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Prerana Sannappanavar
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Higher education reporter @tucson.com || Graduated from @medillschool.bsky.social || Journalist from Mumbai, India || Email me at [email protected] for tips!
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🚨: UA to allegedly lose approximately $4 million after 834 Chinese students quit their degrees at one of the micro-campuses in China, according to the executive vice dean of the Arizona College of Technology at the Hebei University of Technology.

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U of A to lose millions in tuition after closing China micro-campuses
For Star subscribers: The University of Arizona could lose more than $4 million in tuition revenue from closing micro-campuses in China, an official says.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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🏀🏀Former UA student, Wildcat legend and NBA champion Steve Kerr — who is making a $1 million gift commitment to the humanities college for study abroad scholarships — will also be joining the college as an honorary professor.

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Wildcat legend and donor Steve Kerr to join U of A as honorary professor
University of Arizona Wildcat legend Steve Kerr — who is making a $1 million gift commitment to UA’s College of Humanities to provide study-abroad scholarships for students — will also
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November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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NEW: UA President Suresh Garimella — an immigrant and international student from India — is in a more difficult position with the White House compact, which asks universities to cap international undergraduate enrollment, among others. Read my exclusive:

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White House demand placed U of A's immigrant president in especially difficult spot
University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella is in an especially difficult position — having to straddle both roles of being a university president as well as an immigrant and former
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November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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NEW: How similar are UA President Garimella's "Statement of Principles" to the White House proposed higher education compact's demands? Read my story to find out which asks Garimella said no to and which he agreed to:

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U of A to White House: We won't restrict individuals' speech
The University of Arizona will not restrict academic freedom or individual speech for faculty and students acting in their personal capacities, President Suresh Garimella told the Trump administration...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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🚨: Reactions differ on whether UA President Suresh Garimella has said no to the White House's proposed higher education compact — some say it's a clear rejection of the proposal, while others say it's "clearly not" a rejection. Read my exclusive:

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Did U of A say 'no' to Trump compact, or open negotiations? Views differ
Faculty chair says University of Arizona president clearly rejected the compact, but the state's schools chief says he didn't.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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🚨BREAKING: UA President Suresh Garimella has become the seventh president in the last two weeks to reject the White House's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." We will compete for merit-based funding, he said.

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U of A rejects Trump compact, says it will compete on merit for funding
University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella tells the Trump administration the U of A will compete on merit for federal funding, but agrees with many of the proposed changes in
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October 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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The Arizona Board of Regents adjourned its private meeting with University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella Friday, at which it was not scheduled to take any actions, on the White House's proposed compact.

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Arizona regents take no actions at meeting on Trump compact
The Arizona Board of Regents has adjourned its private meeting with University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella, at which it was not scheduled to take any actions, on the White
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October 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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🚨HAPPENING TODAY: The Arizona Board of Regents is meeting with UA President Garimella on the higher ed compact, the same day as the White House is getting on call with the remaining five universities including the UA who haven't made their decisions yet.

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Regents, U of A president to meet behind closed doors on Trump compact
Arizona’s regents were to meet in private session with University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella to discuss the White House compact, while Garimella said he was “working together” with faculty,
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October 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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🚨: UA student leaders and Pima County board of supervisors urge President Garimella to reject the White House proposed higher education compact, calling it “stupid,” vague and a threat to free speech. Read mine and @charlieborla.bsky.social latest:

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U of A student leaders, Pima County board urge rejection of Trump compact
Student leaders and the Pima County Board of Supervisors are urging University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella to reject the higher education compact offered by the White House.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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🚨: A group of top UA professors have written a 20-page letter to President Garimella, urging him to reject the White House higher education compact, saying there's no assurance that they will receive the promised federal funding. Read my exclusive:

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See the names: Top U of A professors urge rejection of Trump compact
There's no assurance the University of Arizona would actually get funding benefits for complying, the Regents professors warn.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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🚨: UA has managed to save 20 of about 40 jobs across 12 Arizona counties part of its SNAP-Ed program, which was federally eliminated earlier in the summer, costing the UA $6.6 million a year.

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U of A finds way to save 20 jobs after U.S. ends SNAP-Ed program
The University of Arizona has managed to retain 20 of the 40 jobs it expected to lose after the federal government eliminated the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education, or SNAP-Ed, and
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October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The @tucson.com reports: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has become the first of nine universities to formally reject the White House's higher education compact.

