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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by JumpCrisscross on Monday April 14, 2025 @05:59PM (#43686779)
> they need federal funding to keep their academic reputation and be elite institutions

Why? The funding chased their reputations during the world wars. There are plenty of ways of collaborating on expensive research facilities with the federal government while keeping a boundary between church and state within the elite halls.

Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by kelipso on Monday April 14, 2025 @08:55PM (#43687938)
Top researchers prefer federal funding, it’s fairly predictable..till now. It’s messy now so I might be wrong.