Are Professors Picking the Public’s Pockets?
High-flying professor Tatsuya Suda's double-billing antics highlight the loose controls on the off-campus earnings of research university academics.
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Funding
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Crowdfunding Puts Money with Public Interest
Tired of the old system of state and institutional funding, many wanting to push a creative project or a pet cause are turning to crowdfunding.
States Prove Weak Link in Supporting Research Universities
In a Q&A, historian Robert M. Berdahl, president of the Association of American Universities, (since retired) describes how fiscal pressures at the state level undermine research universities already battered by the recession.
Retaining Excellence in U.S. Research Universities
In a series of upcoming Q&A sessions, academics and other observers will review the fiscal and competitive challenges facing U.S. research institutions and what might solve them.
Might Public Broadcasting Follow BBC Model?
Efforts to defund public broadcasting arrive as the commercial model of broadcasting shows its qualitative seams.
Hanging Up and Logging Into Universal Service
A federal program to provide phone lines to every cranny of the United States really ought to be focusing on broadband.
Perilous State of the Arts Agencies
State arts agencies, which provide vital funding and assistance to nonprofit arts institutions, are threatened with extinction across the U.S.
High-Speed Heaven or Boondoggle Express
The Obama administration has come through with some serious money for high-speed rail, but arguments that this might be money ill spent don’t spring solely from political nay-saying.
If YOU Can Draw, Then YOU Should Be in School!
The case for making American universities into patrons of the arts.