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Princeton University president warns of federal funding cuts and threats to academic freedom during annual town-gown meeting
Summary
Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber told Princeton’s Mayor and Council that cuts to federal research funding and tax changes to endowment returns threaten university research, financial aid and academic freedom, and urged continued local partnership between town and university.
Christopher L. Eisgruber, president of Princeton University, told the Princeton Mayor and Council on Tuesday that two interlocking threats — potential cuts to federally funded research and proposed taxes on endowment returns — pose “serious” risks to university research and, by extension, to the nation’s scientific leadership.
Eisgruber made the remarks during the university’s annual town‑gown meeting at the municipal building, where he also described the university’s ongoing campus projects and urged continued collaboration with the town. “We are cutting the ribbons on projects,” he said, adding that the art museum reopening in October will strengthen ties between campus and community.
Why it matters: Eisgruber framed the federal threats as both fiscal and constitutional. On the fiscal side, he said rescissions and staffing cuts at federal research agencies — including the National Institutes…
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