"Most people think of innovation as requiring shiny new equipment, which it often does, but it also comes with the far more mundane requirement of clean, functional buildings to house it," according to this Politico article."
Bernadette Gray-Little is stepping down as chancellor of the University of Kansas. In this article, published by The Lawrence Journal-World, Gray-Little talks about her time at KU, and what she plans to do next.
Nicholas S. Zeppos, chancellor of Vanderbilt University, calls on Congress to once again protect a government-university partnership that has produced "breakthrough upon breakthrough."
"In the past 40 years, the U.S. has been the world leader in converting fundamental scientific discoveries into innovative new treatments for life-threatening diseases," writes Shirley Tilghman, president emeritus of Princeton University and a professor of Molecular Biology and Public Affairs.
Programs supported by the NEA and NEH are not luxuries that benefit only an elite few. In fact, these programs bring meaning to ordinary people across our nation, says Richard H. Brodhead, president of Duke University.
University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel spoke at the 2017 Mackinac Policy Conference on the value of a research university.
Learning is frequently uncomfortable, and students need safe spaces where they can retreat, relax and recoup, says Northwestern President Morton Schapiro in this Q&A with Wall Street Journal reporter Douglas Belkin.
"If America wants to maintain its innovative edge, create meaningful jobs and realize economic growth, then we must make funding for basic science a national and state priority," according to Rebecca Blank, chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Marsha Mailick, vice chancellor for research and graduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"The research and opportunities provided by U.S. colleges and universities drive our nation’s economy, prepare our graduates for the best jobs, and help keep our nation safe," writes Mark Schlissel, president of the University of Michigan.
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.