The university’s police chief, Marc Partee, confirmed at a news conference that one person was killed in the shooting, and six others were wounded and taken to a hospital.

One suspect was taken into custody, according to police.

“Law enforcement has responded to the scene and are actively investigating,” the Chester County District Attorney’s Office wrote in a statement. “Please avoid the area at this time.”

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SHOOTINGS LEAVE 1 DEAD, ANOTHER INJURED

An active shooter opened fire at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania Saturday night, according to officials. (Lincoln University/Getty Images)

Lincoln University is a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and is located about 45 miles southwest of Philadelphia and about 25 miles west of Wilmington, Delaware.

This weekend marked the school’s homecoming festivities, with the main football game taking place at 1 p.m. Saturday.

“I’ve been briefed on the shooting at Lincoln University tonight, and my Administration has offered our full support to President Allen and local law enforcement,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote on social media.

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“Please avoid the area, continue to follow the guidance of local law enforcement, and join Lori and me in praying for the Lincoln University community,” the governor added.

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A far-left Howard University professor called for White allies of the leftist political cause to mirror a pre-Civil War-era vigilante mass murderer, who was eventually hanged for his crimes.

Stacey Patton is a professor of journalism at the Washington, D.C., private school. In a recent blog post titled “John Brown Didn’t Ask Enslaved People How to Be A Good White Ally,” she discouraged White liberals from asking her how to be a better “ally” to minorities, and encouraged them instead to emulate Brown.

Brown was a militant slave abolitionist during the pre-Civil War “Bleeding Kansas” period. In 1856, he orchestrated the Pottawatomie massacre. He and fellow abolitionists dragged five Kansas settlers, at least three of whom were pro-slavery sympathizers, out of their homes and executed them.

Former Morgan State University associate professor Stacey Patton speaks at the University of Tennessee’s Alumni Memorial Building in a lecture titled “How Killing Black Children is an American Tradition” on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Alex Phillips/The Daily Beacon)

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In October 1859, Brown led a 21-man raid on a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, part of Virginia at the time. His goal was to start a slave uprising, but few slaves joined the fight. A local militia confronted Brown and his men and fought back. Four townspeople, including freed slave Heyward Shepherd, were caught in the crossfire and killed in the skirmish.

After 10 of his men were killed, Brown was captured. He was later tried for treason and eventually hanged.

“So when white allies ask, ‘What can I do?’ here’s the answer: Be like John Brown. Ask yourself, what am I willing to burn so somebody else can breathe?” Patton wrote.

“Brown didn’t need a syllabus, a think piece, or a guidebook on allyship. He didn’t need affirmation from Black folks that he was one of the good ones,” Patton wrote. “He saw the horror for what it was and decided that ending this racist f—ery mattered more than being understood.”

An entrance sign near the main gate at Howard University on October 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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She explains in the piece that trying to guide White people in their allyship is “exhausting as hell.”

“Even the well-intentioned versions drag you back into the same cycle of having to translate pain into curriculum. It’s the paradox of white ‘goodness.’ They want to be seen trying, but the trying itself becomes another demand on the people that are already harmed,” she wrote.

“We are not the architects. We are the collateral damage. You don’t ask the people choking on the smoke to explain how to put out the blaze,” she continued. “You go get the damn hose. You stop pretending you don’t see the flames. That’s the real answer: you already know what to do. Be honest: you just don’t want to lose the warmth that fire gives you.”

Later in the piece, she conceded that White allies don’t have to die like Brown.

“If you don’t want to die like John Brown, fine,” Patton wrote. “But understand that somebody always does.”

Historically Black college Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1, 2022.  (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Brown’s name has recently been invoked during the national discourse on left-wing extremism.

Benjamin Song, a long-time Antifa agitator, was recently charged with three counts of attempted murder of federal agents in addition to three counts of discharging a firearm stemming from an ambush-style shooting at an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas. A dozen others were charged in the plot.

Song was identified as a member of the John Brown Gun Club — named for Brown — after he was sued in 2023 by a right-wing group called the New Columbia Movement.

Benjamin Song is wanted for his alleged involvement in the targeted attack against ICE agents in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, 2025.  (FBI)

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The gun club is listed as a “far-left” group by the Counter Extremism Project.

Howard University condemned violence in a statement to Fox News Digital.

“Howard University condemns all forms of violence, particularly actions that may result in the loss of life,” the Office of University Communications said. “The University remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding and protecting the First Amendment rights of free expression. However, the views and opinions expressed by individual faculty, staff, or students are solely their own and should not be construed as reflecting the official stance of Howard University.”

Patton declined to comment.

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The university’s police chief, Marc Partee, confirmed at a news conference that one person was killed in the shooting, and six others were wounded and taken to a hospital.

One suspect was taken into custody, according to police.

“Law enforcement has responded to the scene and are actively investigating,” the Chester County District Attorney’s Office wrote in a statement. “Please avoid the area at this time.”

