IU president Michael McRobbie blogs at HuffPo College about public universities’ economic bang-for-your-buck. (As the Indy Star controversially argued, the study McRobbie cites should be interpreted with caution.)
For two centuries, public research universities such as Indiana University have helped shape the fortunes of the United States. They are economic and intellectual growth engines that give back far beyond what they receive in taxpayer support and knit together the residents of a state in a way that is uniquely American.
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