Articles & Op Eds

Mark Schlissel, president of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, warns that the new administration's proposed budget cuts for research agencies would have "severe consequences" in this guest commentary published by Bridge Magazine.

"The University of California, Berkeley, and the community around it have been symbols of free speech for more than 50 years," writes Chancellor Nicholas Dirks. "But today Berkeley is facing extraordinary challenges to living up to this legacy."

The University of Southern California outpaces most of its peers in trying to lift disadvantaged kids to better lives, according to a New York Times opinion piece.

Excellence, access, and affordability are top concerns for public and private universities, several AAU presidents tell a Washington, D.C audience.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie and several of his Big Ten and AAU presidential colleagues met April 25 on Capitol Hill with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan.

Andrew Hamilton, president of New York University and an organic chemist, writes about the urgency and importance of the March for Science.

University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh explains why he will participate in the "March for Science" on April 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Robert L. Barchi, President of Rutgers University, writes about the importance of science, and urges Congress and the Administration to make a strong investment in research.

A documentary film maker discusses possible defunding of the NEH.

Op-Ed by AAU President Mary Sue Coleman and David Leebron discussing how Trump's executive order restricting U.S. entry for certain immigrants sends chilling message to potential students and scholars.