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My op-ed on how universities are ripping off the Feds via research grants just published by the Washington Examiner
4 days ago
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The ungated version is here. Intro: “Universities are protesting the Trump administration’s plan to limit the overhead, also known as indirect costs, covered by federal research grants. They argue this change violates a long-standing post-World War II agreement, rooted in Vannevar Bush’s 1945 report “Science, The Endless Frontier.” That agreement was simple: The federal government would...
New book on cancelled professors, with a chapter by yours truly, just released.
2 weeks ago
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My chapter is titled “I Called an Academic Conference a ‘Woke Joke’ and Ignited a Firestorm.”
Only a third of college presidents think tenure’s pros outweigh the cons!
2 weeks ago
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From a survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed:
Also note that half said their institution has too many academic programs and some need to close.
My op-ed on student debt just published by RealClearEducation
2 weeks ago
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The title is How to Resolve the Student Loan Debt Crisis Without a Bailout, here is the first paragraph: Under the Biden administration, student loan debt was treated as an urgent national crisis, with sweeping forgiveness proposals dominating headlines. Now, under Trump, the issue has largely faded from the political landscape—raising an important question: Was it ever a crisis to begin with...
