White House offers preferential federal funding to colleges adopting compact for academic excellence

The White House has laid out a proposal to nine top U.S. colleges and universities offering preferential access to federal funds in exchange for agreeing to a set of demands. Among the requirements in the document, titled “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” the administration requires a ban on considering race, sex or gender identity in admissions and financial support. It also calls for banning considering those factors in faculty hiring. In addition, signees would be req...