Ohh. when trump is gone just wait for all the universities and law firms and politicians and congresspeople to tell us they just had to do it and they were protecting us and had to protect people by staying in the loop. It will take them less than a minute. All the press
releases will be written.
They have, red states specifically are expediting the federal orders and making their own laws to follow suit, Ohio is already one step away from dismantling the way our public higher education institutes function, forcing capitalism civics, and already passed k-12 religious and sex ed mandates
No, because that would be deplatforming, and the out of touch liberal elites running the universities would rather try to debate the fascists in the free marketplace of ideas while masked men bundle their students into unmarked vans.
The President of my university system made it pretty clear, even saying we will not comply in advance in the letter he sent out to our university community.
But, we’re a state school supported by a governor who has told trump to fork off. Not all have that support.
The superintendent of my kids school has bigger balls and made a public statement with the mayor and police chief of my town saying 'Ice is not welcome in the school or within 100 feet of a school bus or event'. You think a million dollar college would have some balls.
University boards have long provided cushy sinecures for the chattering classes for a long time. I'm not seeing a lot of resignations in the face of intolerance and fascism, just capitulations. Turns out all that talk about equity and empowerment may not have been their primary focus after all.
Many universities have become nothing more than billion dollar corporations. They exist to please their $$ alumni and donors so they can rake in the cash, promote their brand and grow their investments. Ethics and actual education take a backseat, if that.
They are institutions with archaic power structures that have been completely co-opted by yt supremacist colonialist capitalism, I expect them to be completely worthless
Maybe something better will be built out of the ashes, but the existing system is completely rotten
That would require them to be able to continue as is without any federal funding. I don’t like their cowardice but you can’t expect them to not act in self-preservation.
To be clear, universities are a key tool in resisting fascist takeover of culture. But they need funding. And many states can’t afford or would be unwilling to replace federal dollars. Many schools operate in Republican majority states.
None of them are likely too. Thanks to capitalism, none of them can exist without federal funding, and all those board members need to keep their image clean for zionists for when the inevitably leave to pursue a career in business or politics
Disgusted to see liberals fawning over Wesleyan's Michael Roth as if he hasn't sent cops after student protesters, disciplined them for free speech, and refused to divest from Israel's genocide like the rest of them. His "resistance" is just a marketing gimmick
The college I attend can't exist w/o DEI. It was Catholic until a few decades ago. Curriculum & classes revolve around diversity. Spring break trips revolve around helping those in need. One of my fall classes is on the holocaust. Trump hasn't done much here. Just what I read about or see on tv.
Absolutely they won’t, cos they’re bracketed by wealthy alumni donors on one side, and a government that will obliterate them if they stand out for anything on the other. That’s what I think. Really shows the flaws in how we do funding, the cost of education, and the role of government.
They might when students from other countries stop applying to their colleges and universities. Money seems to be the only thing that matters to these people.
Just for fun, I looked up the % of int'l students at U.S. colleges. At Columbia, int'l students comprise ~19% of the student body. The highest was 34%, but the average was 6%. The cost of college is already $$$$, imagine what it will be if that revenue stream ends. It'll be only for the very rich.
Analyses have indicated that Republican-leaning states experienced more significant declines in int'l student numbers during his last term while Democratic-leaning states observed increases in int'l student enrollment during the same period. This time, all of the states will be impacted.
I live in a college town
In the 40s, the people in charge of the University put out a statement in support of the Nazis
I don't expect they'll put out anything better this time
The Georgetown University's Dean of Law, wrote a scathing letter striking back at Attorney Ed Martin's DEI pressure. Dean Treanor stood strong for the culture of the universities and 1st Amendment rights. We need more like him!
Let's remember that these universitieshave love money.
They also show shocking amounts of flexibility in their morals.
Thus: they are betting they can teach the next Hitler youth.
FEAR is a powerful tool. FEAR of loosing all your supportive funding, perhap$ the ultimate tool.
Well…..unless you go goddamn rogue, slaughtering your dissenters.
This. They NEED fear - to get away with these illegal acts. Too scared to fight = We got away with it. It's the mob. It's the Russian mob, taking over America.
why would they? lol. they're perfectly ok with what's going on. the teachers/profs/ACTUAL STAFF don't, but the administrators, the blood-soaked ghouls that control the boards and back those admins whilst pouring ill-gotten gains into making shitty Apple Store-ass buildings? they LOVE it.
No no...FEARING it. That's why it's beating them. That's how it works. Cowering is what drive their power. That's why all the (actually empty and illegal) threats.
I used to work in Boston. You're right. It's a WAY Anti-fascism place. That is why Trump will target it and try to make them scared. He's also going to find out - Boston doesn't get scared.
Nope. They all make their $$$ from sports. They could give a 💩 about actual education. The Professors & students do, but the Board of Regents...🤣🤣🤣 The Presidents? The wealthy AF donors who are also tRumpers...Nope. Colleges serve as income tax shelters for the rich now.
True. My alma mater is a small 4 year University of science & arts. They have 1 sport. Basketball. It's not a draw for anyone who is NBA bound. Therefore, emphasis on Education.
US universities at NIT the bastion of values and principals you give them credit for.
They are a big business.
Businesses only care about money.
Lower your expectations.
I saw the holocaust films when I was in high school. It was 11th grade and my social studies. Teacher said we have to show you this so you will understand.
I know, every university statement is like ‘we are saddened and concerned that one of our students was taken into custody…’ instead of like, ‘attention fascists- get your masked asses the fuck off our campus.’
My kid wrote her common app essay about how her mom dragged her to protests as a kid and that grew into her own sense of justice and activism. 3 universities offered her 75% tuition scholarships for 4 years for her essay. It’s one way they are telling us what they value. (Both public and private)
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releases will be written.
It's a cry.
Share it, fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie.
But, we’re a state school supported by a governor who has told trump to fork off. Not all have that support.
Maybe something better will be built out of the ashes, but the existing system is completely rotten
They successfully attacked several ivys and those are usually the richest
Maybe a Quaker based or Jesuit school will have the strength? They’re usually strong enough in their faith to weather the storm.
No one, No school, No company Nothing wants take on emperor tell him he has no clothes.
They're afraid of What I'm not sure? If nothing gets started soon it'll be to late.
The experts on fascism are fleeing, just like those who saw Hitler’s rise in Germany.
Capitalism must be dismantled
Any uni bending the knee must have its board removed and replaced
The US will not survive as a functioning society until the next election, not even the mid-terms
It's not about knowledge.
It's about money.
The universities have a gun pointed to their head
You have to pray they make it out alive
Keep resisting.
Help out the students
In the 40s, the people in charge of the University put out a statement in support of the Nazis
I don't expect they'll put out anything better this time
If there is no government grant money and private donors and board of directors are all anti-trump - sure could happen.
Remember, university Presidents and Department heads are "politicians" interested in their "legacies".
https://www.startribune.com/u-graduate-student-detained-by-ice-agents/601265118
They also show shocking amounts of flexibility in their morals.
Thus: they are betting they can teach the next Hitler youth.
https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2025/03/transgender-students/
Well…..unless you go goddamn rogue, slaughtering your dissenters.
Colleges & universities would do well to band together and fight.
They are a big business.
Businesses only care about money.
Lower your expectations.
For some reason, everybody is indebted to Israel, and no one is allowed to talk about the genocide.