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Universities Get Billions Annually from the Feds?

12/09/2012 10:16 PM

I've just learned that the University of Colorado receives "nearly a billion dollars annually in federal revenue", according to University of Colorado president Bruce Benson.

50 states, each with more than one university, could add up to real money, if there were two or three hundred institutions of higher learning each getting a billion dollars annually that could add up. Maybe an economics professor can do the math. I'll bet there's a grant out there somewhere for that study. (grants were not mentioned in the article I read)

Am I the only one who finds this odd? That's billions, with a B.

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Re: Universities Get Billions Annually from the Feds?

12/09/2012 10:20 PM

Uh-oh...a monkey wrench into Lawrence Welk's bubble machine?

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Re: Universities Get Billions Annually from the Feds?

12/09/2012 10:33 PM

It isn't bubbles, it's demon weed.

I didn't know pot was such a debilitating, dangerous substance.↓

Colorado students accused of sickening class with pot-laced brownies

I don't care if you do weed, or not. That's irrelevant. Maybe it was just a chocolate high.

When will we figure this out?

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Re: Universities Get Billions Annually from the Feds?

12/10/2012 8:03 AM

as long as places like Harvard are spending the money wisely...like recently endorsing an on campus BDSM club, I'm confident we're getting our bang for our buck

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12/10/2012 8:08 AM

Well, that puts me at ease for sure.

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Re: Universities Get Billions Annually from the Feds?

12/10/2012 9:26 AM

It's just a matter of time. We'll all get billions from the Feds eventually.

Unless you live in a foreign country. You're already getting billions from us.

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