With no takers yet, White House sets meeting with colleges still weighing agreement with Trump
Published on: Oct. 18, 2025, 5:10 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
By late Friday afternoon, one of the schools -- the University of Virginia -- had already declined to sign the agreement.The people who shared details of the call spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting.The White House has faced a flurry of rejections after inviting nine universities to become initial signatories of the compact, which asks colleges to make commitments aligned with Trumps political priorities in exchange for favourable access to research funding.
