Richard Drake

Richard Drake , the author of Charles Austin Beard: The Return of the Master Historian of American Imperialism, is the Lucile Speer Research Chair in Politics and History at the University of Montana. This article is based on the 2018 lecture he gave for the investiture of the chair.

The Crisis of University Research

Academia’s pursuit of corporate and government dollars has undermined its commitment to learning

by Richard Drake | Tuesday, September 03, 2019