withhold billions in state funds from California universities that adopt a Trump-backed compact mandating conservative campus policies.
- On Wednesday, the Trump administration sent a proposed compact to nine universities, including USC, asking them to align policies in exchange for federal funding, the White House said.
- The Trump administration is using federal funding as leverage to reshape universities it sees as liberal bastions, cutting federal research grants at UCLA, Harvard and Columbia to force policy changes.
- The compact would cap international undergraduates at 15% and limit any single country to 5%, hitting USC where 26% of fall 2025 freshmen are international, and require SAT and ACT scores while banning biological males from women's sports.
- California officials said they would withhold Cal Grants and other state dollars from signatory campuses, with Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, calling the pact a "radical agreement" Thursday.
- Facing budget shortfalls, USC is reviewing the White House letter after several deans were caught off-guard, while interim president Beong-Soo Kim warned a $200 million budget deficit would require layoffs.
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Newsom Threatens Funding Cuts to Colleges That Sign Trump Deal
California Governor Gavin Newsom threatened to pull “billions of dollars” in state funding from any California university that signs a Trump administration proposal offering preferential funding in exchange for certain demands, including a cap on international students.
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Gov. Newsom vows to cut state funding to universities signing Trump compact
Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed Thursday to cut all state funding for any universities in California that sign onto a compact circulated by the White House asking major institutions to agree to a series of conservative ideals in exchange for more favorable treatment as they seek federal money. The Trump administration sent a proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” this week to nine universities — including USC — calling on the ins…
Newsom says he’ll ‘instantly’ cut funding at California colleges that sign Trump pact
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) hit back at President Trump’s university compact introduced Thursday, which says higher education institutions that agree to certain changes will receive priority in federal funding. “IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY’LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL…
Newsom threatens to cut state funding to universities that sign Trump’s political compact
The White House is asking nine major universities, including USC, to commit to President Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.
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