Gov. Newsom on Friday again waded into the controversy surrounding President Trump’s higher education compact, which has roiled USC since being extended to the university. 0:00 0:00 1x

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Gov. Newsom has threatened to pull state funding from California universities that sign Trump’s compact requiring mostly conservative campus policies.

USC received the offer from the White House, and interim President Beong-Soo Kim said it contains issues that “are important to study and discuss.”

Newsom challenged USC to reject the offer and protect academic freedom.

Gov. Newsom on Friday waded further into the controversy surrounding the higher education compact President Trump has presented to nine univers

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