President Brown Meets With Press, Policymakers
BU IN DC
Neta Crawford of the College of Arts & Sciences spoke at a Congressional briefing on the costs of war on November 8.
Kate Saenko of the College of Arts & Sciences attended a meeting of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity’s Deep Intermodal Video Analytics program on November 7 and 8.
Daivi Rodima-Taylor of the Pardee School of Global Studies co-organized and spoke at the Diaspora Philanthropy Summit cohosted by the the Charities Aid Foundation of America and Charities Aid Foundation of Canada on November 2 and 3.
PRESIDENT BROWN MEETS WITH PRESS, POLICYMAKERS
President Robert A. Brown visited Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss BU’s research and college affordability initiatives with press outlets and members of Congress. Brown highlighted the University’s interdisciplinary research and new general education program with the Washington Post and Chronicle of Higher Education. He discussed BU’s commitment to financial aid and efforts to prepare students for a changing workforce with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC).
BUZZ BITS….
- On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which universities oppose due to its elimination of important tax benefits for students and nonprofit organizations. Senate Republicans released their own version of the bill that does not include removal of the student benefits, but does include a similar excise tax on certain university endowments. The bills are expected to evolve as they move quickly through the legislative process, and BU Federal Relations continues to discuss the University’s concerns with policymakers.
- The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on anti-Semitism on college campuses on Tuesday. Panelists focused on whether the U.S. Department of Education should alter its definition of anti-Semitism to encompass anti-Israel conduct.
- Sam Clovis withdrew his nomination for chief scientist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture after questions regarding his qualifications.
GRANTS NEWS YOU CAN USE
Are you looking for new means of funding your social and behavioral research? Take a look at a new primer on the BU Federal Relations website that provides an overview of federal funding opportunities for the behavioral and social sciences, the arts, and the humanities. The document touches upon a wide range of agencies that faculty may consider engaging with, including the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Department of Defense.