Trump Plans Campus Free Speech Executive Order
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Shoumita Dasgupta of the School of Medicine met with Congressional offices as part of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Capitol Hill Day on March 7.
TRUMP PLANS CAMPUS FREE SPEECH EXECUTIVE ORDER
President Donald J. Trump announced Saturday he plans to issue an executive order that would prohibit colleges from receiving federal research funds if they do not support free speech. In an address to the Conservative Political Action Conference, the President stated, “If [universities] want our dollars, and we give them by the billions, they’ve got to allow people to speak.” The White House did not provide details on the proposal, which may be subject to legal challenges, but observers believe it would mirror a plan laid out by scholars at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) last year.
BUZZ BITS…
- Dr. Scott Gottlieb, head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, announced on Wednesday he would resign next month.
- Dr. Neil A. Jacobs has been named the new acting head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The previous acting administrator, Dr. Tim Gallaudet, will remain as NOAA’s assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere. The U.S. Senate has not acted on the nomination of Barry Myers (LAW ’70) as permanent NOAA administrator.
- Retired U.S. Air Force Major General Mark A. Brown was named chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education on Monday.
EVENT NEWS YOU CAN USE
BU Research will host the next installment of its “Research on Tap” series on Wednesday, March 20, at 4 p.m. “High Tech and High Touch: Digital Innovations from BU’s Mobile and Electronic Health-ARC” will be curated by Belinda Borrelli from the Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Lisa Quintiliani from the School of Medicine, and Tibor Palfai from the College of Arts & Sciences. Scholars from across the University will deliver microtalks on their mobile health research, followed by a networking reception where investigators can interact with potential research collaborators.