Academic Science, Higher Education, and the Federal Government, 1950-1983

Download or read book Academic Science, Higher Education, and the Federal Government, 1950-1983 written by John Todd Wilson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since World War II, the federal government and institutions of higher education have shared an unprecedented association. John T. Wilson is among the relatively few people who have played roles on both sides of this relationship. In this essay, he examines the substance of the relationship with an eye to the future, reviewing the policies and programs that have governed federal support of academic science and higher education during the past thirty years.