Although many compact SUVs lack driving excitement, the Mazda CX-5 is the exception to the rule. It's great from behind the wheel thanks to sharp handling and eager powertrains, and it's also ...

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The school, once a progressive college, was remade by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration. Now, it is the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s list of demands. By Stephanie Saul New ...

The date by which nine colleges were asked to provide feedback to the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” has passed, but the compact remains a live ...

Multiple colleges are rejecting a compact the Trump administration sent to nine universities at the beginning of October that guaranteed funding advantages if the institutions agreed to certain policy ...

President Trump’s college compact offer has fallen flat. As of Monday’s deadline to get back to the administration, at least six prominent universities have publicly rejected the deal, which offers ...

A walkway on Brown University’s campus in Providence, R.I., on March 17, 2025. Reporter The Israelis freed in the Gaza hostage deal, what to know about Trump’s funding ‘compact’ for colleges, and more ...

L ast week, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to nine leading universities proposing a new “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” between America and its universities. As ...

The White House issued a proposal on Wednesday promising leading universities special treatment if they agree to comply with several terms from the Trump administration. Washington sent letters ...

Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender. By Michael C. Bender The White House on Wednesday sent letters to ...

DC made big waves in the comic book industry with the introduction of the Compact Comics line in 2024. The focus with these books is all on value, presenting classic comic book stories in a smaller ...