I'm not a fan of "they're testing the waters with this" hypotheses, b/c I think they're just going to do what they're going to do. There's no shame or moral compass, period. But even I can't escape that feeling that if Columbia capitulates, it really will be game over for the rest of higher ed too.
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Aaron Rupar
New in PN: Trump moves to destroy Columbia University
"It’s another corrupt quid pro quo like the one behind Trump’s 'perfect phone call' to Zelenskyy. Here, Columbia only gets federal funding if it agrees to violate the constitutional rights of both faculty and students on Trump's behalf."
"It’s another corrupt quid pro quo like the one behind Trump’s 'perfect phone call' to Zelenskyy. Here, Columbia only gets federal funding if it agrees to violate the constitutional rights of both faculty and students on Trump's behalf."
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Who am I kidding, I don't care if it is.
And invite students, staff and faculty to bring their dogs on to the turf.
Or they might not! We live in "interesting times".
but they are still only finding their way, still finding
their methods that will work to destroy most repeatedly and effectively.
American or no, pretty clear that beyond the corporatization of academia devaluing degrees, now we have this.
Even if you entirely agree with Trump, it still applies, because populism is capricious.