The thing that we at MIT must understand is the amount of real damage that is being done to us in the fine structure of how research funds are expended. Charles Vest amountdamageexpend Change image and share on social
Over-reliance on strictly economic justifications has already begun to hurt the quality and range of education at every level of American life. Charles Vest americanbegineconomic Change image and share on social
There is no question that we are in a period in which we are going to have to use those sources to fund about 35 million dollars a year that used to be paid for by the federal government. Charles Vest dollarfederalfund Change image and share on social
Looking ahead, I believe that the underlying importance of higher education, of science, of technology, of research and scholarship to our quality of life, to the strength of our economy, to our security in many dimensions will continue to be the most important message. Charles Vest aheadcontinuedimension share on social
The term 'cost shifting,' as I use it, refers to those items in a university's budget that used to be reimbursed by the federal government but are no longer paid for by them. Charles Vest budgetcostfederal Change image and share on social
We will work with industrial or Dept. Of Defence sponsorship as long as we keep our principals of openness firm we're proud to work with the military, and they respect that in turn. Charles Vest defencedeptfirm Change image and share on social
I believe that our office has clearly been the leader in building coalitions, in getting other universities across the contrary to interact more effectively with the government and particularly the Congress. Charles Vest buildcoalitioncongress share on social
For much of this decade, both Congressional and administration budget projections showed a decline in science and technology accounts of between 20 and 30 percent in real dollars. The real impact to date has been far less severe. Charles Vest accountadministrationbudget share on social
On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy have caused our tuition to rise faster. Every economic argument imaginable would indicate that we should raise tuition at a faster rate than we do. Charles Vest argumentcauseeconomic share on social
Nonetheless, the research budgets of the Department of Defense are under enormous stress-and they are extremely important because they support more than 40 percent of all federal funding for engineering schools across the country. So the threat was and is real. Charles Vest budgetcountrydefense share on social
