The Power Shift: Rethinking the University-Government-Big Tech Relationship
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What happens to academic freedom as Big Tech reshapes research? Leaders examine the future of universities in a changing power landscape.
Since World War II, government funding has profoundly shaped American research universities. Today, that balance is shifting as Silicon Valley becomes a powerful new center of research, competing with, and at times financing, academic work.
“The Power Shift: Rethinking the University–Government–Big Tech Relationship” brings together leaders from academia, journalism, and science to examine how universities are navigating these competing forces and what it will take to protect academic independence in a rapidly changing landscape.
Panelists:
- Angela Olinto, Professor of Astronomy and of Physics and Provost, Columbia University
- Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor, Financial Times
- Michael Belinsky, Director in the AI Institute, Schmidt Sciences
Moderator:
- Alexander Cooley, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College
This event is part of The Future of Academic Freedom: Universities and the Erosion of Democratic Norms, a new interdisciplinary series hosted by SIPA’s Technology, Policy & Innovation concentration, Columbia World Projects, the Committee on Global Thought, and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue.
