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Condoleezza Rice: Pulling University Funding Threatens U.S. Tech Dominance

The former U.S. Secretary of State and Stanford Hoover Institution Director says “we don't have a Plan B” if we crush university research.

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Alex Kantrowitz
Jul 21, 2025
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Condoleezza Rice takes a seat across from me with a message to deliver. The Trump administration’s crackdown on federal university research funding is worrying the former Secretary of State and current director of Stanford’s Hoover Institution, and she’s decided to speak up.

“We have to be very careful that we're not endangering something that is of high…

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