God fucking dammit I'd call this spineless but that'd be an insult to all the invertebrates of the world - ThreadSky

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social • 21 hours ago

God fucking dammit

I'd call this spineless but that'd be an insult to all the invertebrates of the world

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Goddamn it Jess I'm so sorry. The UA Board of Regents were always spineless friends of the governor. If there is anything I can do as an alumnus of UAF, I'm happy to do it.

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Honestly I think a letter from alumni may be a smart move.

coliverbrown.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Time for me to channel my inner Karen

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I'll definitely be replying as both faculty and alum

beingpoetry.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Saw that coming. 😞

marriedtoamedium.bsky.social•17 hours ago

the future of american education...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w0E3m47pOE4&pp=ygUVaGl0bGVycyB5b3V0aCBjYWJhcmV0

2damntrans.bsky.social•21 hours ago

the banality of evil. classic case.

sammagotchi.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Ironically enough, Parnell's toadying cover letter is still non-compliant by Administration standards because it uses the word "transition"

duddsie.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Now there's the hold on the EOs, and the judge said that the plaintiffs would likely prevail in their arguments that the orders violate free speech...with respect to enforcement against universities and companies, the judge (Abelson) called it:

“textbook viewpoint-based discrimination”

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Yeah I emailed last night to ask if this motion would still be carried out given the injunction

duddsie.bsky.social•21 hours ago

🤬🤬🤬

merz.bsky.social•21 hours ago

They need to read this. They had better.

https://bsky.app/profile/rgoodlaw.bsky.social/post/3lipzdj2l722b

zachhensel.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I guess it’ll take a minute for the news to get around that free speech doesn’t become illegal just because the President says so… this guy won’t be thrilled

amandacheeseman.bsky.social•12 hours ago

We should all be mad but for some additional context on where to direct the anger Universities and schools received this letter- basically they risk losing all federal funding if they don’t comply with the DEI orders: https://www.ed.gov/media/document/dear-colleague-letter-sffa-v-harvard-109506.pdf

bedform.org•21 hours ago

🫠🫠🫠

mirandachats.bsky.social•21 hours ago

"Don't worry, everyone! We plan to memory-hole our institutional language related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, but our beliefs and behaviors will not change. We know of no cautionary tales that might imply that language corrupts thought or influences action."

tortaahogadadavida.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Uh oh he said "transition" he's gonna get canceled

kcmc70.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Rage on! They are completing in advance. I, too, have wondered how they’ll justify removing their stated goals.

arghavansallesmd.medsky.social•21 hours ago

This is terrible

arghavansallesmd.medsky.social•21 hours ago

Can you ask them about the judge’s decision today on the EO?

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I think this came out a few hours before that, so probably a good thing to remind them of

arghavansallesmd.medsky.social•20 hours ago

Worth a try!

mariegotti.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Disgusting! I am beyond disappointed and not a proud alumni. They can go beg for “donations” elsewhere 😒 What a time to be trying to get my Doctorate right now 🤦‍♀️

ladyevenstarbpe.bsky.social•21 hours ago

🤮

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

okay time to go read this curséd pile of mooseshit

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

doesn't honestly say much more. i do not like how vague this is.

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

like, okay, you say we're going to be censoring everything but still "reaffirming" the "unwavering commitment" to "all Alaskans". you even point out that we're going to continue to be committed to the Alaska Native community.

okay, so like...how.

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

do we still get to have the Native Student Services office? Multicultural Student Services? the Pride Center? what is "material representing the university" exactly?

carrieinfbx.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Right?

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

is the write-up of my lab in the alumni news going to be deleted? what about the print copy due to come out in a few weeks that we just did a photoshoot for?

https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/archive/2024/10/mclaughlin-lab.cshtml

jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social•21 hours ago

how does this square with the legal requirement that all printed materials of the university contain the statement "UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution, and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual."

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