The Trump Administration sent letters to a group of top-tier universities Wednesday laying out a proposed compact that would cap international students, ban the use of race or sex in hiring, and require standardized testing as part of the admissions process in exchange for preferential access to federal funding.
The effort — labeled the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” — says universities that agree to the terms will enjoy benefits including access to federal student loans, grants and contracts as well as research funding, approval of visas for foreign scholars, and preferential treatment under the tax code.