Oct. 16 - Brown rejects compact | Overnight expression ban blocked at UT System

Court temporarily blocks overnight ban on expression at University of Texas System; Higher ed groups blast Trump plan to expand applicant data collection

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Brown University rejects Trump’s higher education compact

The Ivy League institution became the second prominent college, after MIT, to reject the deal over concerns about freedom and independence.

Court temporarily blocks overnight ban on expression at University of Texas System

A federal judge found “significant First Amendment issues” in a state law barring all free speech on public campuses between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Higher ed groups blast Trump plan to expand applicant data collection

A coalition led by the American Council on Education said the proposal would overly burden colleges and raise student privacy concerns.

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