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News India Live, Digital Desk: US Education Policy: A shocking step has been seen in America’s higher education! The White House has given a clear message to the nine big universities of the country that if they want federal funding, they will have to work according to the priorities of the Trump administration. On hearing this, there has been a stir in the education world, because it raises big questions on the academic freedom and autonomy of universities.
This is probably the first time an American administration has pressurized universities to match their policies and ideas instead of government money. This initiative of the White House is seen as ‘politicization’. It is believed that the Trump administration wants these universities to focus on issues or promote research that are directly related to the President’s priorities.
At present, the names of the nine universities have not been revealed on which this pressure has been made. But education experts consider it to be the beginning of a dangerous tradition. Federal funding is an important source of research, scholarship and development projects for many American universities. In such a situation, if they have to mold their work or policies according to the ideology of the White House, then it can have a direct impact on the quality of education and research.
In the coming time, it will be interesting to see what these universities react to this decree. Will they take the risk of losing funding or will they be forced to compromise their academic principles? This issue can spill a big debate about the future of American higher education and its freedom.