President Bush: A Friend of Higher Education After All?

President Bush's proposals on such topics as toughening accreditation standards and limiting the use of human embryonic stem cells in research may not have made him popular in academe over his two terms. But his willingness to spend federal money on many of colleges' top priorities might improve the perception of his higher-education legacy.

The president's final, $3.1-trillion budget, which he released last week, continues to propose significant increases for many programs important

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