Grüezi Amerika Episode 13 – Academic Freedom under Assault?

Scientific freedom under assault? The headlines and numbers are worrisome: amidst federal funding cuts, even the wealthiest research universities have been forced to cut PhD positions and research projects, putting careers and scientific progress in jeopardy. Researchers abroad are likewise affected if and when they collaborate with US colleagues in federally funded projects. What is the significance of these federal funds for public and private institutions of higher educations? Why have some colleges opted out of federal funding in the first place? And what is the aim of the Trump Administration’s attack against science? Is it simply backlash against what it considers a “woke” research agenda – or is it profoundly anti-science?

To better understand the US research landscape and the current upheavals, we are joined by Professors Michele Lemons and Lee Trepanier of Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts. They can shed light on the situation from both the perspective of a principal investigator (PI) in federally funded projects as well as a Dean with experience at different Universities across the US, public and private.

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