Is the Partnership for American Innovation Gone?
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In January I wrote a piece asking whether America’s research universities would make it to their 100th birthday, marking their birth with the creation of the National Science Foundation in 1950—its 75th birthday was May 10. The article built on concerns that our research universities are in a precarious state, with their resources stretched thin supporting their dual missions of education and research. At the end I added a new concern: with the beginning of the Trump administration would these institutions survive the year?
Originally published: May 21, 2025
Author: Robert A. Brown
Position: President Emeritus
Institution: Boston University
Published by: Inside Higher Ed