America First Policy Institute Participates in White House Education Compact Roundtable

Washington, D.C. —The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today participated in the White House Education Compact Roundtable, held in the historic Indian Treaty Room. The event brought together administration officials, national thought leaders, policy experts, and education advocates to spotlight key challenges facing America’s higher education system and to strengthen support for the White House Education Compact.

The roundtable discussion focused on the decline of open debate, the rise of DEI-driven policies, and the erosion of academic freedom across U.S. colleges and universities. Participants shared updates on their ongoing work, highlighted emerging problems, and offered practical solutions to restore viewpoint diversity and free inquiry on campus.

Dr. Christopher Schorr, AFPI Director of the Higher Education Reform Initiative, delivered remarks highlighting AFPI’s work in higher education reform and the organization’s ongoing efforts to combat ideological discrimination in academia.

“America’s universities are facing a crisis of free inquiry,” said Dr. Schorr, “AFPI is proud to contribute proven policy solutions to restore intellectual diversity, protect students’ civil rights, and counter the corrosive influence of woke campus bureaucracies. Our state-level Compact model legislation, civil rights investigations, cancel-culture research, and ongoing litigation demonstrate exactly how we are advancing real reforms that put students and American values first.”

AFPI looks forward to continued collaboration with federal partners, state leaders, and grassroots education advocates to ensure every student in America has access to an education grounded in merit, free inquiry, and the pursuit of truth.

Learn more about AFPI’s post-secondary education work here.

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