Update. Billionaire #MarcRowan was the driving force behind the #Trump compact with universities. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/us/billionaire-marc-rowan-trump-deal-universities.htmlIt helps to know that Rowan is the owner of the for-profit University of Phoenix...https://www.republicreport.org/2025/billionaire-behind-trump-pressure-campaign-on-colleges-owns-predatory-university-of-phoenix/ ...which has paid hundreds of millions to settle more than a dozen claims of fraud.https://vetsedsuccess.org/university-of-phoenix-recent-actions-and-concerns/ Now we learn that Rowan has a history of talking business with #JeffreyEpstein.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/dealbook/epstein-files-business.html#Academia #AcademicMastodon #DefendResearch #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics