American universities under pressure

FT journalists and guests gathered for a subscriber webinar examining how political attacks on elite US universities and cuts to federal research funding are reshaping the landscape of US innovation — and what this means for business and the country’s global competitiveness. 

Moderated by Alice Fishburn, Comment Editor at the Financial Times, the webinar explored the growing pressures on the leadership and finances of Ivy League institutions and the broader implications for America’s scientific and intellectual edge. 

The conversation covered: 

• The impact of federal research spending cuts on innovation
• How political scrutiny of tertiary education is affecting talent and governance 
• What’s at stake for Silicon Valley and the wider economy
• How institutions outside the US might benefit
  
  

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A Call for Constructive Engagement by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

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