But as I sit down to begin my day's work, it occurs to me that the resources needed to sustain the vast enterprise of research, education, and health care on our campuses are far from assured. While the '80s were good years, with balanced budgets, rapidly increasing research support, highly successful fund raising, and solid enrollments, the future of some, if not all, of these revenue sources is now threatened. At the same time, we are facing ever greater regulation and oversight from city, state, and local governments, as well as demands for better stewardship from students, alumni, the public, and the media.
Given all of this, our ability to generate the income just to support our ongoing research and other activities, let alone expand them, is uncertain. Nevertheless, pressure mounts from the scientists on campus for research administrators to make sure that a steady flow of funding to support ...
