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How the United States became a science superpower — and how quickly it could crumble nature.com/articles/d4158… nature

Jonathan Levin, the president of Stanford University: “The way to bring about constructive change is not by destroying the nation’s capacity for scientific research, or through the government taking command of a private institution.” ft.com/content/f7208a… [or a public one]

Tonight at the Financial Times

Favorable governance, inc; autonomy + academic freedom: “Salmi, Jamil. 2009. The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities World Bank hdl.handle.net/10986/2600 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.” openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publi… c: Harvard University Columbia University et al...

Good summary —>> What to Know as Trump Freezes Federal Funds for Harvard and Other Universities. President Trump is trying to influence which colleges receive federal financial support, a practice that began around the time of World War II. nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/… via @NYTimes

If Trump has the power to do this, then any president, of either party, can destroy any private institution in the country if it defies him… This would include nonprofits, churches, foundations, and charities all would exist only at the whim of the executive. Republicans should

United States: Government enforcement action on schools, universities, and international students intensifies monitor.icef.com/2025/04/united… ICEF Monitor

--> WH sends Harvard letter making outrageous (and illegal) demands --> WH now says it was sent by accident (oops!) --> WH blames Harvard (?) for reacting to the letter they sent --> Harvard: The letter “was signed by three federal officials, placed on official letterhead,

“The draft order also calls for narrowing Fulbright scholarships so that they are given only to students doing master’s-level studies in national security matters.” nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/… #fulbright

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is known for its innovations in forecasting technology, but its work could be in jeopardy if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration loses funding. channel3000.com/news/federal-f…

“More than 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher education institutions” cbc.ca/news/world/us-…

The statement, issued on 22 April 2025, via AAC&U: aacu.org/newsroom/a-cal…

Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administration theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

A Breakdown of Harvard's Funding: statista.com/chart/34342/ha…

Exclusive: Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led the National Science Foundation since 2020, leaves amid mass firings and grant terminations. Learn more: scim.ag/4lKOref

California now 4th largest economy in the world abc7news.com/post/californi…