Earlier this month, the Trump administration sent a quote-unquote education compact to nine American

universities asking them to meet some standards on admissions, enrollment, campus life, and tuition.

If universities agree to the standards, they can get preferential access to federal

funding. Now, this was called a devil's bargain by MSNBC and federal intimidation by USA Today,

and it was a reminder that the Trump White House is still seeking control over colleges and that

many colleges have bowed to demands, though at this point, not one of the nine

universities has signed that compact. Coming up on today, explained from Vox, my colleague Kara Swisher

interviews Princeton's president. He has drawn praise in some quarters for standing up to Trump.

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