Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a selection of articles the Federal Relations team is reading this week.
Downward Spiral – University federal funding has failed to outpace inflation for the third consecutive year. Read more at NSF.
Revisiting History – Woodrow Wilson is one of Princeton’s most celebrated figures, but recently his attitudes on race have called into question his role, and the role his legacy should take at Princeton. Read more at the New York Times.
Game Change – A century ago, Albert Einstein was in a bit of a slump (divorced, living alone, had other scientists disproving his theories). And on November 25, 1915, Albert Einstein revealed a theory that ruled the universe – the Theory of Relativity. Read more at the New York Times.
Future – Arne Duncan sits down for a discussion about his time at ED — it’s successes and failures. Read it at the Wall Street Journal.
Caliphate – The Washington Post has a story about the ISIS propaganda machine and what its like working for the organization’s PR arm.
NOAA Standoff – Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, has subpoenaed scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and demanded that they turn over internal e-mails related to their research for a groundbreaking climate change study which appeared in the June 4th online edition of Science. The scientists and NOAA Administrator Kathy Sullivan have refused. Read more at The Washington Post.