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SHOOTINGS LEAVE 1 DEAD, ANOTHER INJURED

An active shooter opened fire at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania Saturday night, according to officials. (Lincoln University/Getty Images)

Lincoln University is a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and is located about 45 miles southwest of Philadelphia and about 25 miles west of Wilmington, Delaware.

This weekend marked the school’s homecoming festivities, with the main football game taking place at 1 p.m. Saturday.

“I’ve been briefed on the shooting at Lincoln University tonight, and my Administration has offered our full support to President Allen and local law enforcement,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote on social media.

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“Please avoid the area, continue to follow the guidance of local law enforcement, and join Lori and me in praying for the Lincoln University community,” the governor added.

The City of Chester, Chester County, Chester County Police Department, Chester County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln University did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.

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The administration sent the compact to universities on Oct. 1, soliciting responses from the University of Arizona, MIT, Vanderbilt University, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia.

The compact’s principles include merit-based admissions and hiring practices regardless of race, sex, political orientation, ethnicity and nationality, a commitment to freedom of ideas “abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas,” recognizing biological sex for the purpose of athletics, restrooms and locker rooms, institutional political neutrality, along with a measure about financial responsibility and some restrictions on admissions for foreign students.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during an executive order signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on July 31, 2025, in Washington, D.C.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

If universities sign the deal, they would be subject to preferential federal funding.

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While most of the universities provided feedback by the Monday deadline, none agreed to the compact.

Brown University President Christina Paxson wrote a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon which says, in part, “I am concerned that the compact, by its very nature and by various provisions would restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance, critically compromising our ability to fulfill our mission.”

MIT’s president, Sally Kornbluth, said the school has rejected the compact because it already does what the compact asks.

The campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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“These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they’re right, and we live by them because they support our mission — work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law,” she wrote in a letter to McMahon on Oct. 10.

University of Pennsylvania President J. Larry Jameson said in an Oct. 16 statement that the school rejected the compact.

“Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn respectfully declines to sign the proposed Compact. As requested, we also provided focused feedback highlighting areas of existing alignment as well as substantive concerns,” the statement said.

Linda McMahon, U.S. education secretary, during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, June 3, 2025. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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On Oct. 17, Dartmouth rejected the deal, saying it does not believe that “the involvement of the government through a compact—whether it is a Republican- or Democratic-led White House—is the right way to focus America’s leading colleges and universities on their teaching and research mission.”

“Our universities have a responsibility to set our own academic and institutional policies, guided by our mission and values, our commitment to free expression, and our obligations under the law,” a letter to McMahon said. “Staying true to this responsibility is what will help American higher education build bipartisan public trust and continue to uphold its place as the envy of the world.

The University of Southern California acknowledged that while many of the values outlined in the compact were compatible with the school’s established practices, it would not agree to the deal.

The Maclaurin Buildings on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Getty Images)

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“Notwithstanding these areas of alignment, we are concerned that even though the Compact would be voluntary, tying research benefits to it would, over time, undermine the same values of free inquiry and academic excellence that the Compact seeks to promote,” a letter from USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim said. “Other countries whose governments lack America’s commitment to freedom and democracy have shown how academic excellence can suffer when shifting external priorities tilt the research playing field away from free, meritocratic competition.”

The University of Virginia declined to join the compact as well, with Paul Mahoney, its interim president, saying, “A contractual arrangement predicating assessment on anything other than merit will undermine the integrity of vital, sometimes lifesaving, research and further erode confidence in American higher education.”

Similarly, the University of Arizona felt its principles had common ground with the compact, but also declined to sign it.

The University of Virginia declined to join the compact. (Daxia Rojas/AFP)

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“We have much common ground with the ideas your administration is advancing on changes that would benefit American higher education and our nation at large,” UA President Suresh Garimella wrote to McMahon.

“At the same time, a federal research funding system based on anything other than merit would weaken the world’s preeminent engine for innovation, advancement of technology, and solutions to many of our nation’s most profound challenges,” the letter continued. “We seek no special treatment and believe in our ability to compete for federally funded research strictly on merit.”

Vanderbilt University responded Tuesday, saying it had not been asked to accept or deny the compact, but rather to provide feedback to the administration, which it says it will do.

“Vanderbilt believes deeply in the power of constructive dialogue, particularly among people of differing views and perspectives,” said a letter to the Vanderbilt community from President Daniel Diermeier. “This is often how the greatest progress is made. We look forward to continuing the conversation—on our campus and with leaders in government and higher education—as we work toward our shared goal of restoring public trust in higher education and ensuring that America’s universities remain the best in the world.”

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders relating to higher education institutions in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

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The University of Texas at Austin has not officially accepted or denied the compact, and Kevin Eltife, the chairman of the UT System Board of Regents, said the school was “honored” to be solicited for feedback, according to FOX 7.

“We enthusiastically look forward to engaging with university officials and reviewing the compact immediately,” Eltife said.

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Lia Smith, 21, was last seen on Middlebury College’s campus on the night of Oct. 17 and was reported missing that Sunday, the school announced. Smith, a trans woman from California, is a senior double majoring in computer science and statistics and a former Middlebury women’s swimming and diving team athlete.

