Penn Data Breach Involves Decades of Student and Alumni Information

The hacker seemed focused on the Ivy League school’s admissions preferences.

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Universities Are Standing Up to Trump

A White House proposal for special funding treatment crossed a line for several schools. Some say it feels like a turning point in the federal government’s battle with higher education.

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Penn Becomes Latest University to Reject White House Deal

Penn is the third school to say no to the Trump administration’s offer of federal funding preferences in exchange for complying with certain requirements, such as protecting conservative voices.

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Trump’s Troubling ‘Compact’ for Universities

Responses to an essay about President Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” Also: Bikes in the park; a vigil against political violence.

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Marc Rowan, a Billionaire Financier, Is Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities

The conservative ideas behind the Trump administration’s “compact” for universities were developed in part by Marc Rowan, a wealthy financier who has sought to shape higher education.

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Trump Asked Universities to Sign a Compact. Some See a Trap.

Trump officials want universities to sign on to conservative priorities to get special treatment. Some in higher education say agreeing would end academic freedom.

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Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.

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Columbia and Penn Made Trump Deals. More Universities Could Be Next.

Trump officials hope deals with two Ivy League schools create a template that others, including Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern, will follow.

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Penn Agrees to Limit Participation of Transgender Athletes

In a deal with the Trump administration, the University of Pennsylvania will not allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports.

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Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Ties

The Education Department accused the school of filing inaccurate reports, adding to the growing list of elite schools it has targeted over foreign funding disclosures.

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