McMahon asks universities to outline commitments to ‘national service’

Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday urged American universities to outline their commitments to a set of Trump administration priorities by the end of this year.

In an open letter to university presidents and board members, McMahon lamented that higher education institutions, in her view, have “drifted from the principles that built up so much public esteem.”

McMahon added, “Before the end of 2026, I call on every postsecondary institution to describe to the American public your commitments to rigorous teaching, pathbreaking research, and national service—commitments that make our universities a bedrock institution of the American republic.”

The Education secretary asked for university leaders to address seven topics, ranging from the transparency of their admissions processes to the promotion of the “free exchange of ideas” on campus.

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