“Todd Wolfson, the president of the American Association of University Professors, a nat’l faculty rights group, described the move as the greatest incursion into academic freedom & free speech since Sen Joseph R. McCarthy’s crusade against communism in the 1950s.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/n... - ThreadSky

veenadubal.bsky.social • 92 days ago

“Todd Wolfson, the president of the American Association of University Professors, a nat’l faculty rights group, described the move as the greatest incursion into academic freedom & free speech since Sen Joseph R. McCarthy’s crusade against communism in the 1950s.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/nyregion/columbia-trump-concessions-watershed.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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newmexislosh.bsky.social•91 days ago

The Ivy League is just a nepotism dating service

islandrider.bsky.social•91 days ago

“Poor encurajer lay otters. - Voltron”

To be posted Monday that blonde popsicle behind the podium.

blurosie.bsky.social•91 days ago

They have a HUGE endowment
They could hold out for a couple of years
Their decision just makes it more likely that they will lose even more

shirllymarkiewicz.bsky.social•91 days ago

It will be interesting to see how many students will continue to go there or apply in the future.

europe72.bsky.social•91 days ago

$400M is about 2.7% of their endowment. They could have not only held out for years, they could have, easily imo, more than replaced that $400M through fundraising.

blurosie.bsky.social•90 days ago

So why did they do it
Terrible terrible idea

schatzkin.bsky.social•91 days ago

Corporate Capitulation and Cowardice are the oxygen which nourishes fascism.

ladygf.bsky.social•91 days ago

25 years ago Trump was demanding $400 million from Columbia University for a piece of his property. When he did not get his way, he stormed out of a meeting with university trustees and called them as "a dummy" and "a total moron."

Today he cut $400 million in federal funding to Columbia!

katupstate.bsky.social•91 days ago

And what is their reward? Justice Dept lawyer says it is not nearly enough for them to get the money. It will never be enough.

marcellograz.bsky.social•92 days ago

The general strategy should be:
+ Kantorowicz
- Christallers

rastapackermon.bsky.social•91 days ago

Be cool if universities became universities again instead of banks.

camofarc.bsky.social•91 days ago

Students - withdraw. Potential applicants - don't.
https://www.aaup.org

coemmac.bsky.social•91 days ago

It's so disheartening to read of these great universities backing down. There was a time when that was not the case https://coloradosun.com/2022/05/23/silverman-university-colorado-white-supremacist-opinion/

Norlin was told by the KKK governor to fire any Catholic or Jewish faculty members or operate with state funding. He choose the latter.

a-climate-refugee.bsky.social•91 days ago

Sounds like extortion. Something that tRump might have experience with. He’s NOT calling THIS the weaponization of the government though…..odd.

ratherbfishing.bsky.social•91 days ago

Why? Are they that weak or does Trump have dirt on someone in leadership?

winkleberry.bsky.social•91 days ago

Unbelievable how far our once-great country has deteriorated in 2 short months under Trump and the GOP. From loss of freedoms, closing food banks, terrorizing seniors & political opponents, to threatening Soc Sec, health care and Veterans. Not the America I was raised in and loved. It’s gone.

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