‘We Don’t Plan To’: Chancellor Downplays Potential That UNC Signs Trump Admin’s Higher Ed Compact

Chancellor Lee Roberts has signaled that UNC-Chapel Hill will not sign onto the Trump administration’s compact for universities in order to receive more favorable federal funding. The proposed agreement by the federal government would require universities to comply with a range of educational policy objectives. Roberts argued UNC was already complying with many aspects of the compact, but some features were “difficult or impossible” to implement.