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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Does anybody know what type $$ he is freezing for the schools? Is it competitive research programs? I’m just surprised at the huge imbalance in what schools have been getting. My memory is that when I was hired at Commerce I was told the Gov can’t weigh school ranking in hiring, at least for Civil Service- I mean obviously the SCOTUS has to be from Harvard, or Yale, but otherwise.

It seems contrary to throw so much to elite school relative to “lesser.” And for Harvard to accept so much more seems the opposite of DEI.

I thought it was money for competitive research grants, mostly in the sciences. I'm not sure what imbalances you are seeing, but would assume that non-elite research universities are getting much more money than elite liberal arts colleges. For example, I'm sure the University of Alabama gets much more money than Wesleyan does. (But I also understand that GOP legislators are working behind the scenes to keep money flowing to state schools in red states, like the University of Alabama.)