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Harvard, Stanford and Ohio State presidents talked about federal research funding and immigration, among other issues.

Researchers, academics say communicating about importance of federal funding key to march success.

Academics, graduate students and others brave the cold and rain in Washington Saturday to rally for science and research. Participants told Inside Higher Ed why they joined the event.

One way of countering a campus culture in which everyone is afraid to speak is to stop relying on student evaluations to assess nontenured faculty, argues Robert Samuels.

Cautioning that the event is not an anti-Trump protest, supporters of the March for Science plan to take a more vocal role in advocating for support of research and inquiry.

Events advocating for science and research are scheduled around the world Saturday.

Support for public higher education rose in 33 states and declined in 17 in 2016 -- including a massive drop in Illinois.

There is a better and simpler way for all states to achieve the goal of greater affordability within existing budget levels without imposing unreasonable requirements, argues Arthur M. Hauptman.