Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Seven major universities have rejected a request by the Trump administration to sign a pact that would limit some academic freedom in exchange for prioritizing federal research funding.
One school, the University of Texas, said it would be open to signing the proposal, while another, Vanderbilt University, expressed reservations.
President Donald Trump and the Department of Education gave the universities until Monday to give feedback on the proposal, with the goal of having a signed pact by Nov. 21.
As of Monday night, the University of Arizona was the most recent to publicly reject the proposal.
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