Out today, the Academic Council of the University of California issues the following statement:
“Higher education is under direct and sustained attack.
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https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/reports/academic-council-statement-defense-of-university-april-2025.pdf
“Higher education is under direct and sustained attack.
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https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/reports/academic-council-statement-defense-of-university-april-2025.pdf
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The admins will cravenly cave, like admins have done from time immemorial.
government’s approach to higher education—which include defunding crucial research,
intervening in academic affairs, and policing expression—
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consequences, threatening the integrity of knowledge production and the public role of universities
in a democratic society. The mission of the University of California is thus existentially at risk.
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preserve its capacity to prepare the next generation of the workforce. These graduates will be
leading health care providers, educators, authors, entrepreneurs, and innovators.
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opportunity, they will conduct the research leading to breakthroughs in science and technology,
new treatments for disease, new forms of creative expression, and new insights about the world we
inhabit.
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Internet, satellite communications, nuclear energy, biotechnology, agronomy, and many other
domains that have substantially improved our collective well-being.
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mission is compromised, what future discoveries will be lost, and at what cost to the public health and welfare of all Californians?
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