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Ronald Reagan, it seems, can have his election coalition or his economic program, but he cannot have both. The president shows no signs of abandoning his economic dogma, however. Just last week, he hailed the "private sector" as "that tough little tug that can pull our ship of state off the shoals and out into open water." Unless GOP congressional leaders can change the president's mind--or start rowing fast--a resurgence of Democratic strength at the polls is probable in both 1982 and 1984. Democratic programs would likely include some form of direct capital allocation to ailing industries...
...reasoning should be carried further, though. There are fundamental questions this country must answer about the extent and the uses of its military power. As it stands now, the sector of this nation with the most influence in those decisions is shielded from the costs. The chance they or their children would have to serve in the military will induce Americans to confront once more the issues Vietnam presented...
...seemed, in fact, that the universities had timed their efforts to coincide with the Reagan revolution. Paring federal subsidies and waving his magic wand over the private sector, the new president called upon corporations to fill the gaps his budget cuts would leave. But stop-gap efforts to shore up eroding endowments are not the cure-all the prophets of creative altruism might suppose...
...result, the areas hurt most by federal funding cuts--financial aid and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences--end up unlikely candidates for traditional private sector donations. Realizing this, President Bok, Dean Rosovsky, and other FAS and development officials have recently made special efforts to strengthen the tie between the Faculty and the corporate community...
Officials in both the University and the corporate community say it is impossible to expect the private sector to replace all of the cutbacks in federal funds. As Robert Payton, president of Exxon's Educational Foundation, points out, "The total sum of corporate contributions for all purposes is less than the cut in the federal budget for student aid alone." Nevertheless, the corporate community has become an increasingly vital source of educational funds, and one that the University will continue to court...