News Summary

• Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is urging the University of Arizona to take advantage of an opportunity from President Donald Trump’s administration.
• The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education calls for equality in admissions and a commitment to civil discourse.
• The compact directs universities to be free from foreign entanglements and comply with anti-money laundering laws and disclose foreign gifts and contracts.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became the first university to reject signing the compact, with MIT President Sally Kornbluth saying that the university "cannot support the proposed approach"