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Senator Ted Cruz’s views on higher education and scientific research

Senator Ted Cruz’s victory in the Iowa caucuses this week elevates the candidacy of the presidential contender who is perhaps most at odds with colleges and universities on many policy issues.

The Texas Republican has pushed for the kind of austerity in the federal budget that typically does not bode well for scientific research and federal student aid programs. And he played a key role in the 2013 government shutdown, whichinterrupted some federally supported academic research.

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