Seven of nine institutions approached by the Trump administration have now declined to sign new federal funding rules.
The University of Arizona has become the seventh university to decline to sign a set of policies put forward by the administration of US President Donald Trump in exchange for an offer of preferential consideration for federal funding.
In a statement shared on Monday, the university said it had decided not to sign the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, citing its commitment to principles including “academic freedom, merit-based research f
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