Democrats fear losing control of academia

 Blaze:

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom continued his feud against President Donald Trump by threatening the universities who complied with a request from the federal government.

The president issued a 10-point memo titled the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" to nine universities and said any that agreed would receive preferential treatment for grants and other federal money.

Newsom, who has presidential ambitions and has positioned California as a leading state to oppose Trump's policies, issued a threat to universities that agreed to the compact.

"California universities that bend to the will of Donald Trump and sign this insane 'compact' will lose billions in state funding — IMMEDIATELY," he wrote on social media Thursday.

"California will not bankroll schools that sign away academic freedom," he added.

The compact was sent to the University of Southern California, and the administration said more universities would be receiving it.

The document called for universities to change their hiring practices so they don't consider sex, ethnicity, race, national origin, disability, or religion. It also demanded that undergraduate applicants take standardized tests that include the SAT and ACT.
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Hiring practices should be based primarily on merit, rather than on sex, ethnicity, or national origin. disability or religion.  It looks like Newsom's policy would deny academic freedom to Trump supporters.

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