F. Tazeena Husain

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Author Bio

F. Tazeena Husain is a professor of speech and hearing science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Public Voices Fellow through The OpEd Project.

March 24, 2026

Should academia say no when a billionaire comes calling?

In times of massive cuts to federal research funding, perhaps it is no surprise that university professors and researchers are looking to private philanthropy to bridge the shortfall. There is a storied tradition to this practice…

December 3, 2025

Give Beyond One Day: Fund Urgent Medical Research To Save Lives

Yesterday, Giving Tuesday, was just one day. The needs from charitable organizations raising money for chronic illnesses or rare diseases go far beyond this day, week, month or year. This money is needed not only…