Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a letter along with a White House memo asking nine universities to follow administration rules in order to get priority grant funding. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has asked certain major universities to sign a pact that would ensure the federal government would prioritize research funding to them.
The 10-point memo, titled the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," was sent to nine universities that the administration deems "highly reasonable" institutions, The Hill reported.
A letter included in the memo by Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the universities would get "multiple positive benefits" if they sign, such as "substantial and meaningful federal grants," the Wall Street Journal originally reported.
The universities getting the memo were: Vanderbilt University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Arizona, Brown University and the University of Virginia, a White House official said.
