Update for the University Community

The U.S. Department of Education recently presented a draft plan to the University of Arizona titled the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. We received the compact on October 1, with a request for feedback by October 20.

We recognize that this proposal has generated a wide range of reactions and perspectives within our community and beyond. Working with the Arizona Board of Regents, we are thoroughly reviewing the compact to understand its full scope and implications. We are also engaging shared governance leaders representing faculty, staff and students, and other leaders across the state and nation to gather their input.

As Arizona’s keystone, land-grant university guided by our strategic imperatives, we will act in the best interests of our students, faculty and staff, and our state. We will continue to keep our community informed as this process moves forward.