Partnership Between Universities and the Government
I want to thank President Eisgruber for his strong defense of academic freedom on the PBS NewsHour broadcast on the 22nd of March. President Eisgruber was clear and direct in supporting academic freedom as a “fundamental principle” that should be defended by universities and all Americans. I fully agree that the partnership between universities and the government has strengthened America in many ways. Maintaining that partnership — including upholding universities’ freedom to make their own decisions and scholars’ primacy in defining “quality” scholarship — is essential to sustain America’s leadership in the world and our quality of life. (I admit a private interest: I was a beneficiary of Cold War-era funds for students of Russian and East European studies.)
I want to thank President Eisgruber for his strong defense of academic freedom on the PBS NewsHour broadcast on the 22nd of March. President Eisgruber was clear and direct in supporting academic freedom as a “fundamental principle” that should be defended by universities and all Americans. I fully agree that the partnership between universities and the government has strengthened America in many ways. Maintaining that partnership — including upholding universities’ freedom to make their own decisions and scholars’ primacy in defining “quality” scholarship — is essential to sustain America’s leadership in the world and our quality of life. (I admit a private interest: I was a beneficiary of Cold War-era funds for students of Russian and East European studies.)
Today I am even more proud to be a Princetonian.