Federal funding reshapes higher education in US
Analysis by Harold Orlans and legislators examines large federal research spend and its effects on universities liberal arts colleges teaching quality and prestige. They warn distortion exists as defense NIH AEC and space agency grants favor research over undergraduate teaching and widen gaps between rich and poor institutions.
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Harold Orlans
Brookings Institution
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Atomic Energy Commission
Space Agency
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Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
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Jacques Barzun
Columbia University
Clark Kerr
University of California
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Universities and government funding shape research centers
The Newark Times notes a growing student alienation on campuses and discusses federal grants favoring top universities like California, Chicago and MIT. It traces postwar labs created at these centers and argues the government backs the best research, funding major national laboratories through elite institutions.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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National Laboratories
Fragmentary notes touch on science figures and education control
The excerpt mentions locations Chi rence Wiener MIT and Berkeley and references critical national science work with figures like Kago and Law Cyclotron. It questions federal influence over education amid heavy federal funding and ends with a WANT ADS slogan.
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