Local Tucson leaders will decide whether to pass a resolution formally opposing a proposal recently sent to the University of Arizona by the Trump administration.
The resolution was introduced by Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz and Rocque Perez and urges the university to reject the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, a document sent to the University of Arizona and eight other schools by the Trump administration.
The document — obtained by the AP in September — promises peak access to federal funding to universities that adopt a series of changes aligned with the administration’s vision, including creating a cap on the number of international students and not factoring in race and other demographic information in the admissions.
The Tucson City Council will decide this week whether to formally oppose the compact and ask university leaders to follow suit.
On Monday, members of the UA Faculty Senate voted to oppose the compact, according to Arizona Public Media.
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