Within that campaign, the report concluded, the administration’s October 2025 proposed compact was “more a supplement to than a replacement for” that extortion. “It’s part of a multipronged strategy, he added, “to continue to hold higher education accountable.” In other words, it’s a sneakier mode of extortion. That is the future higher education deserves—not one dictated by partisan political demands. [UPDATE 8/7: The AAUP has now produced a thorough response to Compact 2.0 here.