On Thursday afternoon, around 1:30 p.m., Vermont State Police said they located an unidentified body in a field west of the Middlebury College campus. The location where the body was found is in the town of Cornwall near The Knoll, the college’s organic farm, the agency said.

Lia Smith, 21, was reported missing on Sunday, after she was last spotted on campus on Friday around 9 p.m. (Middlebury Police Department)

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Police said they secured the area and began a death investigation. At this time, officials are awaiting an autopsy to confirm the identity of the victim and to determine the cause and manner of death.

That autopsy is scheduled to take place on Friday in Burlington, Vermont. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Vermont Department of Health for comment.

At this time, investigators said they do not believe the death is suspicious.

Sign of Middlebury College in Vermont. (Toby Talbot / AP)

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Police initially said they would hold a live press update on Thursday afternoon, but canceled it shortly before it was set to begin. The Middlebury Police Department called in additional agencies, including the Vermont State Police, New York State Police and the FBI, to help after trying to find Smith using ground searches and drones for several days.

Middlebury College President Ian Baucom said in a statement on Instagram Thursday that the college is “doing all we can to support our community right now.”

“I know that this is extraordinarily difficult news to receive as we continue to hold Lia and all her family and friends tight in our hearts,” he wrote. “As ever, please care for yourselves and one another.”

Old Chapel on the campus of Middlebury College in Vermont. Middlebury College is considered a “Little Ivy”, a term for small, elite liberal arts colleges with academic reputations comparable to the Ivy League. (John Greim/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Middlebury College is a prestigious private liberal arts college, known as a “Little Ivy,” in Addison County, Vermont, located in the state’s Champlain Valley. According to the college, the campus population is about 2,800 undergraduate students.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Middlebury Police Department and Middlebury College for comment.

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On Oct. 1, 2025, President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon introduced the Compact for Academic Excellence, a proposal that invites universities to commit to core principles in exchange for eligibility for federal research funding. The compact outlines expectations for institutions to protect free expression, foster intellectual diversity and prioritize academic excellence over ideological activism.

The compact has the full backing of the Trump administration, including McMahon, who has voiced strong support for restoring academic standards and institutional accountability.

President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during an executive order signing ceremony at the White House on July 31, 2025.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The idea is simple. If colleges and universities receive taxpayer dollars, they should be accountable to the public values that support those funds.

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It did not take long for the backlash to begin. Many elite institutions quickly denounced the compact. Some rejected it outright. Others issued carefully worded responses designed to protect their reputations while avoiding meaningful change.

Their reaction reveals something deeper than disagreement. It reveals fear. Not fear of censorship or government interference, but fear of being held accountable for what higher education has become.

As a university president, I understand the importance of academic freedom. I also understand the responsibility that comes with public trust and public investment. The compact does not impose a national curriculum or interfere with legitimate scholarship. What it does is affirm a principle that should never have been controversial: that institutions receiving federal dollars should reflect the foundational values of academic freedom, open inquiry and the pursuit of truth.

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These values were once assumed. Today, they must be defended.

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In recent years, too many colleges and universities have drifted from their purpose. Instead of forming students into critical thinkers, they train them to repeat slogans. Instead of exposing students to a wide range of perspectives, they limit conversation to what is deemed politically acceptable. And instead of modeling intellectual courage and humility, they reinforce ideological conformity.

I have sat in the meetings. I have seen the pressure. I have watched too many institutions cave. The result is not only an academic failure. It is a moral failure. A university that suppresses dissent is not only intellectually weak, but it is ethically compromised. Our students deserve better, and so does our country.

The compact calls institutions back to their original mission. It challenges colleges to create environments where disagreement is not feared but welcomed. It encourages a culture where ideas are tested, convictions are sharpened and students grow stronger through honest engagement.

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Critics have labeled the compact authoritarian. That accusation is not only false, it is deeply ironic. The real authoritarianism exists within institutions that silence dissent and punish those who hold unfashionable views. The compact does not threaten education. It protects education from those who have tried to turn it into a tool for activism and ideological control.

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From my vantage point, the compact affirms what many of us in education already know. Students thrive when they are free to ask hard questions, challenge assumptions and form convictions rooted in truth rather than trend. They do not need to be shielded from opposing viewpoints. They need to be formed to lead in a diverse and complex world with courage, clarity and character.

Higher education is at a crossroads. The public is watching. Donors, trustees and parents are beginning to ask tougher questions. They want to know what kind of formation their students are receiving, and whether the institutions they support still reflect the purpose for which they were founded.

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The compact is not a political stunt. It is a clear statement of values and a long-overdue invitation to reform.

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Those of us in leadership have a choice. We can protect our reputations and resist reform, or we can welcome this moment as a turning point. This is an opportunity to rebuild trust, to realign with our mission and to ensure that the next generation is better prepared than the last.

President Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence is a bold and necessary step in that direction. I support it because I believe in the future of American higher education and because I know it will take vision and courage to get us there.

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