The Presidential Veto Within two years, DePinho had vetoed more tenure renewals than the previous president, John Mendelsohn, had in seven. Recent denials of tenure in cases where applicants received unanimous recommendations from the PTC prompted the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate to investigate the renewal process. “There has been some concern that the...
The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.
