After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact

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UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.

https://www.wunc.org/education/2025-11-10/unc-chapel-hill-chancellor-will-not-sign-trump-higher-ed-compact

After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM

UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.

www.wunc.org/education/20...

— WUNC News (@wunc.org) 2025-11-10T21:28:03.225Z

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1. AFTER "faculty raise concerns?" I can see why the faculty would be concerned:

Bolding mine:

"We have about $1.5 billion in federal research funding," Roberts said. "We're in the top 10 nationally. So we, I think, have an obligation to maintain a really strong dialog with the administration in all its facets. And that's what we'll continue to do."

"I can't promise that we'll put any conversation that we have with the administration to a vote of the Faculty Council," Roberts continued. "But I can promise that we're highly aware of our responsibilities with respect to protecting the academic freedom of the institution to consulting with the faculty."

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2. The powers that should never be at universities are caving left and right.

They are being threatened by the Orange Menace.