Abstract
The accomplishments of higher education, re gardless of their local significance, have been justifiably swept into the public consciousness as matters of grave national con cern. As a result, federal aid to our universities and colleges has arrived, and clearly arrived to stay. Neither theoretically nor practically is there anything basically wrong with the concept of such federal aid; indeed, it has become prerequisite to the future growth and attainments of higher education. As things are presently constituted, federal aid is in a position to influence directly the conduct and development of higher ed ucation along two basic lines. One of these is through the powerful range of support flowing into our institutions under the multifarious arrangements of sponsored research; the other is through fellowship and loan aid to students, and other pro visions of the National Defense Education Act. There can be little argument that our universities and colleges need this help, but it is bringing with it a whole new way of academic life, and there are a variety of influences calling for thoughtful caution and wary appraisal as the transforming tide rolls over our scholarly community.
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