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With the stagnation of public funding sources and the competition for academic or industry positions tougher than ever before, scientists, especially those vying for precious tenure-track positions, are under substantial pressure to make a name for themselves.
The notion of academic tenure for professors at American universities came about in the early 1900s, spearheaded by the foundation of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in 1915. At the time, a number of incidents had occurred in which professors were fired because their views did not line up with those of the university trustees or more established faculty. The event that perhaps sparked the foundation of the AAUP was the forced resignation of economist and sociologist Edward Ross from Stanford University. University co-founder and trustee Jane Stanford disapproved of Ross’s radical views on eugenics, race and Asian-American immigration, pressuring his eventual leave from the university.
The United States is indisputably a world leader in scientific innovation and research. Prominent researchers from across the world have come to America to form or join labs at premier institutions in all fields of science. This, in turn, attracts more scientists to immigrate, propelling a positive feedback loop America has enjoyed for decades. Remarkably enough, the U.S. government is partly responsible for the scientific boon. Good science starts with money, lots of it, and grants are the backbone of academic research. Just between the NIH and the NSF, federal grants funded over 60,000 different projects in academic institutions last year. The NIH alone earmarked a record $32 billion towards medical research in 2016.
Every very time I order my signature drink at a Starbucks or call to make a reservation for a restaurant, I tell a white lie. Lying isn’t in my nature, but as an ardent pragmatist, I like to make things easier for the employees when I can, as long as it doesn’t hurt me in the process. My name isn’t actually Kevin, but it is to many of the service employees I’ve interacted with throughout my life. My intent is not to undermine the name that my family, for days, deliberated upon; it’s just smoother for everyone involved than forcing the barista to struggle with pronouncing my name when my drink is ready.
On Tuesday, the Clinton campaign published an article excoriating, not the viewpoints, the proposed policies or the occasionally inflammatory monologues of her principal opponent Donald Trump, but his campaign’s association with a cartoon frog.
Last Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that students who work as teaching or research assistants at private universities must be considered employees with the right to organize in unions and participate in collective bargaining. The decision reverses a 2004 ruling, in which the Board determined that the student-university relationship was primarily academic, and thus universities were not obligated to follow standard labor laws when determining students’ benefits and compensation.
First held in Chicago as part of the 1933 World’s Fair, the MLB All-Star Game was originally intended to be a one-time event showcasing the best baseball players of the generation. But its immense popularity led it to becoming a permanent fixture of the baseball season, being played every year with the exception of 1945 due to wartime travel restrictions. This tradition continued last night with the 87th MLB All-Star Game, which took place in Petco Park in San Diego.
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