Speaking Out for Discovery and Workforce Education
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From pacemakers and cancer treatments to search engines and flat screens, the everyday benefits of university research are vast and largely invisible to the public. Federal funding through NSF, NIH, and other agencies has long powered that research and the workforce training programs that support high-demand technical fields, but the current administration has canceled grants mid-stream, stalled new proposals, and dismantled NSF leadership while Congress has remained largely silent. The piece calls on Americans to contact elected representatives and demand a restoration of bipartisan support for the federal-university research partnership.
Originally published: June 3, 2026
Author: George Boggs
Position: President Emeritus
Institution: American Association of Community Colleges
Published by: The EDU Ledger