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Higher education funding criticized as pork barrel science
Congress earmarked at least 684 million for college projects in 1992, a 39 percent rise that critics call pork barrel science. The Chronicle notes the practice tripled since 1988, drawing praise from some for aiding strapped smaller colleges while others say it bypasses merit reviews and skews funding toward political influence. West Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Michigan received the majority, with local college leaders defending the process as quality funding.
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Education Journal
Chronicle of Higher Education
Harvard
MIT
Rosenzweig
the Chronicle
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Michigan
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Thomas Acker
Wheeling Jesuit College