Dartmouth College President Sian Leah Beilock has told faculty she will not sign the Trump administration’s proposed higher‑education compact as written, according to reporting from Megan Zahneis. Beilock’s refusal comes after the White House expanded its outreach, offering the compact more broadly to institutions in exchange for policy changes tied to federal research funding. The compact would require institutions to forgo race‑based considerations and certain proxies in admissions, mandate standardized tests for undergraduates, and make other structural changes. Dartmouth’s stance signals how some presidents are weighing federal incentives against institutional autonomy, faculty governance and local political pressures. Beilock’s position is likely to intensify discussions on campuses nationwide as the administration presses for compliance through funding levers; higher‑ed leaders now face fast‑moving decisions about federal grants, research partnerships and institutional principles.