"Participation in the Compact would provide valuable opportunities for collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement. We are particularly eager to contribute to discussions on leadership education, student resilience, and pathways from two-year programs to four-year institutions,"
"These are areas in which Valley Forge has developed effective practices and measurable outcomes that could benefit peer institutions."
""allowance for increased overhead payments where feasible, substantial and meaningful federal grants, and other federal partnerships.""
Seven of nine originally invited universities formally rejected the Compact for Academic Excellence after objecting to provisions that would limit academic freedom. The compact would require suppressing criticism of conservatives on campus, cap international enrollment at 15 percent, freeze tuition, overhaul admissions and hiring, and offer preferential treatment on federal research funding. Valley Forge Military College, a private two-year college enrolling 86 students in fall 2023, has expressed interest in joining and emphasized contributions in leadership education, student resilience, and transfer pathways. Valley Forge lacks a research focus, making potential benefits from research-related incentives unclear. Valley Forge is the third institution to publicly express interest.
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