The White House is pressuring nine major universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for expanded access to federal grants. A document called the “Compact for Academic Excellence” urges schools to align with administration policies on admissions, women’s sports, and free speech, while rejecting the use of race and gender in admissions decisions. Institutions contacted include Dartmouth, USC, MIT, and Brown. California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the plan, warning that any state university signing the compact would immediately lose billions in state support, including Cal Grants. #WhiteHouse #TrumpAdministration #HigherEd #CollegeFunding #AcademicFreedom #CaliforniaPolitics #Newsom #CivilRights #AdmissionsPolicy #CampusFreeSpeech Get the news today live and weather with the free ABC10+ TV streaming app: https://www.abc10.com/article/about-us/ways-to-watch/103-3d52e2e3-d05f-45f8-9133-26ceb89d605d Subscribe at: https://goo.gl/vai8Eu Find ABC10 online: https://www.abc10.com/ Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.abc10.com/email Stream ABC10 on Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/63398/abc10 Stream ABC10 on Amazon Fire: https://www.amazon.com/Gannett-Broadcasting-ABC-10-Fire/dp/B01E0H2KZQ Stream ABC10 on AppleTV: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc10-news-weather-traffic/id469397853?mt=8 Like ABC10 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC10tv/ Like ABC10 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abc10tv Follow ABC10 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC10 App download Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gannett.local.library.news.kxtv&hl=en_US App download iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abc10-news-weather-traffic/id469397853