Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education
The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education is a memo from the Department of Education which threatens to revoke funding for and levy fines against institutions who have signed this compact. It specifically demands ending affirmative action in admissions, capping the number of international students at 15 percent of the student population, teaching gender as biologically determined, and restricting academic freedom to conservative ideologies. Those who sign it must undergo an annual review to ensure their institution is upholding the compact. The memo sent to Brown University, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Arizona, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, and Vanderbilt University.