Academic Reform
Trump administration higher education compact meets pushback from leading universities
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The Trump administration has proposed a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" that offers preferential access to federal resources for universities that adopt a series of policy changes. Most of the nine institutions initially approached have publicly declined, with some faculty and lawmakers calling the plan “extortion,” even as public confidence in higher education continues to wane.
A recent column in The Guardian Nigeria features diverse reader reactions to poet Niyi Osundare's ongoing discourse on the state of Nigerian universities. Contributors praise Osundare's insights while debating internal and external challenges facing higher education. They call for better funding, fair pay for lecturers, and systemic reforms to restore integrity.