University of Texas considers Trump compact despite concerns over academic freedom, tuition freeze, and gender definition rules

The University of Texas (UT) is reportedly in discussions with the Trump administration over a proposed funding agreement that could provide the university with substantial federal support. The compact, referred to by the White House as the "Compact for Excellence in Higher Education," would link funding preference to several conditions, including limits on international student enrolment, tuition freezes, and adherence to strict gender definitions, Axios has learned. Seven of the eight other universities offered the compact have rejected it, citing concerns over institutional independence, while Vanderbilt University has taken a neutral stance, neither accepting nor declining the proposal, as reported by Axios. UT officials have remained largely silent since the offer, providing no co