Universities Reject Trump’s Offer
President Donald Trump’s latest move to clean up America’s higher education system has the liberal elite in panic mode.
The President’s new “College Compact” — designed to restore fairness, free speech, and transparency in America’s universities — was met with open defiance this week from several top institutions. As of Monday’s deadline, six major universities have rejected Trump’s proposal, while not a single one has agreed to participate.
Among those refusing the plan are MIT, Brown, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, the University of Virginia, the University of Arizona, and Dartmouth College.
Trump’s College Compact: Putting Students and Taxpayers First
The Trump administration’s plan offered preferential federal funding for universities that agreed to key reforms — reforms aimed at putting students and taxpayers ahead of bloated bureaucracies and foreign interests.
Under the proposal, universities would:
- Cap foreign student enrollment at 15% overall and no more than 5% from any single country.
- Freeze tuition rates for five years to stop the constant price hikes hurting American families.
- Publish real graduate earnings by major, so parents know what they’re paying for.
- Provide more opportunities for veterans and active service members.
- Offer tuition-free STEM degrees at schools with massive endowments exceeding $2 billion.
For many working Americans, these are common-sense measures that make college fairer, more affordable, and more patriotic. But for the academic elite, they were too much to stomach.
Elite Schools Push Back Against Oversight
Leaders at these top universities claimed Trump’s plan would violate their “academic freedoms.”
MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the deal would “restrict freedom of expression,” while UVA’s interim president warned that linking funding to merit and accountability could “undermine” their institution’s integrity.
But critics say universities already routinely punish conservative speech and prioritize political activism over true education. Many Americans see the schools’ defiance not as a defense of freedom — but as a defense of their own power and privilege.
Trump’s Battle With Higher Ed Is Far From Over
Experts say the President’s plan may have been rejected by elite universities, but the fight for reform has just begun. The administration has hinted at a second round of offers — targeting schools that actually share Trump’s vision of merit, accountability, and America-first education.
“Universities have become indoctrination centers instead of places of learning,” one education reformer said. “President Trump is the first leader in decades to stand up to them.”
Even now, the White House has forced change behind the scenes. Columbia and Brown University have already altered admissions and disciplinary policies after previous funding freezes. Harvard University is still in discussions with federal officials as part of ongoing investigations tied to Trump’s education reforms.
The Bottom Line: Trump Is Exposing the Truth About Academia
For decades, America’s top universities have taken billions in taxpayer money while silencing dissenting views, promoting radical ideologies, and driving tuition through the roof.
President Trump’s College Compact has exposed the arrogance of a system that refuses accountability — even as students drown in debt and parents foot the bill.
While the liberal elite celebrate their resistance, millions of Americans are standing with Trump’s call for truth, transparency, and fairness in higher education.
And as history has shown, when Trump starts a fight for the American people — he doesn’t back down.
