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UNC Chapel Hill Won’t Sign Compact
Cornell Settles With the Trump Administration
Cornell will pay out $30 million and invest another $30 million in agricultural research. In exchange the federal government will restore research funding and close investigations.
Anatomy of the Research Statement
When it comes to promotion and tenure, don’t just describe your research—explain and quantify its impact.
Trump Research Funding Plans: Penalize ‘Repeat Players,’ Reward Compact Signers
Before his administration asked universities to sign a compact in exchange for federal funding priority, the president ordered that grants shouldn’t be given “to a select group of repeat players.” Both actions could displace the use of merit in doling out research money.
In Fourth Week, Government Shutdown Increasingly Hinders Higher Ed
Georgia Tech says it’s cutting expenses to “preserve cash,” the University of Hawaiʻi system is paying federally funded workers $20 million every two weeks and a N.J. community college says a solar energy training program is in jeopardy.
Major Academic Press Calls for ‘Publish or Perish’ Reform
Just one-third of researchers, publishers, funders and librarians believe academic reward and recognition systems are working well, according to a survey from Cambridge University Press.
Trump Gutted the Institute of Education Sciences. Its Renewal Is in Doubt.
The Education Department recently requested ideas on how to “modernize” the data collection and education research funding agency, and it sought to hire for a few positions.
