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MIT rejects Trump administration’s offer of priority federal funding – The Washington Post
Higher Education MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks. October 10, 2025 at 11:16 a.m. EDTToday at 11:16 a.m. EDT, 4 min By Susan Svrluga MIT’s president turned down the…
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Marc Andreessen: Background and Commentary on Education and Universities – Perplexity
Editor’s Note: See the earlier article on Marc, from The Washington Post. I thought we should see his views on education, via letting AI (Perplexity) examine his history briefly. Below is the research post, with sources, for your information. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen source of below quotes. Netscape’s IPO in 1995 put Andreessen in the public…
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Billionaire Marc Andreessen says colleges will ‘pay the price’ for DEI – The Washington Post
The investor in a private group chat also criticized Stanford and said colleges are biased against Trump voters: “My people are furious.” By Nitasha Tiku, Yesterday at 6:35 a.m. EDT, 10 min Influential tech investor and Trump adviser Marc Andreessen recently said universities will “pay the price” for promoting diversity and allegedly discriminating against supporters…
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The Trump administration has shut down more than 100 climate studies – MIT Technology Review
Tens of millions of dollars in NSF grants have been slashed, and scientists fear the US is about to lose a generation of climate researchers. By James Temple, June 2, 2025 Tens of millions of dollars in NSF grants have been slashed, and scientists fear the US is about to lose a generation of climate…
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AI is weaving itself into the fabric of the internet with generative search | MIT Technology Review
Artificial intelligence AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it. Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge. By Mat Honan, January 6, 2025 Source Link: AI is weaving itself into the fabric of the internet with generative search |…
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How Nancy Hopkins and her tape measure revealed the extent of sexism in science | Nature
By Alexandra Witze, March 27, 2023 Nancy Hopkins’s professional career has been partly defined by the ‘great men of biology’ she has worked with. Hopkins, a molecular biologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), recounts being mentored by James Watson, yelled at by Eric Lander, slighted by David Baltimore and groped by Francis Crick.…
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New library borrowing privileges at top universities | MIT News
“MIT students, faculty, and staff can visit and borrow materials from libraries at 11 universities using Borrow Direct.” via New library borrowing privileges at top universities | MIT News.
