The Trump Administration has proposed a much-needed reform of how we reimburse so-called “overhead expenses” associated with federal research grants made by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is reasoned that research activity financed by the Feds involves not only paying researchers, buying lab equipment, and some travel but also increases needed administrative oversight, […]
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Last week, the president of my university’s Faculty Senate blasted out a warning—courtesy of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Their latest statement, Against Anticipatory Obedience, treats the second Trump administration as an existential threat to academia. The message to faculty? Brace yourselves—and whatever you do, don’t comply in advance. The AAUP asserts that […]
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