Maybe because we would like the results of any research to be in the public domain?? It's a win for us too you know. |
Maybe because there is research that is in the public interest and it won't happen if there isn't government input? Maybe the private sector won't fund anything that is not applied. Basic research won't happen. |
And endowment is not "reserves" |
“.. We’re just in such a state of shock. We just don’t really even know how to respond,” Gilkerson said. “Everyone thinks all farmers voted for this, but we did not vote for this.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/economics/farmers-face-steep-losses-middle-trumps-trade-war-funding-cuts-rcna195967 Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cuts From funding cuts to tariffs, farmers have found themselves struggling to find markets for their products and facing the risk of steep losses for the year ahead. |
And a lot of gifts to universities are specifically given to support a specific issue/cause. It’s not a big slush fund. |
I'm in academic science and more familiar with the Boston area schools. They will use their endowments to not loose the eminence in biomedical innovation. However, the schools with smaller endowments might go away or cancel grad ed. That's going to hurt a lot of welfare states. |
+1 And there are a lot of rules about what you can use the endowment for. |
The leopard ate his face...His face! He only thought it was going to eat other people's faces! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Did she vote for Trump or didn't she? |
They can only use endowment money for the intentions of the donors. they can't just reprogram endowments. I highly doubt you are in academic science, because you would know this to be the case. |
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/14/trump-harris-michigan-focus-group
Ten of 13 participants from this battleground, auto-industry state bordering Canada said what they're seeing isn't what they thought they were voting for — and they're worried Trump's approach may hurt their pocketbooks. |
In what way? If these people did not understand he was going to do these things, they truly are total morons. |
Oh the irony of this Trump voter referring to Trumpers as “a small closeted minority “ — while wailing against “extreme wokeness”. smh |
Venezuelans in 'Doralzuela' Who Voted For Trump Feel Betrayed As Administration Revokes TPS and Ramps Up Deportations-- https://www.latintimes.com/venezuelans-doralzuela-who-voted-trump-feel-betrayed-administration-revokes-tps-ramps-578312 |
Public research is in the public domain. What are you even talking about? |