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An excellent op-ed by #ArneDuncan and #DavidPressman: "Universities are sending #Trump a dangerous message."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/09/colleges-universities-trump-administration-political-interference/
(#paywalled)"By conditioning federal research grants on ideological conformity — and threatening investigations, funding freezes and intrusive oversight — the Trump administration has turned money meant to cure disease and advance knowledge into political ransom. Yet with only a handful of notable exceptions, the academy’s leadership has responded with timidity, silence or preemptive concession."
They offer five important recommendations for institutions with courage.
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #DefendResearch #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
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Former Secretary of Education #ArneDuncan joins Capitol event to promote #AmericanTeacherAct, providing grants to states that enact minimum teacher salaries of $60k. #AdamGoldstein reports.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/01/27/teachers-would-get-60k-minimum-salary-under-bill-in-congress-making-grants-to-states/