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MIT rejects the Trump compact; U of A hasn't decided
The compact asks nine universities, including the University of Arizona, to adopt Trump's political agenda in exchange for funding advantages.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Before the Trump compact arose, University of Arizona leaders already embarrassed themselves and the university with their impetuous, harmful decision to close four microcampuses in China serving 2,200 students. @preranawrites.bsky.social reports on the impacts.
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Chinese students blast U of A for closing campuses under GOP pressure
For Star subscribers: Students and faculty of four micro-campuses in China the University of Arizona closed last month are blasting the school's decision as abrupt and leaving them without a
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October 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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🚨: University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella has finally broken his silence on the White House higher education compact a week after it was received — only to say he is communicating with shared governance and ABOR and hasn't made any decisions yet.

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U of A president breaks silence on White House compact
University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella sent an email to the campus community about the White House’s proposed higher education compact, a week after receiving it.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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🚨: UA faculty senators voted to oppose the White House higher education compact — which has sent ideological, political and financial demands to nine universities including the UA in return for federal funding advantages. Read more:

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U of A Faculty Senate opposes Trump compact; provost says no decision yet
The University of Arizona Faculty Senate approved a resolution calling on the UA to reject the White House’s compact requiring ideological, political and financial commitments in return for federal fu...
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October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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NEW: The Arizona Daily Star @tucson.com has obtained the letter by the Trump administration to the U of A. It shows there is little wiggle room in the "compact" that the White House is offering the U of A and eight other schools, as opposition builds locally.
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White House wants only 'limited' feedback from U of A on proposed deal
In another development, two Tucson City Council members are asking the mayor and council to urge the University of Arizona against signing the White House deal.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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🚨: The White House letter to the UofA on the proposed higher education compact states an Oct. 20 deadline for UA President Suresh Garimella to get back with “limited, targeted feedback,” and a Nov. 21 deadline to sign onto the compact. Read my exclusive:

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White House wants only 'limited' feedback from U of A on proposed deal
In another development, two Tucson City Council members are asking the mayor and council to urge the University of Arizona against signing the White House deal.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Column: The University of Arizona has distinguished itself as compliant collaborators with the Trump administration's takeover of higher ed. No wonder they were invited to be among the president's 9 special pets. Fortunately, this "compact" is easy to reject.
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Tim Steller's column: U of A's eager collaboration made it a Trump target
For Star subscribers: When the Trump administration has demanded something, the University of Arizona's president has been eager to please. Now he must summon the courage to stand up to
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October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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🚨: The 10-page proposed higher education compact by the Trump administration asks universities to: ban the use of race or sex in hiring and admissions; freeze tuition for five years; cap international undergrad enrollment at 15%; among others. Read the full list of demands here:
October 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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🚨: A conservative Phoenix think tank says the compact the White House is asking nine universities to sign, including the University of Arizona, is a “damning indictment of our higher education institutions.” Read for more reactions to the compact:

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Conservative group says universities deserve White House's action
Conservative Goldwater Institute says the compact the White House is asking the University of Arizona is a “damning indictment of our higher education institutions.”
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October 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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🚨: UA is one of nine universities in the U.S. to be invited by the White House to sign a new higher education proposed compact, with demands such as ending race and sex-based discrimination, quelling grade inflation, and promoting intellectual diversity.

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Faculty chair slams 'dirty compromises' White House asks of University of Arizona
White House asks the U of A and eight other universities to pledge support for President Trump's political priorities in return for priority access to federal funds.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Pima Community College has announced Ian Roark — who served in the interim role since 2024 — as its provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and workforce development. Roark has been with the college since 2015.

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Pima Community College appoints provost
Pima Community College has announced Ian Roark as its provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and workforce development.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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UA Provost Patricia Prelock detailed the UA's new enrollment strategy, which included reducing the amount of merit-based financial aid for out-of-state students — one of the major reasons stated in UA's 2023 financial crisis. Read my exclusive:

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U of A cuts back on financial aid for out-of-state students
University of Arizona Provost Patricia Prelock says the UA intentionally changed its enrollment strategy to have smaller, “right-sized” classes, give more access to Arizona students and those who need...
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October 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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🚨: Several community organizations are asking the UA to end its contract with Flock Safety, a license-plate reader company that has recently come under fire for sharing data it collects for immigration-related searches.

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'Surveillance state': Groups ask U of A to stop using cameras that read license plates
Critics are asking the University of Arizona to end its contract with Flock Safety, which has shared data across the country used for immigration-related searches.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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🚨: UA has shut down four of its micro-campuses last week after a U.S. congressional directive found that the partnerships between U.S. institutions and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) “facilitate technology transfer and pose national security risks.

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U of A shuts China micro-campuses under U.S. House pressure
The University of Arizona has shut down its four micro-campuses in China, after a U.S. government report released last week criticized such partnerships and said “the Chinese Communist Party exploits
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September 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM