Thursday, February 4, 2016

Ted Cruz and Higher Ed - Michael Stratford, Inside Higher Ed

Senator Ted Cruz’s victory in the Iowa caucuses this week elevates the candidacy of the presidential contender who is perhaps most at odds with colleges and universities on many policy issues. In particular, though, he’s clashed with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration over its support for earth science research, including studies relating to climate change. Cruz has repeatedly promised he would get rid of the U.S. Department of Education as part of an effort to drastically shrink the size of the federal government. He said during his 2012 run for Senate that he would not completely eliminate federal student aid but would instead have individual states distribute that money. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/03/senator-ted-cruz%E2%80%99s-views-higher-education-and-scientific-research