Literally from the moment I came in the door of MIT, it was very clear that a highly productive 40-year partnership between U.S. research universities and the federal government was badly eroding.

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Looking ahead, I believe that the underlying importance of higher education, of science, of technology,...

Looking ahead, I believe that the underlying importance of higher education, of science, of technology,...

Agency by agency, we frequently have lost a bit of ground, at least to inflation-but...

Agency by agency, we frequently have lost a bit of ground, at least to inflation-but...

We are trying to make up these other elements by gaining cost efficiencies through our...

We are trying to make up these other elements by gaining cost efficiencies through our...

On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy...

On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy...

I believe that our office has clearly been the leader in building coalitions, in getting...

I believe that our office has clearly been the leader in building coalitions, in getting...

The term 'cost shifting,' as I use it, refers to those items in a university's...

The term 'cost shifting,' as I use it, refers to those items in a university's...

The Science Coalition, which grew out of an initial concept at Harvard and at MIT,...

The Science Coalition, which grew out of an initial concept at Harvard and at MIT,...

For much of this decade, both Congressional and administration budget projections showed a decline in...

For much of this decade, both Congressional and administration budget projections showed a decline in...

Our goal has been to more effectively promote the value of publicly-supported research at our...

Our goal has been to more effectively promote the value of publicly-supported research at our...

There is no question that we are in a period in which we are going...

There is no question that we are in a period in which we are going...

We have been restraining the growth of the cost of education-that is, tuition, room and...

We have been restraining the growth of the cost of education-that is, tuition, room and...

The thing that we at MIT must understand is the amount of real damage that...

The thing that we at MIT must understand is the amount of real damage that...

Given the best of all possible worlds, I would make a few changes. I would...

Given the best of all possible worlds, I would make a few changes. I would...

Of course, tax revenues have ended up being substantially higher than they were at the...

Of course, tax revenues have ended up being substantially higher than they were at the...

Nonetheless, the research budgets of the Department of Defense are under enormous stress-and they are...

Nonetheless, the research budgets of the Department of Defense are under enormous stress-and they are...

I would also certainly continue to keep loan repayment interest rates as low as possible....

I would also certainly continue to keep loan repayment interest rates as low as possible....

We will work with industrial or Dept. Of Defence sponsorship as long as we keep...

We will work with industrial or Dept. Of Defence sponsorship as long as we keep...

Over-reliance on strictly economic justifications has already begun to hurt the quality and range of...

Over-reliance on strictly economic justifications has already begun to hurt the quality and range of...