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By Daniel Diermeier and Andrew D. Martin
Chronicle of Higher Education
Excerpt: American research universities are vital to the nation’s economy, security, and democratic systems. Their capacity for research and innovation is unmatched. They offer students a proven path to higher wages and career advancement. If they are properly focused on their core purpose, universities are an essential training ground for civic life in a pluralistic society. At a time when everything is contested, universities insist on reason, evidence, and truth.
With so much at stake, universities must return to their foundational purpose and recommit to the core principles that sustain them.
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